Posted by Daishan(VIP) on October 12, 2000 at 02:43:41:

Kip's char board post brought up the idea for this.

Ever since the implemntation of conjurers healers have been downgraded from GREAT ranking mates to...eh well I guess you'll do ranking mates.

Why take someone who can tank, but deals the LEAST damage (except for trannies whom almost never assist, but their spells make up for it) when you can get
someone who can tank and can deal out a boatload of damage at the same time.

Now I for one do NOT think conjurers should be toned down, they can be beaten enough, but imho the wait time
on conjuring totally sucks. Only thing I would change
would be that archons do not stop assassinate attempts, I think that is kinda weak, since they already have
familliars that can see hidden already. Make those
conjurers use their familliars more.

I decided to break down from top to bottom the best ranking classes in CF...flame away or put in your order......

1) Transmuter: Everyone always wants you, even though
you do very little damage in combat while not in form.
But it more than makes up for the scary damage that
the two fighting classes will do with haste and soften/slow.

2) Warriors/Assassins/Paladins/Conjurers/Bards Can dish out the damage and
can tank well. Assassins {conjureres somewhat} can see both hidden
and invis so that makes them a good scout. And paladins
can defend well, dish out damage..only drawback is the mana if you are tanking. And the bard deals some decent
damage with his physical attacks, but the songs that help and hurt go a long way.

3) Rangers/Thieves/Anti-paladins: great as long as the situation for them is perfect. Rangers are sweet in the wooded areas
but it is hard to get them out of forests to rank. And
thieves are always best if they are not the tank. The same for anti-paladins, heavy hitters but not the best
tanks.

4. Ivokers/Druids/Shamans: Can deal out scary damage but I think
most would choose to take a fighter class. Shaman can tank a little but cure crit only goes so far.

5. Healers They can tank, and thats about it. They CAN
add a few goodies to their groupmates to make them a
bit better, but nothing compared to the tranny. Only really good in a group with two fighter classes.

6. Necromancers: Heh

Follow Ups:

• Porcupine, healer and basically any third works well for the most part n/t Netarim 03:26:11 10/14/2000 (0)
• Re: Your thoughts on ranking and classes. Winshu 10:33:40 10/12/2000 (0)
• Healers are an under-valued class as a whole The First Apostle 10:29:02 10/12/2000 (2)
  • Re: Healers are an under-valued class as a whole Denglod 13:15:39 10/13/2000 (1)
    • Damn, shitty group bub, took out high lord with myself and an invoker, he's a cream-puff. =p /nt Jahzul 16:07:39 10/13/2000 (0)
• Re: Healers are great (explanation inside) Zendrac 07:08:22 10/12/2000 (1)
  • There was never a doubt in my post that healers were good tanks, I was just saying there were better ones that did damage too n/t Daishan(VIP) 12:24:29 10/12/2000 (0)
• Hrm... The Arcane(VIP) 03:01:09 10/12/2000 (5)
  • I tanked from 24 to 51. Arial city, Aridhol, Shadar, Arboria, and then Ruins. Feirshay 10:19:10 10/12/2000 (0)
  • Concerning necromancers... Ipsisimus(VIP) 10:03:32 10/12/2000 (2)
    • Re: Concerning necromancers... Darbhi 13:05:03 10/13/2000 (0)
    • Very nice place indeed. n/t diodez 23:06:51 10/12/2000 (0)
  • I don't know Imbrogno(VIP) 05:57:29 10/12/2000 (0)

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