Heroic Ops

[Storm_]

<DIV>I am just starting the game after a 5 year layoff from EQ in general (was a 65 wiz on EQ1).  I remeber reading quite a bit about these when the game first came out but have read the first dozen pages of the wizzie forum and done a search but could not find anything current.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Do you use these?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Do you use them in group, and if you break one in a group do people get [Removed for Content]?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Do you use them while soloing?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV>Slamdance</DIV> <DIV>Unrest</DIV>

[Daenae]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Storm_MT wrote:<BR> <DIV>I am just starting the game after a 5 year layoff from EQ in general (was a 65 wiz on EQ1).  I remeber reading quite a bit about these when the game first came out but have read the first dozen pages of the wizzie forum and done a search but could not find anything current.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Do you use these?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Do you use them in group, and if you break one in a group do people get [Removed for Content]?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Do you use them while soloing?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV>Slamdance</DIV> <DIV>Unrest</DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P> </P> <P>Yes</P> <P>Yes</P> <P>Not usually</P> <P>Yes</P> <P> </P> <P>Basically what it comes down to is that it takes very little time to hit the HO button, and if it happens, great, free damage. If it doesn't happen, oh well. Occasionally you will get an [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn] that yells at people for not hitting the HOs, but that's very rare.</P>

[Faheuc]

i honestly forget to use them in groups, most fights go so fast it doesnt seem to matter much. soloing, yeah use all the time.

[Koehianna]

<div><blockquote><hr>Daenae wrote:<div></div><p>Basically what it comes down to is that it takes very little time to hit the HO button, and if it happens, great, free damage. If it doesn't happen, oh well. Occasionally you will get an [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn] that yells at people for not hitting the HOs, but that's very rare.</p><hr></blockquote>I think of it the same way.There used to be those people when EQ2 first launched that HOs were sooooo important and would literally stop a group to lecture about how HOs worked if somebody wasn't completing them.  I haven't seen any of those people since 2004 thankfully.</div>

[TheBu]

<DIV>Yea i have been in alot of groups where no one will even hit the ho.. </DIV> <DIV>I love ho s. I use them all the time when a tank.. as a wiz i use them more as solo... I try to let the tank get his ho but most the time they never even try...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[KozanB]

<DIV>I also love Ho's ... *shifty eyes*:smileyhappy:</DIV>

[Storm_]

<P>Thanks for the input guys...guess i have been leaving some damage on the table up untl now. </P> <P>Does anyone have a good link on a tutorial on how to use them?</P> <P>Thanks!</P>

[IllusiveThoughts]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Storm_MT wrote:<BR> <P>Thanks for the input guys...guess i have been leaving some damage on the table up untl now. </P> <P>Does anyone have a good link on a tutorial on how to use them?</P> <P>Thanks!</P><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>I hardly use HO's for solo, the extra damage isn't worth a possible root break and certain death.  I'd rather controll when it breaks.</P> <P>I have HO macro'd to ball of lava for raiding, and typically am grouped with other mages, generally Its rare that I complete the HO, as the other mages get them off before my next spell cast, but its extra mana free damage on raids, so macro them up.</P> <P>Grouping, I generally dont see hardly anyone use HO's except for tanks for solo HO's for extra hate.</P> <P>As a scout, its so quick and easy to complete HO's I always use them, group raid or solo.</P>