lol ive been a ret pally for awhile, but then i respec'd to prot.
as fun as ret pallys r, they kind of suck lol.
my guy was pretty geared out and was doing only 1k crits.(the lock next to me was doing like 3-4k crits)
also in raiding ppl will definitly choose a mage, lock, or rogue instead of a ret pally, and will most definitly want heals.