immortus

I want to start by saying that I have spent a few hours reading other posts before resorting to making me own. I am a level 16 mystic on nagafen server and need some advise.

Here is what I gathered already.
- the best spec for leveling is going into shaman AA line and speccing in combat arts.
- after that i should go into agi line for 100% crit
- then i should go into either str or int line

I have already started in the combat arts and have almost all of them. However, I still find pvp to be very difficult because the cast times on my wards are so long and my direct heals dont heal for much and eat up alot of my mana. So I either try getting a ward on while being stunned and knocked down or waste all my mana on small inefficient heals. This is not working at all. Am I doing something wrong or does the mystic get better at higher levels?
Also I am kind of confused as to which gear I should be using right now i am using the mastercraft gear with brig stats on it and a two hander. Would i be getter off going for more int and using a shield and one hand?

Edit: also wanted to know if Mystics become more mana efficient at higher level and when they obtain their mythical is the CA spec no longer something that is used?

Govampdar

if you have turned all your spells into combat arts, you want str not int for raising your damage.

mystic power base comes from wisdom, so if it is low that is why your power is being eaten up so fast. i usually use the reverent chain armor and go half half on stats with the jewelry.

str imbued ring wis imbued ring. until you get the 100% melee crit pvp is pretty rough, i would lock your level for a bit and get as much aa as you can while you are in the easier tiers to do it.

if you have time before a fight put your wards on while you can, and dont bother with the group ward during a fight (solo). waiting for that shit to cast will only get you killed. get your single target ward as high skill level you can and just watch the timer for it to keep it up as much as possible.

if your doing 1v1 go 2 hander. if your fighting multiples go shield and 1 hander. get everything imbued and put the spiked straps on your shoulders and spiked strut on your shield. i dont know how many times ive won fights just because i could stand there and heal myself while they ate their own hps.

try to cure dots as much as possible when you see them stack up.

i would go with int instead of str line after agi. the dog dies too fast to be that useful imo, and well....scourge is the shit.

firamas

Let me address the "new to game" part of your post with a serious question: Are you really keen on playing on a PvP server in EQ2? I would ask you to read through my comments about why I left Nagafen in this thread before you answer that. I firmly believe that EQ2's open world PvP is a broken system, and is not conducive to a relaxed, engaging, player-friendly environment. Yes, I said relaxed. You should be having fun when PvPing in online games. When the stress and frustration level exceeds the fun level on a regular basis, something is wrong with the game. Running on adrenaline can only mask so much of that for a time...

So, first thing to do is to answer that question for yourself before you get too much time devoted into your character. EQ2 does PVE really well, but if you're looking for fun/engaging PvP you might want to turn elsewhere.


Corollary to that: shaman never really get easier in PvP. As your gear scales up through 80 and into the world of raid gear, so does the DPS coming in onto your head. Your wards will never cast significantly faster, or be less interruptable. Solo PvP is always going to be frustrating beyond belief, as you will lose to a scout gank most of the time and don't have many tools to mitigate that. I should know, I played one of those scout gankers. =p Group PvP is doable, but cleric/druid is likely the preferred healer combo for groups (at least it was when I quit).


As for the PVE or AA advice, there's plenty of it here on the shaman boards. You'll have enough points soon enough to make it meaningless, but you might want to do AGI line before CA's. AGI->CAs->STR would be my recommendation. Your gear choices below level 80 are not terribly important; you will level fast enough to make most of that obsolete very quickly. Don't worry about your healing power for now, build yourself like a DPS scout. Mastercrafted sets are the cheapest way to get there. Make sure to get the two imbued STR/AGI mastercrafted rings for each tier for those procs too.

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Govampdar

eh yeah i would take what he said into consideration too. the only reason im playing is because i finally got tired of warhammer and my account is being paid for.