Cleric Protocol

[Matthalas Winterheart]

Got myself a level 9 cleric now. I understand that I am in the infancy of grouping with a cleric, but I want to get off to the right habits so that folks actually WANT me in a group with them. Some questions that I have are as follows.


1. Am I correct in assuming that the MT is generally the one that I want to keep alive when stuff hits the fan? When I am the lone healer in the group, is there a hierarchy of who gets the chain heals, or should I just try to generally keep all as full as I can?

2. Is it generally accepted that If I am able to keep up on heals, that I should be throwing out some DD to keep myself productive, maybe a lull or root every now and then?

3. Buffs- kind of the same situation with question 1, when it comes to the HP buffs, should everyone in the group be getting them? Or just the melee types for the most part.
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That's about it for now, though I do appreciate whatever feedback those with experience playing the class can give.

Question 2 is important to me, as I feel damn guilty just sitting there healing. I don't want to seem a leech for exp.