I honestly believe playing a healer as a new player is a good idea, IF (and only IF) you can get the RP thing down to at least a decent level.

You don't have to shine, just get people thinking, this is a decent healer. Nothing worse than a support character whom you constantly have to tell what to do though, so you should at least take the time to familiarize yourself with the class, and take advice people give you.

Because of this, you probably should play a goodie healer, cause then people are very much inclined (forced (by RP)?) to be helpfull and more patient. No one likes saying the same things over and over though.

Once passed first empowerment, a healer is a versatile class to get to know the game and not die in the process. By the time you need second empowerment, you should have grasped much of the gameplay/group dynamics.

"What is mind, don't matter. What is matter, nevermind!" - Homer J. Simpson.