#0 - March 1, 2010, 9:48 p.m.
I can't simply chain cast Holy Lights for 5 minutes. It requires meleeing for Seal of Wisdom procs and deciding when is a smart time to use Divine Plea. That's how healing SHOULD be.
I played a Priest in Molten Core from day 1 (account created on November 23, 2004) and let me tell you, there was nothing particularly enjoyable about running OOM, healer rotations and generally playing the game to NOT play the game at many times.
Healing right now is probably the most enjoyable that it ever has been in WoW. If health pools were scaled 50% and everything else left alone...things would be fantastic. Healers shouldn't be constantly fretting about what spells to use to avoid running OOM, we should be using the best spells for the situation while managing cooldowns which return the mana we need, losing some of our time and output to necessary devices that are necessary in the long run.
Please reconsider. Patch 2.4 on my Priest was the biggest breath of fresh air I've had in this game. Challenge healers the same way you challenge DPS, they aren't designed or balanced around going OOM and the same should hold true for us...providing we manage our regen cooldowns and chill now and then on using the most expensive spells.