Playing as a healer sucks ass

[khalasar]

I can barely heal and kill anything at level 15

[Chompman]

Healers will have a rough time soloing in most mmorpgs as they are not meant to be used for damage usually.

Either adjust your skills for now to do damage until later or when you play with others as that's where they are very useful in most cases.

[Shamo]

youre leveling as a healer, sure youre not dealing dmg, like in any game. But at 15 you should get your pet that does a lot of damage of its own. Anyway you should pick at least 1 damage skillset for leveling and 2 skillsets for full heals, then when you hit max lvl you switch out 1 skillset and lvl that also to max.

[Sweets]

Use a great club
you can start with Battle rage or shadowplay, then add Vit and i suggest ocult but everyone has a different opinion

[Landshark]

I'm playing healer (Argent) which is Vitalism/Auramancy/Battlerage. It SUCKED for a while, especially around level 20. But once I hit high 20's and level 30 it got WAY easier and I was doing a lot of damage and healing a lot. It was night and day difference, like somebody flipped a switch.

If you like healing classes, stick with it until level 30 at least. Make sure you are upgrading your armor/weapons along the way (awakened gear has a level 28 requirement, fyi).

Tip: For the difficult quests (usually the kill X mob quest) I just invited anyone nearby to a party, then I focused on healing until that quest was done. It made those tough levels a lot easier.

[Vanryth]

who is leveling as a healer? especially solo, lol you asked for torture at this point. get a buddy or use a dps spec to get max level, after that you can think about healing.

[Germania516]

I love my healer alot :D This is my main,and it rocks ! Next class I make will be an archer because I love kiting

[neoVictrix]

Part of what isn't made immediately obvious is that Vitalism as a skillset does not rely on magic for damage or healing. Both offensive and healing skills note they require healing power. This means using a greatclub (2h) or a club (1h) with a shield or a sword, depending on your other two skill choices.

[Deimosaries]

You are not doing it right, that is why you are having a bad time. I am currently Ancestrial 8 leveled as a Confessor from launch. VIT, SONG, SHADOW- The problem is you need to buff yourself with bless until you get the divine response buff. Then your holy bolt and skewer does 150% more damage. You have to buff yourself every once in awhile to keep divine response active, but I dish out more PVE damage than my friends who are ebonsong, fanatic... BTW upgrade your adventurer gear, and make sure you get your stats you need. Spirit, resiliance, toughness, healing power, healing crit chance... I run plate, with 1h club, and Magic defense shield. I am the max level char of the group that I started with.

You have 1 shot capability, im not even playing. Just do it right, I promise you will enjoy it.

[khalasar]

I just switched classes