Wizard or Illusionist ??

[anderm]

<DIV>Hi and thanks in advance for a response to this post:smileyhappy:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I need help deciding on which to level up a Illus or my wizard. I am looking for Solo PVE/Solo PVP.........</DIV> <DIV>I love the Damage the Wizard does BUT the Illus just seems so fun with all the different abilities.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am looking for Great PVE and Solo PVP when I want too on the side (Trip to the CL) I get If I am jumped I am a dead squishy.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>One last thing, Any advice for a Illus in PVP would be great</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[Mortimus V.]

<P>I love my Wizard.  I find the class incredibly fun, and would like to say that you won't be disappointed if you stick with it.  However, if the Illusionist's abilities are calling out to you, and you like the thought of having a bigger bag of tricks, that may be the way to go for you.  Particularly in PvP, an Illusionist may not be as dirctly powerful, but they do have more options for strategic and group-based play.</P> <P>That's the thing, though... you mentioned that this would be for solo play.  The Wizard is probably the superior overall solo-er, though not necessarily by much.  If by solo PvP you mean duels, it would really just depend on what meshed with your own playstyle better.  If you meant running around by yourself and possibly (read: probably) having to deal with groups trying to gank you, the Illusionist has a better shot at surviving.</P> <P>Honestly, that's the kind of question that has everything to do with what you find the most fun.  Have you looked over the Illusionist and Wizard AAs?  What kinds of things look most interesting to you?  With a better idea of the playstyle you favor, us forum-readers will be able to give you a better response.</P>

[Elephanton]

<DIV>Illusionist owns in PVP plain and simple</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[Ardnahoy]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Mortimus V. wrote:<BR> <P>That's the thing, though... you mentioned that this would be for solo play.  The Wizard is probably the superior overall solo-er, though not necessarily by much.  If by solo PvP you mean duels, it would really just depend on what meshed with your own playstyle better.  If you meant running around by yourself and possibly (read: probably) having to deal with groups trying to gank you, the Illusionist has a better shot at surviving.</P><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>I love my wizard as well, and am a pretty decent soloer with him. But.... no way in hell is a wizard a superior soloer. Not even close. For certain types of mobs, the wizzy is an insane soloer, definately better for certain types than the illusionist. But, for 90% of the encounters out there, the illusionist is the hands-down better soloer.</P> <P>Where the wizard shines is against SINGLE, NON-CASTING mobs, in OUTDOOR situations with lots of room to run. The wizzy also shines when taking on single blue-con or lower solo mobs (they usually die with one big fireball).</P> <P>Wizard soloing is straight forward: root + nuke + repeat. Illusionist soloing is so much more diverse.</P> <P>I must admit that I absolutely love burning things down with the wizzy, especially in groups. But, when I play my wizard, I find myself longing for the versatility of my illusionist. When I'm on the illusionist, I do miss the big nukes, but that is the only one aspect that is missing. Playing the wizard gets boring after a while because the tactics never change. Playing an illusionist is always fun and challenging.</P> <P>The choice is yours. There are definately preferred playstyles for both classes. Find the one you like and go with it.</P>

[Mortimus V.]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Ardnahoy wrote: <P>Where the wizard shines is against SINGLE, NON-CASTING mobs, in OUTDOOR situations with lots of room to run. The wizzy also shines when taking on single blue-con or lower solo mobs (they usually die with one big fireball).</P> <P>Wizard soloing is straight forward: root + nuke + repeat. Illusionist soloing is so much more diverse.<BR></P> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Frankly, I keep hearing this, and for me that's never been the case.  I burn down groups all the time, and I've never needed room to run to get things done.  Caster mobs are tough, but only rarely have I not been able to burn them down before they burn down me.</P> <P>I think it may be better to say that the 'root, nuke, rinse, repeat' strategy has those limitations, and that generally one can solo very, very efficiently with that strategy by sticking to situations within those boundaries.  Also, I know that if you're talking about killing Heroic mobs, which was the premier way to solo before EoF's/LU29's combat changes, then that's definitely true.  Now, however, the contrast between Solo and Heroic difficulty is much greater; combine that with the boosted XP for Solo critters and now Solo-rank encounters become an equally viable (if not better) option.  On Solo encounters there's much, much more room for different strategies.</P> <P>Lastly, AAs make a big difference in what strategies are effective for a character.  For example: I went Battlemage, and between having boosted mitigation, ten points in EoF's Magi Shielding ward, and the bonus to Focus and Disruption that keeps me from getting knocked out of casting and insures far fewer resists of my damage spells, there are a lot of Solo-ranked encounters I can simply plow into.  Grouped mobs in particular are easy for me (despite people telling me they should be really hard for a Wizard), making those 'Kill X Bad Guys' quests go by a lot faster for me.  So, really, it's all in how you play.</P>

[Ardnahoy]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Mortimus V. wrote:<BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Ardnahoy wrote: <P>Where the wizard shines is against SINGLE, NON-CASTING mobs, in OUTDOOR situations with lots of room to run. The wizzy also shines when taking on single blue-con or lower solo mobs (they usually die with one big fireball).</P> <P>Wizard soloing is straight forward: root + nuke + repeat. Illusionist soloing is so much more diverse.<BR></P> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Frankly, I keep hearing this, and for me that's never been the case.  I burn down groups all the time, and I've never needed room to run to get things done.  Caster mobs are tough, but only rarely have I not been able to burn them down before they burn down me.</P> <P></P> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P>I was referring to soloing ^^^ heroic mobs, blue and above, but specifically even con and yellow, and also named heroics.</P> <P>Of course, for every-day solo trash mobs, this is not necessary.</P> <P>Take, for example Burnspear in EL. My wizzy simply destroyed it when it was yellow ^^^. Root, nuke, repeat. Simple. Much easier that with my illusionist, which took like 10 minutes to solo it. Then again, if some roaming wasp agroed me, the illusionist just mezed it, while the wizzy basically had to break the encounter and run them both off. Again, I am talking only about soloing even-con ^^^ heroic named mobs, not about killing green heroics or solo trash mobs.<BR></P>