No I would have to say you are only partly correct. The aggro thing is the bad to blast heals. And while Hots on single targets is a good way to keep you low on the hate list, I have noticed the group version (Sylvan Winds) for example has had some pretty bad effects :) . But I am going to defend priests here. Most tanks just don't use Taunt when they should or don't understand how to use it. I have spent many time telling the MT to shout, or taunt. Sometimes they say they missed it, and other times they try to say they did, of course not seeing the flame effects many times is a good indicator. In everquest one Taunt only works on the first pull, and then only when the mob turns away from the MT. At that point is when it is to be used. Many tanks do not understand at that one brief moment is the optimal time they should use it. Between the time the mob breaks from them before (if possible) they hit the healer.
Many times the problem ends up being that when you heal and become #1 on the hate list and the MT misses the taunt before the next action, you are done for unless you can shake em, or enough taunts can be used between your actions. But while this fiasco is going on, you many times build you own hate more cause you find that HOTs are not good in bad aggro moments and you need to blast heal yourself, effectively blowing away all chances that Taunts will work. Snowballing at its best.. er worst :)
Do yourself a favor, make sure the MT, and alt MT know when to use taunt, and even though you may not want to do it, give them extra time to get those taunts in before you heal yourself, just let everyone else cast, UNLESS you absolutely need the heal. Do not run cause if you are that low it is pointless. Make sure all has a rez stone/feather.
I always wait till they get at least about 10%of the mobs health down and for the MT to go orange before I blast heal. I try to heal as little as possible to let the MT get as much damage in.
p.s also as a note always make sure you leave yourself enough power when you know you are going to go down to get group regen off before you fall.
Dont forget this little diddy some of us get at 27 :)
*Wisp - Instant hate reduction for enemies in the casters immediate area. Briefly impairs movement rate of all enemies in that area and teleports the caster a short distance away
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Edited, Sat Feb 12 07:11:14 2005 by eclypsethreedemons