Dueling as a wizzy?

[HairyDustBall]

Ok I have been dueling recently wiht my guild mates and getting very fustrated.... Every single spell I cast gets resisted... All my spells are adpet 3 or higher... a swashi can cut me down with autoatack in less time then it take to cast some spells yet I cant cast anything that might slow them down or give me a second to cast.  what am I doing wrong?

[TheBu]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> HairyDustBall wrote:<BR>Ok I have been dueling recently wiht my guild mates and getting very fustrated.... Every single spell I cast gets resisted... All my spells are adpet 3 or higher... a swashi can cut me down with autoatack in less time then it take to cast some spells yet I cant cast anything that might slow them down or give me a second to cast.  what am I doing wrong?<BR><BR><BR><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE>if your getting resisted( what damage type?) then u need to lower ther resist or raize ur disruption. your aoe pet lowers ther resist and use ur rendering ice...  u try stun and root? dont forget ur procs spells and num cold. and dont forget a potion(stun) cuz u know they will try to stun ya...<BR><BR><BR>

[HairyDustBall]

<div><blockquote><hr>TheBuzZ wrote:<div></div> <blockquote> <hr> HairyDustBall wrote:Ok I have been dueling recently wiht my guild mates and getting very fustrated.... Every single spell I cast gets resisted... All my spells are adpet 3 or higher... a swashi can cut me down with autoatack in less time then it take to cast some spells yet I cant cast anything that might slow them down or give me a second to cast.  what am I doing wrong? <hr> </blockquote>if your getting resisted( what damage type?) then u need to lower ther resist or raize ur disruption<font color="#ff3300"> its buffeed a bit pass the skill cap</font>. your aoe pet lowers ther resist <font color="#ff3300">tried it </font>and use ur rendering ice <font color="#ff3300">Resited</font>...  u try stun and root? <font color="#ff3300">Resited and Resited </font>dont forget ur procs spells and num cold <font color="#ff3300">Resited.</font> and dont forget a potion(stun) cuz u know they will try to stun ya...  <font color="#ff3300">Doesnt matter if im stunned since I cant land a spell.</font><hr></blockquote></div>

[HomeChicken]

<DIV>dueling as a wizard...</DIV> <DIV>thats as sad as i cant get heh</DIV> <DIV>i firmly believe that wizards are one of the worst dueling classes in the game, its just the way our class works</DIV> <DIV>we got no mitigation / not much avoidance, so we get hit a ton</DIV> <DIV>we have low HP compared to many other classes, so we die faster</DIV> <DIV>and our ONLY source of DPS is casting spells, and since getting hit can easily interupt our casting, basicly any melee class can own us unless we can get a root off realy fast</DIV> <DIV>basicly dueling as a wizard is a lost cause against most classes unless your </DIV> <DIV>A) a bit higher level than them</DIV> <DIV>B) they have TERRIBLE gear / resists </DIV> <DIV>C) they have NO clue how to play thier class</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>i did a LOT of dueling for a bit there, and im fully fabled with every spell in my spellbook (except [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn] ice flame......) master 1 or better and know how to duel as a wizard, and the only classes i can beat are other wizards and warlocks, beyond that unless the person falls into one of those things i said earlier, they got a huge advantage over a wizard in a duel</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>oh yah you can also win duels if you time your fusion just right and it hits them right when the duel starts, other than that just accept defeat heh</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>then again i havent tried dueling since EoF, but all my previous comments stand for before this most recent expansion</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[IllusiveThoughts]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> HairyDustBall wrote:<BR>Ok I have been dueling recently wiht my guild mates and getting very fustrated.... Every single spell I cast gets resisted... All my spells are adpet 3 or higher... a swashi can cut me down with autoatack in less time then it take to cast some spells yet I cant cast anything that might slow them down or give me a second to cast.  what am I doing wrong?<BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P>There really is nothing you can do about the resists issue.  It will always be there, and any scout (preds, rogues, even bards) will cut you down in no time.</P> <P>Also deadly classes are zerkers dps specced guards, paly's/sk's, ALL healers, enchanters, conjurors.</P> <P>Really in a duel the only class you have an advanatage in are brawlers.</P> <P> </P> <P>Okay having said that, and accepting that you will die 99% of the time (because all you have to do is buff heat/cold to 7-9K to wussie fy a wizard) there are a few tricks you can do</P> <P>Tarton's wheel- Use it just as the duel starts if the mele class is not giving you any space (i.e. chases you around so he's in mele range) it will port you 10m away, and de-agro at the same time so they loose you as a target.</P> <P>Ceace- Use it off the bat because it will stifle them, and also cause them to loose their target.</P> <P>If you're good you can time fusion when the text says 4 seconds left before duel starts and have it land as soon as duel starts (or hope it lands)</P> <P>Firey convultions - it's unresistable, use it.</P> <P>you're still gonna die, but the above tricks can help you not get pwned as fast, and maybe let you do a few points of dmg.<BR></P>

[BadDemocracy]

The game wasn't designed for pvp.<div></div>

[HomeChicken]

<DIV>lol are you serious? you said we have an advantage over brawlers in a duel?</DIV> <DIV>that has to be a joke</DIV> <DIV>brawlers tear apart casters (and MANY other classes out there) in a matter of seconds lol</DIV> <DIV>only class we have an advantage over dueling is warlocks, big spike damage vs dots seems to pay off in the end for us</DIV> <DIV>everyone else if played by a good player with comparable gear, we get owned</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>