Most of my post was about playing before torpor man. That efficient style of play needed when buffs need buffing, heals need healing, mobs need slowed, and juggling all those demands had us all canni-dancing to squeeze out every bit from med ticks we managed to catch.
You pointed out that being 80% health is dangerous and cited WW as an example (presume you’re talking dragon hunting)? That falls into the category of the times it’s important to be OCD I already addressed. If the situation calls for it - I’m making sure I’m topped off.
For grouping? Soloing? Not dangerous stuff? Being at 100/100 is not more efficient. It’s literally textbook less efficient.
Efficiency is a combination of getting stuff done and how hard you have to work to get that stuff done. Even at 60 if I hover 80/80 and you hover 100/100, we’re both going get the same shit done. You’re going to cast just as many buffs, debuffs, cc , and damaging spells as I am. I canni to keep up with the demands of the tempo while maintaining a big ass buffer for the oh crap moments.
The difference is that while the shaman who’s OCD about staying 100 will have a ton more actions per minute. Not 100% health? Oh fuck I gotta torpor. Now I gotta canni that mana back to be 100 again. Not 100% mana? Oh fuck must canni to full, torpor, then canni that mana back to 100?
Me? I’m content to sit below 100% mana as long as I have a buffer way larger than the situation calls for from an emergency standpoint. Not 100% health? Cool! As long as I’m not at risk from being lower than the safety threshold the situation calls for - I’m sipping away at the tasty racial regen and the regen spell, bard song or other regen passively rolling in.
That literally IS efficient play. You’re getting the same job done with a whole hell of a lot less click click click click click click clicking it sounds like you’re advocating for.
It’s not like you’re casting more spells than I am productively, you’re just casting more spells. When was the last time you simmered down and had a relaxed experience? Do you even bother to sit anymore?
You titrate your level of APM to what the situation calls for.
Then again maybe that’s what an Ogre without racial regen has to do to keep up?
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