Level 34 necro not played since January! whats going on!!!!

[phyloghant]

<DIV>HI Folks, </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>i havent played since january due to working overseas, i have a level 34 necro and just logged in last night to start again, and just found myself utterly confused, - my spells have changed, some as far as i can see have disappeared, like my dogs, and training pets, others have appeared like fear and darkness and life tap,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>necros back when i last played were a bit of a juggling act as it was.. you learned to use your pets and spells in carefull combinations so now as you can appreciate i have lots of changed abilities and no experience of how to use them.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>any advice would be much welcomed</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>FTW</DIV> <DIV>Serenghast</DIV>

[Xalmat]

The entire class got a huge revamp mid-September with the combat update.The best advice I can offer: Before jumping back into the fray, open your spell book and sort your spells by Level (Reversed), and read each and every spell description. Many of our spells aren't the same in any way that you probably remember. Get a feel for the class by taking out weak opponents (such as greys or very low greens) before moving back up to harder monsters.If you were used to soloing high yellows and oranges before Live Update 13, you better think again about trying them now. They got a HUGE upgrade. The same goes for heroic mobs. Gear and spell upgrades make a MUCH bigger difference than it did before; if you're only an average equipped Necromancer with mostly Apprentice IV spells, you don't stand a chance against white-con heroics. Most blue-con heroics are out of the question as well.Also be sure to read the Necromancer FAQ which is stickied.