Tanks and Healers

I learned something yesterday. This revelation came after two unique experiences one right after the other. They went as follows...

Event One
The weekly this week was Naxx. I've actually never done Naxx (original or the new one) so I had no clue what was going to happen. The raid leader indicated that we needed two tanks. Unfortunately, there was not another tank to be had. So they decided that I should just solo tank it. I added that I had never been there and that I don't have the highest gearscore, however, they needed a tank so we went anyway. Right before the plaguebringer we had a converstaion that went like this

RL: Nedle you need to pick up aggro and hold it, dps take him down before he teleports if we dont...Nedle you need to pick up all the adds that spawn.

Nedle:Ummm..ok this should be fun.

The peanut gallery: You also need to heal, and have the highest dps.

I won't go through the whole thing, but he teleported, and I did what was asked (except heal and have the highest dps =P). It was fun and nearly flawless.

Event Two
5 Man ToTC. Part one goes fine. Dismount and go for the first three bosses. Wipe. Res and again...wipe. At this point the healer has decided that I am the worst tank, and indicates that I should leave because his repair bill is going to be too high. There were supporters in the group but I leave anyway. It was not fun and somewhat aggravating.


The Revelation
You might think that my revelation would be some profound discovery about team work, but on the contrary its the perception individuals have on the group.

If you are a tank and think that all, or the vast majority of healers are bad healers, then you are a bad tank.

reversed

If you are a healer and think that all, or the vast majority of tanks are bad tanks, than you are a bad healer.