My Thoughts after a week as a Revamped Mystic

[Ildarus]

<DIV>For the most part I am very happy with my Mystic. It is great to see wards working. There is nothing like the feeling I get now of casting a ward and seeing it working and not depleted after one hit. It is also nice to have some better healing for more. I now feel I am actually contributing when I am in a group.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The key to everything stated above is just that, when in a group. I love my Mystic in a group setting. If there is a group going within my guild I will go out and adventure outside of that he will stay in town and craft or go out and harvest. I might also work on some of my alts that can solo. It is now a waste of time to solo as a Mystic. The time sink vs xp gained is not worth the effort. The kills are taking way to long and that is on Blue's and Greens, not Whites or Yellows. I know I can kill them, the time it takes is just not worth it. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Great job on fixing the Wards and Heals Sony:smileyvery-happy:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Could use some more dps while soloing though. Why cant we have a solo buff that increases our damage output that would make it so soling isn't such a time sink. </DIV>

[Banditman]

I don't think you are seeing a DPS problem so much as an experience gain problem. Try Harclaves.

[Ildarus]

<DIV>Nope, I have to say it is a DPS problem. My mystic can solo just fine but when you compare how long it takes to kill a blue mob with my Monk vs how long it take to kill a blue mob with my Mystic. The time sink to get the same amount of xp is much greater with the Mystic than the Monk. Now keep in mind I am talking about soloing, not grouping.</DIV>

[Banditman]

But your risk factor is far lower. In all things, balance is risk vs reward. It takes, relatively, the same amount of time to kill a yellow as to kill a blue for a Mystic.  However, the risk is also relatively equal.  For a Priest, there is almost no risk at all. Now, for the same Monk, killing a yellow is a far riskier proposition.  A couple bad rolls and down they go. You won't get more DPS, but you can still achieve more though less debt and downtime than a Monk. And frankly, I don't consider 40 seconds a large investment of time to kill a mob, when I know I can right to the next mob without pause.

[Ildarus]

Banditman, I see your point and I will remember it. I still don't know how much soloing I will do with my Mystic. He is much more fun to play in a group.

[Banditman]

No arguement, I play most often in a group. Fortunately, DoF is very friendly to solo'ing while you wait for a group.  There is a LOT to solo in the very first zone, ranging from Level 46 to 54.