Posted by Winshu on October 12, 2000 at 10:33:40:
In Reply to: Your thoughts on ranking and classes. posted by Daishan(VIP) on October 12, 2000 at 02:43:41:
Winshu was an uncabaled Storm giant healer. He got up to like rank 38 or so. First I think it is pretty easy for elves, and Stormies to find ranking partners. Good characters ask you because the Know you are of the Light. Neutral character ask you because your more easily trusted then an evil. I found that people rarely wanted me to tank as a healer. If there was a warrior around they wished to take the blows after being sanced by me. (And I would heal them as we went along.) Most of the time this was probly the best way for us to go. Healers have definite advantages over conjurer's in many situations though. Especially if you are in an area with aggressive mobs. The healer could sanc everyone and heal whoever got attacked. Plus if you keep your whole group sanced and a pk'er comes along to hit your group in the middle of battle you are all a lot safer. Don't forget sanctify room, the commune rocks for getting out of the underdark and such places. And of course healers have Mass Healing if your happen to run into a particularly nasty mob that area attacks... Over all I really enjoyed playing a healer. I'm strongly considering playing another and trying to rank higher. Winshu
Anyway, I was turned down a few times by groups who were simply looking for someone who could do more damage then I could dish out. (especially if they were planning on pk hunting) For the most part though I found a group fairly easily. (If there were "good" characters in my range.