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For me to get a good understanding of holy pallys should I level a third pally as holy or just try to do a lot of readying to get to know the holy aspect of a pally.
Like many of the other healadins around, I leveled Ret,went prot for a bit and finally respecced to Holy at lvl 70. I would not agree that you need to level as holy from lvl 1 in order to understand the class. Leveling is all about doing quests, killing mobs, the odd instance and whatnot. The only thing you would learn is how to do damage as Holy (which isn't rocket science). Healing instances at low levels is a joke and I sucessfully did it all the way to scholo/strat as retr spec with no healing gear.
Depending on what you want to learn about Holy, by your post I am assuming you mean understand how they operate in end game raiding, I would gather up some healing gear which shouldn't be difficult if you raid regularly (doesn't always have to be plate) and respec. I've been able to put together a pretty decent tank kit just from cast offs that no one wanted.
Drop down a little to maybe some normal outland instances until you learn the mechanics and start healing in heroics or kara or gruul depending on your gear level. This forum gives excellent advice for all pally specs and should be consulted if you have any questions.
I've rambled on a bit now.....
In summary.... Yes, you will learn more by doing rather than just reading up on it (preferably do both) but there is very little to be gained from rolling a 3rd toon. You will gear-up and become a proficent healer (dependent on skill) long before you hit lvl70 and all you've done is waste time.
To each his own though....
Edited, Apr 18th 2008 12:37pm by bawbaag