Conj and soloability

mono · 07-12-2007, 08:10 PM

I won't bore you too long but i looked through all three pages of threads and learnt alot but i'd just like to ask can a conj solo well?
i mean whats your limits basically?

I know with tainted heals necro's are near damn invicible but i betrayed to necro and i hate it so i'm going back to conj my conj alt is only lvl 41.

I really just hope i've something to look forward to as i raid most nights with a ranger so i'm hoping conj will be a welcome change to raiding and i can solo my way around.
Also very quickly any KOS aa advice for soloability apart fromt he obvious of course i.e stamina line many thanks.

Mono.

Laodaron · 07-12-2007, 08:24 PM

Conjurors aren't AS equipped as Necros to solo, but we are pretty decent. Other mages have it easier, Wizards get 2 root lines, Enchanters can more stun/mezz lock, necros get more healing and FD eventually.

If you wanna solo, pimp out your tank pet on AAs, but if you ever raid, you are gonna suck balls with that AA setup lol. But we aren't bad.

Morara · 07-12-2007, 08:29 PM

Conjs have a better tank pet, though, and better buffs for it.

Laodaron · 07-12-2007, 09:33 PM

Actually, Necro tank pets are zerkers. Zerkers = more DPS, more DPS = faster deaded mob. Its a debate that has never finished as to which is better.

Morara · 07-12-2007, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Laodaron

Actually, Necro tank pets are zerkers. Zerkers = more DPS, more DPS = faster deaded mob. Its a debate that has never finished as to which is better.

The tank pet DPS is nil, even with Consumption tacked on. The bulk of the damage in a solo fight is getting the swarm pets out and all your dots consistently going. Even when Rending Fervor goes off (all the time, really), he's not swinging that fast, and unless you went tank pet AA's with the knockback and AE, he's not hitting for anything worth mentioning. Add in the fact that he still swings so slow that he doesn't build up agro that fast, and you have to balance burning the hell out of the mob before the tank pet dies (with an occasional heal when you can get a break from burning) and managing your agro so you don't suddenly become the tank.

If Necros had pets that could survive like Conj pets, they'd be unstoppable.

Laodaron · 07-12-2007, 11:14 PM

Since our pet's mitigation and HPs are completely fucking worthless, I'd have a hard time saying that they stay up much more than on hit than a Necro pet, but I really don't have a control to base it on. If someone can possess a Master 1 Tank pet Master 1 Def Stance for a Necro and a Conjuror, I'd be interested to see what the differences are.

I'd also love to see the DPS of just the pet against a regular v solo level 70 mob. For a Necro and Conjuror.

Anyway, the point to my post was that although we are touted as the top soloers on the market, we are in fact as Summoners some of the weakest mages at soloing.

Morara · 07-12-2007, 11:15 PM

They're the best at consistently soloing, though, which other mages (except maybe illusionists) can't claim. Wizards, Warlocks, and Coercers can kill some tough mobs, but they also die a hell of a lot more.

Laodaron · 07-12-2007, 11:19 PM

I don't think that they do. The only out I have is Stoneskin. After that, its the same thing. Also, since I can't lock mobs like other mages, and my pet sucks at holding aggro, I'm so low on DPS its stupid. Conjurors while they can solo just fine, hell, I think we've all soloed the nest a time or 2, just aren't as consistent on killing as other mages are. Most every solo farmer I know is a wizard.

Simonsays · 07-12-2007, 11:44 PM

Because botters like to use wizards... I solo just find with mage pet and a few ward/heal procs. Might be a few named mobs that i have to use the tank pet for for pickup in between frigid winds and repositioning.

Farm masters, i can solo anywhere in SoS and Poa if you farm in those areas.

Soloed just about every instance, few take several hours to clear though. (Haven't attempted unrest)

Just depends on what you want to solo, extremely easy for a conjuror to do mass writs!

Laodaron · 07-12-2007, 11:49 PM

Exactly. A very well disciplined Conjuror can solo easily.
Shitty wizards can solo easier than Conjurors. And no, I was talking about old guildies, etc. that farm the piss out of every named I can think of. Wizards use their roots and a few nukes its over. If its a caster, hide behind a rock. Mob dead.