Cleric woes - no change here then...

[Golur]

Back to EQ after many years, like so many. I wondered what has changed, and what remained. One thing has deffo not changed- Clerics still get grief!

- Sit and Med, I'm not pulling my weight, and I'm bad
- Hit stuff - I've not enough mana to heal, and I'm bad.

Is it me still being crap after all these years, or just one of those eternal verities of the healer's life?

[Adron]

any group complaining that you're medding should force you to use this macro:

/group CH tank 10 secs
/pause 1
/q

[Kavious]

Who doesnt want the healer to sit so he has mana to heal? Thats normal play there

Medding does take a long time until you get to level 8 and can train meditate

[Videri]

The people that complained about you medding are just wrong.

That said, if you're sitting there at full mana not doing anything, that's wasted mana regen. It's best to cast something when at full mana, such as a nuke or a re-buff. However...I don't think it's that common to be sitting at full mana for very long. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hitting stuff while not FM is probably not a good idea, though, past level...14 or so.

[Gustoo]

You need to think about your full range of utility. Stun spells. Root. Root is a rare and important spell most classes don't have it, so keep that in mind. All your pacify / lull spells are also important.

You also do want to keep your melee skills maxxed out so be active and get hits in and take some hits to keep your character healthy and strong.

And stay full mana. Explain to your group that each heal spell takes 30 percent of your mana and if you are at half mana you basiclaly only have 1 heal in your pocket..or whatever the case may be.

MAkes me want to re-roll a new cleric just to enjoy the best class ever, again.

[strongNpretty]

Playing a cleric for the first time on green. I can tell you, the clerics job is normally straight forward.. Heal.. sometimes root, sometimes calm, and when possible stun mobs to help enchanters.

But half the time, i'm stuck in a group that does nothing to minimize the impact on my mana pool... Bouncing agro all over.. I root mobs, call the mob rooted, and nobody moves the mobile mob.. Everybody plays a roll in mana consumption.... Help us help you.

[Videri]

Originally Posted by strongNpretty [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Playing a cleric for the first time on green. I can tell you, the clerics job is normally straight forward.. Heal.. sometimes root, sometimes calm, and when possible stun mobs to help enchanters.

But half the time, i'm stuck in a group that does nothing to minimize the impact on my mana pool... Bouncing agro all over.. I root mobs, call the mob rooted, and nobody moves the mobile mob.. Everybody plays a roll in mana consumption.... Help us help you.

Root 'n' Scoot!

[Gustoo]

You gotta communicate with these (fucks)

strongNpretty i assume you better be playing a dwarf cleric but you gotta direct your team mates into staying alive. Ideally you make the group so you can kick people from it for being borderline AFK retards that waste mana and don't help shred up the mobs.

Gotta form a nice TEAM

XOXO

[gherron]

Uhhh what if you went on "strike" during a pull for this rudeness? Maybe they'll change their tune then.

[unleashedd]

heal only the tank. let the rest of the group figure out what theyve done wrong