Resto Staff | Regeneration

StihlReign

The resto staff ability Regeneration and it's morphs should only work on players in combat, and should no longer place players in combat, or combat ready states prompting weapons to be drawn. It would also help if this were a targeted ability vs randomly selecting players which removes skilled gameplay.

Resto staffs currently have the cheapest costs in the game, random targeting, no ramping costs, and free damage abilities with resource gain.

AcadianPaladin

One problem with targeted heals is. . . targeting. Mend Wounds, for example, is a targeted single-target heal. It works fine if you have an unobstructed visual path to the target. If, however, there is anything in the way like mobs it will not target the ally. I have lost my tank companion trying to heal her when the skill would not because she was either surrounded by mobs or had a mob between her and I.

Regeneration working outside combat is handy as it is an effective way (with a couple quick casts) for a healer to activate Spell Power Cure on her whole group right before combat starts.

Where I do agree with you is that too many healers like to needlessly spam regen in town and that is annoying. Players do not necessarily want to be 'healed' into a combat stance if simply conducting business. Unnecessary healing is also quite unwelcome if you are near an outfitting station where players may be trying to evaluate a new look without extra glowy bits. I do join you in wishing that those of us who wish to heal and help other players would recognize and respect the times when, rather than helping, our efforts can simply irritate.