I have been following this thread with considerable interest. I am running
a high elf cleric on Erollisi Marr who is currently nine. My problem is
that is hard to get into a group since a lot still want to solo at this age
level and the groups that do offer want to either go to Crushbone or like
today to the Chessboard. When I have grouped I try to aid in melee and
still watch the health of the party members. I do not use Furor at all in
combat saving my mana for healing and buffing only. I have also had a group
not give me a chance to med back to even 50% before starting to fight again.
Another problem of course is that once I begin to heal the mob starts
beating on me and they cannot pull it off. I try not to fight back when
this happens to give them a chance to get it off me though.
I did manage to purchase a couple of 2 wisdom rings today for a total of
2pp. These are the first stat enhancing items I have gotten. As usual I am
almost completely broke now after buying my ninth level spells and the
rings. I am still wearing a mixture of leather, PW and cloth armor and
using a cracked staff in combat.
I am open to any and all suggestions that you elders my wish to impart upon
me.
Thank you,
Yilari
> From: "Mikaela" <mikaela1@...>
>
> Yes, Anne, I agree that first and foremost we are and should be healers.
> THAT is our primary role in EQ. But as I said in my previous post, there
> are opportunities for you to get to melee even in a group, you just have
to
> know when NOT to melee but sit and med. If I"m FM and they just pulled a
> critter, and I know they have to get down to 2 bubbs of health before I
heal
> with complete healing, I'm not gonna just sit or stand there and watch the
> battle. The key is knowing WHEN you get to and stay at melee, WHEN you
use
> your DD spells, and WHEN you sit down and do your heal and med routine.
Not
> a single one of my group has EVER questioned me when I get to melee or
cast
> a dd spell. They trust me and know that I will not let them die because I
> am not watching their hps or don't have mana to heal them or don't know
WHEN
> to heal them.
>
> I know one cleric whose tank died in the Avatar Room in Cazic because he
> (the cleric) didn't want to "waste" any mana on a complete heal and
waited
> til the tank was at 1 bubble before he began to cast, and then his spell
> fizzled. The tank was NOT happy and would not group with him anymore. I
> also "grew up" so to speak with a cleric/wizard wannabe, who didn't want
to
> do anything but nuke with his dd spells. In fact, he even specialized in
> Evocation instead of Alteration so he could save mana on his dd spells. I
> got tired of grouping with him because I couldn't depend on him as a
back-up
> cleric for healing cause he never had any mana cause he was always nuking.
>
> A cleric who doesn't learn these "Whens" early on will not be effective.
> It's called Learning How To Be A Cleric 101, with advanced courses as you
> get older. If a group member dies because you didn't heal him/her on
time,
> or didn't have mana to heal cause you were meleeing or throwing
Retributions
> around like they were a 50 mana cost spell, then shame on ya and you
should
> go play another class cause you simply don't understand what clerics are
all
> about and how to play them.
>
> Mik
>
>
> >