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SiteHoly is for Killing Blows?
In my quest to acquire the Gold Medallion1, I participated in a number of Arathi Basin matches this morning. While it may be Warsong Gulch weekend, I opted to try for the Call to Arms: Arathi Basin daily instead. I’ve always claimed to be a bit of a masochist.
It’s probably why I enjoy leveling priests so much.
So, I’m running around Arathi Basin doing my healing thing. Csilla is a Holy priestess specced for raiding, but that doesn’t mean that I won’t be effective on the battlefield. In fact, many matches I’m doing double and sometimes triple the amount of the next highest healer, irregardless of what faction he may be. The whole “mobile healinatin’ unit, ho!”2 thing is working pretty well as I rush in to an area where a healer is needed and start slinging heals around like candy. It amuses me enough that I completely ignore the typical asshattery that you see in the Battlegrounds and enjoy roleplaying the perky priestess that Csilla is — until we get one particular asshat into the game who just won’t shut up.
Now, I’m not one to mention names. In fact, my policy has been to highlight the people that do well and then turn around and obliquely mention those who who have earned my ire. Except this one, this one was horrible. He ranted, screamed, and told everyone to give up when the Horde had a mere 40 points over us. When this didn’t work, he stated haranguing many of the other participants — including a rogue from Uldum US named Roguekiller.3 This asshat begins mocking him, pointing out that this rogue has zero Killing Blows to his name but some five deaths. This wasn’t a surprise; Roguekiller had spent the vast majority of the match defending nodes, often by himself. He was good in helping announce when our opponents were attacking an area. And when four to five Horde rolled up to grab a node when only he was there, this resulted in his very messy death.
The asshat backs off for a bit after almost the entire raid jumps on him for his idiocy, until the match ends and we lose. Then he comments on the fact that I have zero Killing Blows, thereby inferring that I was as “useless” as our rogue ally who managed to play an integral role in a number of fights.
Thank you, Dealthhimsel of Draenor, for showing the internet how much of an asshat and idiot that you are. I hadn’t realized that, despite being the only healer on our team, I should instead be focusing on killing our opponents. I shall take your words to heart and one day seek to rise up to your greatness. Clearly, Holy priests are for Killing Blows and not for healing our teammates.
Friend and fellow raider Asuraka put it best this afternoon while we waited to see if we’d have enough people to enter Serpentshrine Cavern:
