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    Default What toon do you drive from? and why

    With my Melee heavy group I drive from my DK Tank.
    pros: Easier to both Tank and Position. Easier to track tank cool-downs.
    cons: A bit slower to reach to expectant issues. slower to heal.


    With my ranged group I drive from my healer.
    pros: better healing healing and CC.
    cons: harder to drive the melele's and tank
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    On a PvE group, I drive with the tank.
    Doesn't matter whether the group has melee or ranged primarily.

    In PvP, in combat I drive with the healer toon.
    But in non-combat, I lead with any of the DK's, because they're the same speed but the Pally is faster...
    If Crusader Aura is on, I also find it better to not lead with that toon.
    For my Ferals, which is 5x the same spec... I generally lead with "Ualaa", but mechanically they're identical.
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    My teams are all by the tank (PvE).
    Easier to see what the tank doesn't have threat on, and that's always the biggest unknown. Healbot healing is via mouse repeater regions, and the dps can take care of themselves mostly.

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    I always drive from the tank. I've never seen slower healing just because I'm not on the healer. Leading from the tank makes it easier to micromanage things, like cooldowns or movement and gives me a better viewpoint.
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    Same here, always drive from the tank (but i only PVE).
    Repeater regions for heals are not slower than from the healer itself, and i like to be able to react with the tank immediately, for example to click-target and taunt a loose add or something
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    I usually drive from the guy that gets aggro. In WoW/Rift/etc. it's the tank, and in EVE Online it's the first (usually) guy I warp into a mission. I usually do this because positioning of a boss or a room-full of aggro is easier than targeting/assisting with the alts, even the healer/salvager.

    EVE is a little bit different, as I have 5 guys capable of tanking, and ISBoxer makes it pretty transparent regarding which one I'm driving.
    Now playing: WoW (Garona)

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    i play all the same class because this game is hard. Thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by candlebox View Post
    i play all the same class because this game is hard. Thanks.
    Which game is hard?
    Now playing: WoW (Garona)

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    the world of warcraft you guys

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    PVE - Most situations the Tank
    PVP - If I'm running melee + 1 healer I play from the healer POV.
    - If I'm running dps, I'm typically running 4x The same class, and don't have a special toon I lead off. I setup the UI the exact same on all 4 and lead off whoever I need to.


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