Another healer and/or another DPS or two definitely wouldn't huuuurt.
I thought I'd have a hard time when I first switched to my archer (because of Eagle Eye's speed debuff), but it's really not bad... at all.
Using backstep makes it harder unless you time it perfect. So... my suggestion is for you to just run in an arc around him. Unless you lag horribly, if you're paying attention, you should be 100% fine.
Using backstep makes it harder unless you time it perfect. So... my suggestion is for you to just run in an arc around him. Unless you lag horribly, if you're paying attention, you should be 100% fine.
Maybe HM and regular Fane are different with leather, but in HM we get spammed with leather gear (not that I'm complaining as an archer). My guild has been happily selling enigmatic t13 leather chests that just. keep. dropping.
In regular, I feel we saw a decent average of the three types of gear when we did it, but I don't remember for sure.
As far as the enigmatics in Balder's... I think enigmatics are just supposed to be that rare. Sucks, I guess, but if it's the way the game is, it's the way the game is.
In regular, I feel we saw a decent average of the three types of gear when we did it, but I don't remember for sure.
As far as the enigmatics in Balder's... I think enigmatics are just supposed to be that rare. Sucks, I guess, but if it's the way the game is, it's the way the game is.
Jagore on 04/27/2012, 06:47 PM - view
Ah, alright. Yeah, that makes sense. Solo, we are boring.
We are boring solo play because many of our support spells have little effect on ourselves or our thralls. Being alone kind of spell locks us.
Ah, alright. Yeah, that makes sense. Solo, we are boring.
Psychopathy on 04/27/2012, 06:06 PM - view
o.o We're the most boring because we do low DPS as a healer?
I'm confused. :(
And if our "group isn't bad and takes almost no damage" we spam them with mana so that their dps goes up by not having to do white damage.
I do see how Mystics may not be a good fit for some people and, therefore be "boring" to them, but it's not because we have nothing to do!
From a non-mystic: Mystics in solo are probably the most boring class. You kill the slowest (and you do so with mostly lock on dots and 1 or 2 other damage spells (metabolic blast or w/e the aoe is called).
In PvP, you don't attack much, you use even less attacks, mainly the dot and slow, which are both lock-on skills and the sleep, which is again a lock on.
If you don't enjoy playing a mystic in PvE it is because the class is in fact very boring. You also don't get to aim much at all. In group PvE it is a little better, but again, you really have very little to do when people are good and hardly ever get hit, maybe dispell every once in a while, shoot off some heals, etc. In group PvP, there's so much more to do, kiting alone takes it out of you, but healing while kiting and dispelling with single target dispells take a lot of effort and attention.
If you do not enjoy a mystic, you should try other classes, because mystic is honestly the most boring PvE class, especially if your group isn't bad and takes almost no damage, and if it is, only sorcs and archers are more boring (just too easy to stay at range and press buttons in PvE).
o.o We're the most boring because we do low DPS as a healer?
I'm confused. :(
And if our "group isn't bad and takes almost no damage" we spam them with mana so that their dps goes up by not having to do white damage.
I do see how Mystics may not be a good fit for some people and, therefore be "boring" to them, but it's not because we have nothing to do!
Edited by: Sarae
about 1 year ago
angelichope on 04/27/2012, 05:18 PM - view
Technically, yes, Priests are the stronger (though not necessarily better) healer, but if you're good and keep the group alive anyways, you've done your job in that regard. Therefore, it's easier to keep the group alive with a Priest, but if you know what you're doing, Mystics work fine. Although, yes, if you are "carrying" bad dps who are causing their own deaths, Priests work better to counteract their... stupidity... or whatnot. Still, with a good group, Mystics are 100% capable of healing all content in the game perfectly fine, which is all that is needed from the healing role of a healer.
As far as clearing content faster, that is the pro to Mystics in general. Our crit buff is rather insane from what I hear. Also, from what I gather, KTera has many more Mystics than Priest healers in end game (thus why they keep buffing Priests, in attempts to even them out and cause more people to play Priests). Of course, I haven't played KTera, but that is just what I have heard.
"Mystics are preferred over priests because their buffs are better and help clear content faster and they still keep groups alive which is what they need to do. "
YES and NO lol its aleady been says that "Priest is a better healer, they can keep group alive more than mystic" about clearing "content faster" they both are the same, its depend on ur group set up.
Technically, yes, Priests are the stronger (though not necessarily better) healer, but if you're good and keep the group alive anyways, you've done your job in that regard. Therefore, it's easier to keep the group alive with a Priest, but if you know what you're doing, Mystics work fine. Although, yes, if you are "carrying" bad dps who are causing their own deaths, Priests work better to counteract their... stupidity... or whatnot. Still, with a good group, Mystics are 100% capable of healing all content in the game perfectly fine, which is all that is needed from the healing role of a healer.
As far as clearing content faster, that is the pro to Mystics in general. Our crit buff is rather insane from what I hear. Also, from what I gather, KTera has many more Mystics than Priest healers in end game (thus why they keep buffing Priests, in attempts to even them out and cause more people to play Priests). Of course, I haven't played KTera, but that is just what I have heard.
Solo (or dpsing in general), is very boring and repetitive (and slow) as a Mystic. However, that is not what Mystics are designed to do--they're heals and support. Doing what they were supposed to do, they're not boring at all.
You constantly have something to do and it's not always the same thing. If there's healing to be done, you heal. You constantly do your best to keep your buffs up on the most people you can (which can be difficult considering, for instance, the range of your power buff and the fact that the group is often very mobile and can be spread out). And in whatever time you can make for yourself between those things, you improve the performance of your group members by giving them mana. Oh, and CC, that too. We can CC and interrupt with the best of 'em.
We have multiple ways to do all of these things, and it will never be a simple rotation. It is reacting properly and efficiently and doing all of these things to the best of your abilities to benefit the group the best you can.
You constantly have something to do and it's not always the same thing. If there's healing to be done, you heal. You constantly do your best to keep your buffs up on the most people you can (which can be difficult considering, for instance, the range of your power buff and the fact that the group is often very mobile and can be spread out). And in whatever time you can make for yourself between those things, you improve the performance of your group members by giving them mana. Oh, and CC, that too. We can CC and interrupt with the best of 'em.
We have multiple ways to do all of these things, and it will never be a simple rotation. It is reacting properly and efficiently and doing all of these things to the best of your abilities to benefit the group the best you can.
Edited by: Sarae
about 1 year ago
- Reason: Edited to add CC. Forgot to mention that, that like a baddie. :)
/signed
Definitely!
Definitely!
I've been playing a Mystic and I love it. There is no real down time (drop an orb and pick it up for health, or use mana infusion or mana orbs for mana) out of combat, and in combat there is ALWAYS something you can be doing, unlike healers in a lot of MMOs. If nothing else, you constantly give your group more and more mana.
As far as which healer you want to play, there's a great guide: http://tera-forums.enmasse.com/forums/classes/topics/Priest-VS-Mystic-Comparison-Guide
Basically, Priests are easier to heal with and more defensive. They're great for harder content. Mystics are harder to heal with (not that they can't do it), and they offer a ton of buffs and CC and more mobility. They're great to get through faster.
Personally, I love the "challenge" of the Mystic. Though Dravyn is right, killing things solo sucks. I didn't realize quite how slow I killed until my warrior boyfriend came to do a quest with me and killed things 5x as fast as I did.
As far as which healer you want to play, there's a great guide: http://tera-forums.enmasse.com/forums/classes/topics/Priest-VS-Mystic-Comparison-Guide
Basically, Priests are easier to heal with and more defensive. They're great for harder content. Mystics are harder to heal with (not that they can't do it), and they offer a ton of buffs and CC and more mobility. They're great to get through faster.
Personally, I love the "challenge" of the Mystic. Though Dravyn is right, killing things solo sucks. I didn't realize quite how slow I killed until my warrior boyfriend came to do a quest with me and killed things 5x as fast as I did.