Hmm, sounds like that druid didnt know what he was doing... What lvl did
you guys duel at and was it in an open area? Let me give an example of what
a druid can do to whip a wiz... At level 29, a druid has a DD for 170
damage and a heal for 270hps. A wiz reliable DD does 237dmg. A typical
strategy druids would use would go something like this: DOT which casts
very fast, then one DD for 170dmg. Spirit of Cheetah which casts faster
than even our shadow step series and allows them to run at 6x the speed of
normal run. In this time the wiz has gotten off 2 big DD for 474 total dmg,
or the wiz has used his stun and one DD for only 237dmg. The stun takes a
while to recycle so you cant chain cast it. The druid is now out of casting
range because Spirit of Cheetah is so fast. He heals twice and is at full
health again. The wiz is down 350hps out of a total of just over 500. Even
when the stun recycles the druid need only 1 maybe 2 casts to take you out.
He DOT again and DD once for another 170 while you got another 2 casts off
hurting him bad, but all he needs to do now is run away till the DOT kills
you and you lose exp because of it...
Now there are a couple places within the sequence where a wiz can make
really mess up a druid's strategy, but most wizzies ive seen use an
incorrect sequence of casts and get whipped. Also there are a few tricks
that can be done =) but I don't want to give those away just yet...
Euros Arcane
Rallos Zek
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Bratina [mailto:
gbratina@...]
Sent: Friday, July 02, 1999 12:07 PM
To:
eq_wizards@onelist.com
Subject: Re: [eq_wizards] Dueling Tip
From: "Tom Bratina" <
gbratina@...>
got my butt kicked by a necro at 24. his pet was on me, and by the time i
rooted it, i was at less than half health and dropping fast (because of the
dots). got off one frost shock that looked like it went for full dmg, but
died shortly after. if u can catch a necro without a pet, or with a pet
that is 2+ lvls below u, then a necro would probably be pretty easy to mop
up.... although with verant increasing the necro's dot dmg and making them
last shorter in duration, it makes them a more viable PvP class, even
without their pet.
on the other hand, i havent had any problems with druids. killed one just
the other day when i was at three quarters health and he was full. stun
worked like a charm :)
the only problem i have with the "skill" factor in EQ is the simple fact
that most of the fights i get into are "impromptu" and start with me having
less than full health and less than full mana, no resistances cast, no
leatherskin. i dont ever complain or bitch and moan about that kind of
stuff, as that is the nature of the PvP server, but if i were able to fully
prepare for a fight (like a duel or just pure PK/hunting), then i would have
my leatherskin on, along with my resistance stuff on, and of course, my good
stuff bagged... and it actually might start to get fun :)
just got attacked yesterday morning by a druid after i finished killing the
drow in paw. he conned red and i only had about 30% mana when he attacked.
not much of a fight, as i immediatly had to gate (was close, but gated
successfully). that's what i'm seeing lately on the PvP server and it sure
is disappointing :(
Sinlaru Ce`alen
Rallos Zek
-----Original Message-----
From: James Guintu <
james@...>
To:
eq_wizards@onelist.com <
eq_wizards@onelist.com>
Date: Friday, July 02, 1999 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: [eq_wizards] Dueling Tip
>From: "James Guintu" <james@...>
>
>The other big damage spells(Force Shock etc...) that disrupt are resisted
>too often in PvP to be reliable. The only one that I have used with
success
>is Tishan's Clash which also is resisted so I use it with caution.
>
>As for Rallos Zek, yes I do see many people quitting and I think that their
>reasons for the most part are valid. The two most powerful classes for PvP
>and dueling in my opinion are the Wizard and Druid(People say Necros too
but
>I haven't seen enough of them in PvP situations to make a judgement on
>them). There IS skill involved in dueling but the classes weren't designed
>for balance in PvP. If a caster knows what they are doing, A melee type
>doesn't stand a chance. I have seen a few duels where a well played melee
>class destroys the caster. A monk with JBoots is a hard fight for a caster
>in an enclosed area... I have also seen a level 31 Bard annihilate a 35
>Wizard. And that fight was won with skill and knowledge.
>
>At least these quittin guys are gettin some cash sellin their characters on
>Ebay =)
>
>Euros Arcane
>Rallos Zek
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tom Bratina [mailto:gbratina@...]
>Sent: Friday, July 02, 1999 5:29 AM
>To: eq_wizards@onelist.com
>Subject: Re: [eq_wizards] Dueling Tip
>
>
>From: "Tom Bratina" <gbratina@...>
>
>ahhh. i like that. and u can cast about 15-20 of those suckers too for a
>nice 83dmg. any other spells that disrupt? from what i can tell, force
>shock and frost shock knock u back a step or two when cast???? i think we
>need another stun spell somewhere between tishan and markar (lvl 20 and lvl
>49).
>
>Sinlaru Ce`alen
>Rallos Zek
>
>ps. euros, ur on rz right? im noticing a LOT of ppl quitting because of the
>terrible combat engine and imbalance in PvP combat. seems like if
>everything isn't perfectly setup (ie. a duel) then the outcome is 99%
>predictable (save for guild wars which are non-existent on the server now).
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: James Guintu <james@...>
>To: eq_wizards@onelist.com <eq_wizards@onelist.com>
>Date: Friday, July 02, 1999 6:30 AM
>Subject: [eq_wizards] Dueling Tip
>
>
>>From: "James Guintu" <james@...>
>>
>>I was messing around with some friends (whom are all casting classes and
me
>>as a wiz) tonight and discovered(from a tip) something very interesting...
>>At higher levels everyone's DD spells take a while to cast... Our secret
>>weapon is our level 12 DD spell shock of lightning. It is hardly ever
>>resisted, casts extremely fast AND interrupts casting. You can chain cast
>>this sucker so much faster than other casting classes it's sick. Unless
my
>>buddies went to their lower level spells, I would interrupt them every
>time.
>>Hoping you others out there will share your tips as well.
>>
>>Euros Arcane
>>Rallos Zek
>>
>>
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