Priest Healing PvP

[Kevin]

See, this is why we need a PvP forum. :)
Gotta admit, no, I don't see a lot of Hunters in 2v2. I can't remember the last time I fought one in 2v2, actually.

I remember playing a 5v5 against a group with 3 Hunters, though. It was in the Nagrand arena, and they took position out in the open and actually expected us to walk out there in the open and get destroyed. Nuh-uh, didn't play that game - we hid behind a pillar and made them come to us. We're not that stupid. :) But I was thinking after we won the match that a 3-Hunter group would positively destroy the groups that like to mount up and charge in to catch the enemy by surprise. Hello, 3 Hunter traps! Pew pew pew, die die die!

Hunter pets don't bother me, sadly. They follow me around, beat me up some, and trigger all my anti-crit talents. Remember, even their white hits can trigger these talents. Your pets are much more disruptive to a healer who doesn't have such talents and doesn't have shields. You'd have to consider your pet as a mana-drainer for me since I will obviously have to heal myself some and blow mana that way.

Typically though if I see an enemy Hunter I will look to stay out of their LOS at all times. If they get close to me, I'll fear, and that'll send their pet running as well. I do not want to get Viper Stung, Scatter Shot, or Silencing Shot. Those are the three ways to really irritate me.

If a Hunter sends in their pet on me without anyone else around at the onset of a fight, my Avatar will just kill it for me. But that's par for the course.

I fear Felhunters WAAAAAAAAY more than Hunter pets. Curse of Tongues + Felhunter and I might as well just stand there and take it, because I've just been brought down to 20% usefulness.

Note: Hunter pets against Shadow Priests or healing Priests not spec'ed for PvP will really, really do a good job though. If the Shadow Priest wants to take the pet out to gain freedom, well, that's time and mana not spent on you and your partner...if not, best of luck getting off Mind Flays.

-Bolty

Yeah I was starting to think that a PvP spec priest isn't that annoyed by a pet, but I figured I'd take the opportunity to ask. :) Just like a paladin running concentration aura doesn't care much about the pet. It just because a DoT at that point in time. Of course I do still send my pet in right away, with a mend pet ticking and if there is anyone that can fear a beastial wrath. The stun at the right time can be really nasty. Though in general I save the stun for a DPS that is trying to get out of LoS. I don't mind if they kill the pet. I'll have time to get it back up before anyone gets to me usually (4s rez) and by then we've had the time to figure out the opponents and plan start on TS.

But yeah the pet on the shaman is my favorite because not only is it a DoT, it's disruptive. I'll probably keep it off healing priests more and just use it as extra DPS on the focus target or an annoyance on mage (if the mage isn't the first target). A mage blowing a blink or frost nova on a pet is a win in my book. Especially when I can break FN with wrath.