questions for a new mystic

[terr0rdem]

<div></div>so im planning on starting a mystic, have it at level 4 now :p and i have some questions how hard is it for mystics to solo? what type of weapon should i use? 1h crushing/slashing and offhand thing or 2h? on our shapechange forms, do all of them give bonuses? or only the bear form. if they all do can someone list the bonuses of all the forms? i see that mystics have a lot of str, but WHY do we have a lot of strength, just because of AA line? i played a prist to max in WoW, does mystic compare at all? thanks <div></div><p>Message Edited by terr0rdemon on <span class=date_text>06-20-2006</span> <span class=time_text>08:16 AM</span>

[Eepop]

<blockquote><hr>terr0rdemon wrote:<div></div> how hard is it for mystics to solo?     <font color="#ff0000">Its not "hard" per se.  You mostly just have to find an area where you won't get adds and be a bit more patient as it takes us a bit longer to kill things than the other archetypes.</font> what type of weapon should i use? 1h crushing/slashing and offhand thing or 2h?     <font color="#ff0000">When soloing, use a 2hander.  It makes a much larger difference than you would think.</font><font color="#ff0000"> </font><font color="#ff0000">    When grouping, a one-hander + something in offhand is usually more useful to get more stats.</font> on our shapechange forms, do all of them give bonuses? or only the bear form. if they all do can someone list the bonuses of all the forms?    <font color="#ff0000">Only Bear has bonuses, which are HP, STR, and see stealth.</font> i see that mystics have a lot of str, but WHY do we have a lot of strength, just because of AA line?     <font color="#ff0000">Mystic have lots of STR because our bearform adds alot, and we also get a group str/sta buff that is almost always kept up.  At 47 we also get another targetted buff that adds str.  Also, the STR aa line is almost neccessary to use the AA pet in any high level grouping or raiding situation.</font> i played a prist to max in WoW, does mystic compare at all?    <font color="#ff0000"> Somewhat, although would really have to know the spec of your priest.  Mystics are somewhat comparable to a holy/disc priest.  An important factor in EQ2 is that all of (Mystic, Defiler, Templar, Inquisitor, Fury, Warden) are more or less equal healers, unlike WoW or EQ1 where priests/clerics are the obvious best.</font>     <hr></blockquote><div></div>

[Godflower]

<DIV>Regarding the soloing aspect - T7 is very difficult from my perspective (I am a casual solo player).  The earlier tiers were quite a bit of fun.</DIV><p>Message Edited by Godflower on <span class=date_text>06-20-2006</span> <span class=time_text>12:34 PM</span>

[Thunderthyze]

<P>Soloing is slow but fairly safe at any tier. Just remember to buff yourself (and your pet if you are going to use him to pull) before you start. You can quite easily solo duos/trios of one ups 2 levels above you if you are conscious of your manna and don't waste your DoT's by recasting before they have burned out. Spam your HO's and if things get a little too hot hit your instantaneous ward before high tailing it out of there and running them off.</P> <P>But it is SLOOOOOW! Also I am convinced that I am seeing a far higher incidence of interrupts recently which really does screw up our solo ability.</P> <P>Far quicker to duo or group....you get xp far quicker that way. The only time it is worth soloing at my level (62) now is to quest and get reasonable xp that way, otherwise it will take you FOREVER to level!</P>

[Nm]

<DIV>A mystic gets no big bangs, so the soloing mostly consists of outlasting the mobs - Hence, shield yourself and dot the mob and be patient. Healing NPC's are the most problematic, because you don't get any good finishing blows (except the master strikes).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>When you get the doggie, then learn to use it correctly (/pet backoff every time you summon it or zone, pet at the back of the mobs etc.). It works as a decent dot, but has no tanking abillity at all and with AA's it gets some nice tricks.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>When soloing, learn when to take your time and when to nuke!</DIV>

[Sillililygirl]

Best piece of advise when soloing is don't forget to ward.<div></div>