new to Excal/mid

[wirand]

After almost 2 years on the US servers and 4 lvl 50 chars (friar, pally, ns and bard) i need a change, and since i live Denmark a middie on excal seemed like a good idea.
Now my main problem is what kind of char should i make?
I have made a shortlist of possible chars, and could use a bit of advise about what char would be the better, and most needed, in excal rvr.

1) Runemaster (suppression or runecarving)
2) Spiritmaster (darkness)
3) shaman (cave/aug)
4) Healer (pacc/mend)
5) skald
6) warrior

 

[jakobi]

Typically ppl only run tank heavy grps, so anyone of the viking/seer choices will be fine. Bear in mind though that there is a tendency that warriors get left out cause of the whole savage affair.

A few ppl run pbae or caster rvr grps, but the lack of determination really makes it hard.

I think what is needed most of the above must be the shaman. If you know how to effectively use root, disease etc in rvr and know how to keep yourself alive with the pbae disease shout I think that will be your best bet.


[edit]
Dunno what US server you played, but afaik excal is the most rvr active server of them all. So prepare to get zerged :> (and maybe even zerg back)

 

[Garnet]

3) shaman (cave/aug)
4) Healer (pacc/mend)
5) skald


those are the main 3 needed imo

 

[wirand]

hehe Figured it could be hard to get groups as a non savage, but i think a Warrior has as much to offer a group as a savage (shield stun, guard and ok dmg with 2hander)

As you can see in my first post i have played a bard on the us servers and am therefor used to kiting tanks while trying to cc/heal. The main use of the shammy would be the cave spec tools (disease, root and dot) along with a bit of healing and ok buffs.

 

[wirand]

how hard are healers to find on excal? If i were to make one he would prolly have 48 pac, and would depend on a 2nd healer to keep people alive? Same thing with a Shaman, i would prolly keep mend spec low to get better buffs and fewer resists on dot/root

 

[noaim]

I must add, I play a darkcarver myself, and he is the most fun char I ever played.

 

[mele]

Skald
Healer
Warrior
Shaman (bit boring)


Skald will be ok too....its fun to play and u will have groups almost everitime

 

[Acun]

3) shaman (cave/aug)
4) Healer 44pac/30mend or 39mend/37aug ..never heard of pac/aug tough
5) skald

 

[kra]

Originally posted by mele
Shaman (bit boring)

how would you know? i bet you've never even played a shaman

 

[wiiwii]

shaman >>> mend/aug healer in fun factor imho give baseline offencive spells!

 

[Conchabar]

full sup rm lol do ppl actualy go full sup make 1 of those im sure every grp would love u

 

[rg-zorena]

Originally posted by wiiwii
shaman >>> mend/aug healer in fun factor imho give baseline offencive spells!

You have them Insta attack speeed debuff ask how fun that is to use on mindrat everynight on irc

 

[rg-zorena]

Originally posted by Conchabar
full sup rm lol do ppl actualy go full sup make 1 of those im sure every grp would love u

DO not make full supp rms they have no place in rvr atm sence they are for 1 caster in cloth = dead meat 2 useless vs hibs 3 pbt isn't worth shit anymore 4 snare nook ok best thing they have but you have to be very VERY focused on rvr at all times and if a tank get to you are basicly dead.

 

[arrakeen]

Originally posted by rg-zorena
DO not make full supp rms they have no place in rvr atm sence they are for 1 caster in cloth = dead meat 2 useless vs hibs 3 pbt isn't worth shit anymore 4 snare nook ok best thing they have but you have to be very VERY focused on rvr at all times and if a tank get to you are basicly dead.

Hmm, a well played Supp Rm is really really nice to have for a Group, mabey not in savage only groups, but hey no room for any casters there anyway

and they are VERY nice in PvE allso

 

[osy]

Originally posted by wirand
After almost 2 years on the US servers and 4 lvl 50 chars (friar, pally, ns and bard) i need a change, and since i live Denmark a middie on excal seemed like a good idea.

I don't know what they've been feeding you, but gameplay on US > gameplay EU. You'll soon understand...