Want to maximize my healing potential as a Templar

[DarumaRanger]

<p>Hail and well met folks,</p><p>I have a few characters I run, one being a Fury who is AA spec'd and geared for strict solo play.  I don't group with him because he's not, in my opinion... and he is MY character afterall so my opinion about him should count for something <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  an appropriate choice for a main healer.  Not because of his class mind you... but because of how I've chosen to kit him out and spec him.</p><p>Having said that... I do enjoy playing the healer support role, (as well as other roles), in a group and want to be the best healer/support character I can be.</p><p>I rolled a Templar because:</p><p>A) I love plate armor</p><p>B) I had quite a collection of Templar Adept 1 spells sittin' in my vault <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>My question though is... if you were to gear, AA spec, Master II choices, etc etc, a Templar to maximize your group role... how would you go about it?</p><p>Notice I didn't say "healing" but rather "group benefit" since I am one of those who firmly believes that there's more to playing a "healer" than "healing."  Buffs and Debuffs can aide in keeping groups healthy by decreasing the need to heal them.</p><p>I'm also training him as a crafter to make my own spell upgrades, (Ultimately Sage I believe it is; Artisan --> Scholar--> Sage).</p><p>Any advice you can offer is greatly appreciated, thank you.</p><p>Oh... and while it may not have been an optimal choice... I've already chosen Dwarf as I just think Clerics and Dwarves go together <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>Take care and thanks again.</p><p>P.S. Oh... forgot to mention... odds are I'll never raid... so this is a purely normal grouping Templar... not sure if that matters.  I'm guessing INT line in KoS for one thing so far... but there's more to this than simply AA selection... I think, LOL.</p>

[ParlMoebius]

<p>There are tons of posts on here, with a wide variety of opinions... realistically you should be trying out most of the combinations that are interesting to you, and making a decision based on your gameplay and how well it works for you.  With that in mind;  as a non-raiding group and small group Templar, I think I can at least give you a good starting point, though I would again, highly recommend you try out as many as you can.</p><p>From the KOS AA lines, start with Int and Sta.  From the EOF lines, Blessings and Compliances are great choices for helping overall groups.</p><p>If you are interested in increasing your DPS, then the picture changes a bit, but those are good starting points.</p><p>As to the Master 2's maybe someone else can speak on them, frankly, I dont remember exactly which spells are available to choose at which levels.  Reactives/direct heals would be obvious good choices, so would the group buffs.</p>