ok...i dont know whether dex helps in casting...but i do know that DEX does
NOT affect your ability to
avoid a hit...that is AGILITY.....dexterity helps in hitting your target.
IMO clerics should get there wisdom up...
at higher levels, we rarely melee and AC, at least in my experiences,
becomes less important...Bronze armor sucks anyway....i would much rather
have the extra mana to cast a few heals then the extra AC a higher wt
allowance will give me...and in the group environment, which is the norm at
higher levels (especially for clerics), if you have good tanks, you
shouldnt be taking hits for very long anyway....just my opinion :0
Dank Skunksage
the Rathe
At 02:37 PM 7/14/99 -0400, you wrote:
>From: "The Scotts" <jtscott@...>
>
> Okay I see what your saying since DEX does effect how often your
>opponent misses and you hit of course it will increase you chances of not
>being intterupted because the opponent will miss more often but to say it
>effects you recovery directly is not true indirectly yes but directly no
>thats what the skill Channaling is for to help you recover when hit while
>casting a spell>>Also you cannot compare a wizard to a cleric there casting
>time is half ours which leaves little room for the opponent to hit them
>while casting plus they are pure mage users yeas we can also be considered a
>pure mage user but think about it we are better fighters than other mage
>users but not as good as warriors but we are not comparible to wizards in
>spellcasting in any way..
>Personally I think clerics shopuld not worry abnout mana as much as getting
>there STR up cus face it all of you right now probaly cannot wear full
>bronze even (and this is a big probaly)unless of course you already have STr
>increasing items.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Heather M. Daley <blushn@...>
>To: EQ-Clerics@onelist.com <EQ-Clerics@onelist.com>
>Date: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 1:52 PM
>Subject: Re: [EQ-Clerics] Question about dexterity
>
>
>>From: "Heather M. Daley" <blushn@...>
>>
>>2 Extra bars of Mana????? I find that impossible, I have tested the Wisdom
>>item theory. Let me say this my base Wisdom was 89, with all the items I
>>had that added wisdom, i was at 124.
>>I conducted a test...I removed all of my Wisdom granting items so my wis
>was
>>89. I began to cast Greater healing ( I did not fizzle) I was able to cast
>>it 5 times( 150 per cast).....I then tried to cast Holy Might ( 35 per
>>cast ) and was unbable to.....
>>
>>I then put all of my WIS items back on so my wis was 124 i once again cast
>>greater healing 5 times ( no fizzle 150 per cast)....with the BS MANA I had
>>left over i was able to cast ONE holy might (35 MANA) and one flash of
>light
>>(12 MANA). SO, with this test i have decided that instead of using ALL my
>>item slots to try to bring up wisdom, which is a complete waste of time, I
>>would get some really good wis Items( like plus 6 wis ring, Adementite
>>epolets, ETC) and i would replace some items with DEX, yes DEX increasings
>>items.
>>
>>DEX does directly affect your ability to cast while being hit, not to
>>mention if you have a weapon that randomly casts an effect, DEX plays a
>>great part in how Often it works. I have seen it make a difference with
>our
>>regular gnome wizard, who naturally has a high DEX( she is over 115)She can
>>literally cast almost any spell while being hit,I will estimate that she is
>>interrupted only 10% of the time, I have seen her Gate from terrible
>>situations while being completely pounded and my in-game husband, has found
>>great success with his DEX over 105 now, Our Paladins DEX is 117, and even
>>though he has no DD spells, his Ghoulbane is much much more effective
>>against the undead, My DEX is now 100 and I have seen a difference in my
>>casting, then gnome and I were medding in Soluseks eye ons day when someoen
>>trained a boat load of nasties by us, they took an extreme liking to me, I
>>was able to cast greater heal on myself 5 successive times without being
>>interrupted.
>>So, that is my rant, i feel very strongly about it, WIS is good don't get
>me
>>wrong, but there will NEVER be a way to add enough wisdom to make a really
>>big difference in the Mana that I have. SO i sacfrifice a small amount of
>>mana, while gaining a better ability to help people while in battle, I
>think
>>the trade off is fair. By the way, Yes channeling is a great factor in
>>recovering as well.
>>
>>Bree Wyndsdale
>>36th Cleric of Fennin Ro
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Mystik <mystik@...>
>>To: EQ-Clerics@onelist.com <EQ-Clerics@onelist.com>
>>Date: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 8:02 AM
>>Subject: Re: [EQ-Clerics] Question about dexterity
>>
>>
>>>From: Mystik <mystik@...>
>>>
>>>well, me personally, i think it's channelling that helps you recover from
>>being hit and still
>>>casting.....i could be wrong, but i believe that's what it is....also,
>>later on, it's
>>>important to have as much mana as you can, so i'd invest in wis adding
>>items......believe me,
>>>that can go along way....for example, i died today <yeah i know i'm not
>>supposed to do that,
>>>but it happens>....well, when i got back and looted my corpse, from all
>the
>>wis adding items
>>>i have, it gave me 2 extra bars of mana....base wis 95 and with items,
>>138....this was on lv
>>>40, so it does make a difference
>>>
>>>Mystix Spellchaser
>>>lv 41 human/DE <thanx to my new toy (; >
>>>cleric of The Rathe
>>>
>>>
>>>Olli Haapam�ki wrote:
>>>
>>>> From: Olli Haapam�ki <olli.haapamaki@...>
>>>>
>>>> I have question to you fellow clerics that would like to have a clear
>>answer to. The
>>>> question is that does dexterity effect in spellcasting any way? Does it
>>make us
>>>> to recover from mobs interrupting our spellcasting better? I have heard
>>some
>>>> clerics claim this. I have a dex of 98 and i do find it quite often that
>>even if critters
>>>> hit me HARD i am able to cast a healing spell. I have even gated several
>>times
>>>> out from a heated battle while being hit for a total of 70 dmg.
>>>>
>>>> Just thinking if buying those jewellery craft items that raise dex are
>>worth it :)
>>>>
>>>> Iyenya Goldenheart
>>>> Lvl 27 dwarf cleric
>>>> Innoruuk server
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