Crit happens
by Mike Schramm 
Dec 17th 2007 at 4:00PM
ces_1 over on WoW Ladies posted bragging about her 9.7k Healing Touch crit, and it reminded me that I do exactly the same thing. For some reason, seeing those big numbers pop up in the middle of battle is an indescribable thrill. Crits are strange entities-- they aren't even always helpful (there are many situations, mostly when aggro is tight, in which big crits are actually bad to get). But big numbers inspire something primal in us. And even if we aren't world-record critting (even in the LJ comments, people are showing off bigger Healing Touch crits), there's something super inspiring about seeing a huge number and then realizing it's your personal best. A 3k Lighting Bolt crit isn't that much, but darned if it wasn't a terrific feeling when I finally hit it on my Shaman.Loot is fun, but at the highest levels, it's a group thing-- you need to go into somewhere as a group or a raid, and then even if you do down the boss, you have to make sure you win a random roll or however else loot is distributed. But crits are far more personal-- even though they come from that loot, they're a result of all the gear choices you've made and the talents you've chosen for your character. Sure, a big dragon to fly around on is fun, but crits, out of the many rewards we've all earned in Azeroth, are maybe the most personal achievements you can find-- a real, numerical symbol that you've learned how to combine gear, class, and talents to do big things.
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Virtual selves, Odds and ends, Humor, Talents, Buffs
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Druid dude Dec 17th 2007 4:15PM
Druids specced HT/Mana Battery (aka Moonglow) can pump out some shockingly large crit heals. Even with only 1200 or 1300 +heal form gear, breaking the 10k mark for an HT13 crit heal is not unheard of, and thats not on a rogue with points in 'Heal Me HUGE' or a Warlock. And the mana regen with that spec is amazing. I keep waiting for the nerf stick, its just incredibly powerful. Limited big time, but so strong!
Shumina Dec 17th 2007 4:19PM
Crit Lay on Hands with my paladin: over 12.7k.
Everything stopped after that while people around me /boggled. What a great final heal to drop after running out of mana! I've yet to hear of a higher heal.
Alzoid Dec 17th 2007 5:23PM
Was in gruul about 2 weeks ago on my prot pally, i'm getting nailed and the healer for the warlock add was dead, so it was myself and a druid on him, i'm getting low so i pop LoH... 15k raid buffed heal critted for 23k... unfortunately i died shortly after, but hey, big number :)
othertim Dec 17th 2007 4:20PM
Curator is the best for epeen contests. I was pretty happy with a 4k Holy Shock and 700 Consecration ticks on my paladin once. I brought my mage the other day and had a 13k Frostbolt. I only wish I had stopped admiring it long enough to take a screen shot.
I think as far as healing crits go, I've hit the upper 7000's with Holy Light. Though it was partially cheating as I found a warlock friend who had Fel Armor up, cast Blessing of Light on her, hit my trinket and Divine Favor, boom. I think my best non-Ironforge crit was in the lower 7000's. The tank was very happy about that one.
jaxson_bateman Dec 18th 2007 4:39AM
Isn't Netherspite the 'epeen' boss fight for crit damage? I've heard of some crazy amp-Curse of Doom damage from warlocks in the blue beam.
doug Dec 17th 2007 6:09PM
A healdin friend of mine once threw down a 10k holy light crit.
Joshiepoo Dec 17th 2007 4:34PM
Nothing better than a Priest's greater heal crit when your main tank is about to die in Gruul's Lair. Though, I might be a bit biased since my 70 is a priest.
Jack Spicer Dec 17th 2007 4:56PM
Crits are indeed fascinating.....to you. I need to remind everyone, that you're party members, guildmates, and especially random people on a message board that are not in-game don't really care.
Justin Dec 17th 2007 5:01PM
Bragging about healing crits is like bragging about Execute crits on players. How much of the heal was lost due to overhealing?
Sky_Paladin Dec 17th 2007 5:26PM
One time my basic campfire crit, and Stratholme is still burning.
dk Dec 18th 2007 3:52AM
not this shit again...but lol anyway
Arnold Dec 17th 2007 5:26PM
Feral druid here--not that it matters, or anybody cares, but my personal best (or personal luck???) was a 4.5kish mangle crit....
I was shocked to see it. Never happened since though.
soap Dec 18th 2007 12:27AM
this is why I hate resilience, lwaa crits = less big number = less fun
Red Dec 17th 2007 5:52PM
Anyone know the name of the addon that keeps track of high damage/heal crits and lets you know when you top it? I think I've seen in a screen shot somewhere showing a text flash on screen saying 'New Record Shadow Bolt' or something along those lines. Maybe this is integrated into one of the many damage meters out there?
Sneakstar Dec 17th 2007 6:24PM
you are looking for critline
Rukdrop Dec 17th 2007 6:09PM
About 10k on a lock with BoL / Fel Armor / (5/5) Fecundity (+100 heal received).
And some 20k holy lights during netherspite when the guy in the green beam died from a hole :/
Tholrom Dec 17th 2007 6:14PM
@10: CritLine is the addon I use...will even auto-take a screenshot of the crit record if you tell it to. It's kinda annoying for the first couple days but after a while you get the new crits that are hard to come by and it becomes much more worth it.
springz Dec 17th 2007 6:30PM
God created adam and eve, and then he had a crit, thus Chuck Norris came to be.
Frogonius Dec 17th 2007 6:34PM
I also love to see huge crits when i heal. i think my personal best was about 8.9k with a healing wave (resto shammy ftw!)
The best part about that was that none of it was overhealing and it brought the tank back from the brink. thats always a great feeling :)
and let me be the 1st to say that healing crits gotten while healing a lock with fel armor or a rogue thats specced to take bigger heals DOES NOT COUNT!
Scalin Dec 17th 2007 6:38PM
Here's my question. How the hell is that cow warrior critting for over 14k? I assume it's staged (naked dwarf, standing up from sitting it looks), kinda like that old vid with the shamans stackng Storm Strike, but still, 14k ANYTHING is damned impressive.