Well put. And not only weapon skills, but weapons: even the best 1H and 2H
blunts in all of Norrath cannot compare with even so lowly a weapon as the
BBC, which even a melee class in his mid teens should be able to afford. And
there is much better stuff than the BBC out there. And finally, we never get
dual wield or double attack, which puts us far, far back in the amount of
damage we inflict compared to melee classes.
I'm level 27 now, and I have been thinking about this a lot lately. Although
I love to melee, and love to see that mace mangling the mob's flesh and
splintering its bones, and watch its HP bar ebb away... I have to agree with
the groups I've been with who urge me to just sit and med through battle,
and 'wake up' only to cast a heal. By the time I'm level 40, I expect to be
meleeing not at all. What's the point? I'll be doing maybe a sixth or an
eighth of the damage of the tanks, putting myself at risk of having my
spells interrupted, and not medding up the mana that my tanks desperately
need.
Nope. There is no melee in my future, I suspect. Or at most, only enough to
max out my Defense skill, so as to keep my AC maxed. After that, I'll be
staring at the spellbook.
Let's at least petition Verant to make the *&^%$# spellbook transparent, so
we can enjoy the battle during med! ^_^
== Gilead Stonechapel, dwarven cleric of Brell (May his Name be forever
blessed in the halls of stone!), Fennin Ro
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Berryhill <
racefan@...>
To:
EQ-Clerics@onelist.com <
EQ-Clerics@onelist.com>
Date: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 3:45 PM
Subject: RE: [EQ-Clerics] the road less traveled...
>From: "Rob Berryhill" <racefan@...>
>
>The equipment is irrelevant since our Weapon skill lags so far behind.
>Regardless of the equipment you use, a high level cleric will miss quite
>often. It is pretty pointless to try and develop a "fighter/healer" type,
>because around level 25 it stops working and only gets worse with levels.
>
>Astur il'Ayan, Cleric of Brell
>Solusek Ro
>
>> From: Kevin Dailey <Kevin_Dailey@...>
>>
>> I have the opportunity to buy items off Ebay that would give me
>> outstanding stats as far as strength, agility and dexterity go. I'm
>> talking 115 str, 130 dex and 125 agi (and 85 sta), all wearable at the
>> same time. However, my wisdom would be only 105.
>>
>> On the other hand, I also have the opportunity to buy wisdom items that
>> would increase my wisdom by 35 points (to about 136). Which path should
>> I follow? Some people argue that high level clerics CAN melee, while
>> others argue that at high levels, clerics should concentrate on their
>> healing and buffing skills. "After all, if you wanted to be a warrior,
>> you should have been one." Yeah, yeah, heard that, been there. With the
>> right equipment, though (Jboots, a flowing black sash of haste, an
>> observer's staff, etc.), a cleric should be able to hold his or her own
>> in combat, even after level 35.
>>
>> Any suggestions, comments, advice before I commit to one group of items
>> or the other?
>>
>> Saidinn Witchwood
>>
>
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