azwing wrote:
I guess the only other thing is don't be afraid to not heal for part of a fight.
I tell you, this was one of the hardest things to do when I first started healing for groups. I think it was way back in Scarlet Monastery, and I was afraid to let
anyone die. Consequently,
everyone died!
For me I'm currently using max FoL, max HL, and a rank 7 HL. I'll use FoL early in the fight, if the tank starts taking bigger damage I'll switch to either of the HL's. The rank 7 HL is also good for tossing heals to non-tanks when they take damage from adds or AoE, etc. That rank 7 will barely make a dent on a tank, but can top off a mage pretty quickly. I also have occasionally stuck a rank 1 HL on the bar, just to start off light's grace (it also came in handy once in SL during a very long fight with Blackheart, when my potions were on cooldown and Blackheart and considerately blown my mana during 'Fun Time')
As for overhealing in general, I'm still only in 5 mans and I think about it a bit, but I don't worry about it too much yet. To me overhealing is really a problem if it leads to going out of mana before the fight is over. As I've gotten better at healing I'm better able to manage my mana through mixing up the heals and using 'tricks' like Divine Illumination and trinkets. No doubt when I move on to Kara and bigger raids, I'll have to worry about it more.