I was thinking about rolling a support class.
I prefer HoT healing, but I don't want to play Hib.

I think Aug will be fun...
I think Pac will be fun as well.

I'd like a class that can solo some, but I think the only class that can solo/deal decent dmg and heal in the same spece - is mentalist.

That being said, I don't like hib.
Maybe b/c I don't know the zones.

Someone said mid will be overpopulated - that doesn't sound so bad for a support class

Solo, deal decent dmg and heal... It sound like Friar


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Yeah, go alb, roll friar. Pretty sweet dps with 39 staff, can solo farm diams Killing reds, dragon raid friend since fire resist buff, 24 heal with single heal, and group HoT. Very good starting char also, cheap to temp, amazing solo/duo farming abilities.

You can base buff, cold/matter/heat group resist

and for yourself :

Evade V
Endu reduction buff (25%)
Endu regen self
AF spec buff
15% absorb buff (with l'éther it means 25% so 2% less than chain mail)
70+ dext/quick buff (staff dmg 100%dext)
Instant taunt to rupt
38% haste melee chant


No determination, no solo pvp in emain, no 8vs8.
But try to confuse à Mop5 friar in robe with a caster.

Tons of fun and utility in duo and smallman. Friar really shines here.

Hit them hard, hit them fast, heal and HoT your mate.

Be different, play different, become friar.

I am a complete newbie at this game and would love to play healer. I want to hijack your thread a bit and ask if healer is a friendly class for a starter?

I was looking around the forum and was thinking of going 'aug' spec as it seems to be my kind of healing style. Thanks

Healer is a very friendly class, do not expect to solo. Expect to be grouped easy.
Aug healer is easier to play and allow u to focus on healing, pac healer is hell of fun but as main mezzer it is a huge responsability and hard to play. Try the hard path and have fun, or go Aug healer, learn the game, learn the class, then respect pac when u ll feel confident

psychoninja911 wrote:I was thinking about rolling a support class.
....
I think Pac will be fun as well.

How many fingers you have?

If you are new or bad at the game do not roll a healer because they are super important and without a good healer your group is fakked. Definitely one of the hardest classes to play, at least pac is. Other classes are way more forgiving. Also, pac healer is the group leader on mid so keep that in mind: you must tell your group what to do, drive them around and decide where to engage and so forth. If you don't have leader mentality or the game knowledge I would not begin with a pac. Aug healer plays a lot like druid and cleric. You only want one aug healer in your group and only if the group is melee. So that is also something to consider. You can have x dps in a group, but only 1 aug healer at most.

This is from an 8v8 perspective. If you are just going to join a zerg or pve then who cares do what you want.

psychoninja911 wrote:I prefer HoT healing, but I don't want to play Hib.

This is not WoW. Hot healing is hardly usable in daoc rvr and not part of any decent group.

I played solo healer in RvR on uth v1, and I can just say this to you about soloing:
No... Just NO!!!

It is insanely slow, you are a lot better of going at least duo.

pweet wrote:

psychoninja911 wrote:I prefer HoT healing, but I don't want to play Hib.

This is not WoW. Hot healing is hardly usable in daoc rvr and not part of any decent group.

What's not wow or whoa about it? I played Ment on Genesis, but I was PL'd to 50. Seemed fun then.

i think he is speaking of rvr. of course ment is excellent in pve, they have the best hot and get pom. menta isnt used much in rvr unless you go light spec, and even then you need (want) an ench for debuff at which point most would take an eld over ment anyways. the other realms hot arent nearly as good and sham will rarely spec mend high enough for it anyways.

as others have said, it sounds like you want a friar as healers arent very good solo. if you really want mid then cave shaman is the best way to go i think if you want to be able to heal and solo but dont expect too many groups i guess.

edit: you may also look at warden i guess but no hot for that class.

This thread has been helpful. Thank you to OP and all responses.

norlin wrote:If you are new or bad at the game do not roll a healer because they are super important and without a good healer your group is fakked. Definitely one of the hardest classes to play, at least pac is. Other classes are way more forgiving. Also, pac healer is the group leader on mid so keep that in mind: you must tell your group what to do, drive them around and decide where to engage and so forth. If you don't have leader mentality or the game knowledge I would not begin with a pac. Aug healer plays a lot like druid and cleric. You only want one aug healer in your group and only if the group is melee. So that is also something to consider. You can have x dps in a group, but only 1 aug healer at most.

This is from an 8v8 perspective. If you are just going to join a zerg or pve then who cares do what you want.

This is BS.
Every player is as important as the other in "8v8" as you call it.

Without a good MA your group is "fakked"
Without a good CC your group is "fakked"
Without a good damage dealer (manament for example ahahah ) your group is "fakked".
With a guy selecting his targets with "tab" your group is "fakked".

And btw, i've seen many PUG going for 1 or 2 healing classes and did well (as much as they could in fact ^^)
Try to run a group with 7 healing classes and just see how much "nothing" you will kill.

And i play mainly support.


TL;DR : Play what you want, you'll have 50 levels to get to know your class, your role in fights, etc.

Playing an Aug healer can be as easy or as difficult as you make it. I would say it would certainly be a good place to start out. You have plenty of tools and gadgets to try out and use while leveling and get used to the class. But in the end, you could actually survive rvr by just healing and using celerity.

Of course this is making it easy, but with the plethora of other tools, you can make this class more and more desirable.

GL


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casiii wrote:

norlin wrote:If you are new or bad at the game do not roll a healer because they are super important and without a good healer your group is fakked. Definitely one of the hardest classes to play, at least pac is. Other classes are way more forgiving. Also, pac healer is the group leader on mid so keep that in mind: you must tell your group what to do, drive them around and decide where to engage and so forth. If you don't have leader mentality or the game knowledge I would not begin with a pac. Aug healer plays a lot like druid and cleric. You only want one aug healer in your group and only if the group is melee. So that is also something to consider. You can have x dps in a group, but only 1 aug healer at most.

This is from an 8v8 perspective. If you are just going to join a zerg or pve then who cares do what you want.

This is BS.
Every player is as important as the other in "8v8" as you call it.

Without a good MA your group is "fakked"
Without a good CC your group is "fakked"
Without a good damage dealer (manament for example ahahah ) your group is "fakked".
With a guy selecting his targets with "tab" your group is "fakked".

And btw, i've seen many PUG going for 1 or 2 healing classes and did well (as much as they could in fact ^^)
Try to run a group with 7 healing classes and just see how much "nothing" you will kill.

And i play mainly support.


TL;DR : Play what you want, you'll have 50 levels to get to know your class, your role in fights, etc.

You honestly think a pac healer is a good fit to someone new to the game?