PvP tatics

[boon515]

<p>I've been looking, but have yet to find a spot where you guys talk about an illy's tatics in pvp. i've recently set aside my pally and have been trying out different classes. I small group with my swashy, but love the illusionist so much I decided to try and solo a bit with him (I used to play an illusionist on a pve server before pvp launched). However, I die.....alot. My gear is MC and dmg spells are adeptIII with my mez and pet at MI. Still...nothing but death. So, any advice on how to approach a pvp encounter? Assuming its 1v1 or 1v2. Also, maybe advice from the perspective of being jumped and getting the jump?</p><p>By the way,  I realize that I can't own everyone all the time. I know. I'm looking for an overview of tatics that you guys use, not a way to kill everything. </p><p>Thanks.</p>

[Falkur]

<cite>boon515 wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>I've been looking, but have yet to find a spot where you guys talk about an illy's tatics in pvp. i've recently set aside my pally and have been trying out different classes. I small group with my swashy, but love the illusionist so much I decided to try and solo a bit with him (I used to play an illusionist on a pve server before pvp launched). However, I die.....alot. My gear is MC and dmg spells are adeptIII with my mez and pet at MI. Still...nothing but death. So, any advice on how to approach a pvp encounter? Assuming its 1v1 or 1v2. Also, maybe advice from the perspective of being jumped and getting the jump?</p><p>By the way,  I realize that I can't own everyone all the time. I know. I'm looking for an overview of tatics that you guys use, not a way to kill everything. </p><p>Thanks.</p></blockquote> Okay as a 70 Illy on Nagafen, i'm going to say this, if your not past lvl 40..cut your loses and..REROLL.... with that said, and if your above lvl 40 go ahead and keep truckin, pretty much PVP in groups, Healer, Monk, Swashy, Pally, and Illy was my group make up rolling up to 70 and we where tuff as nails to take out, we'd roll whole groups of Oranges against us. but 1v1 Healers are gonna be your main targets, stay away from Brigs and Assassins of course....and Tanks are fun to go asainst aswell except for SK's cuase they'll puss out and HT you. but other then that run mezz....run....mezzz....run....mezzz....get your pet and your construct on your guy and keep them stifled and stun as much as possible tbh other then that......prepare to die alot!

[Beandip]

Wrong, wrong and.. wrong... since your in Qeynos Falkur i suggest talking to Pumpkin about pvp as an illus, so far as pvp goes myself youve got a very strong class when played right, very hard to beat and the only real problem is bruisers with closed mind, if all else you should keep see stealth up, getting the first jump on any class by starting with mezz is great, gives you a chance to prepare, root, get some space if its a melee class or maybe edge up towards a ranger, if its a long fight space out your stuns and stifles to keep your enemy doing less damage in general while you burn them down, as far as being one hit goes if your t7 with decent gear decap isnt a huge problem unles it crits and most of the time SK's eat their own HT, spellshield FTW

[Falkur]

avarinillion you've been an illy for what? maybe a month?  dude, Illy's can be bad, yes i know, this but as far as mages go in pvp 1v1 gimme a break, we are the least ones to survive, no mana shield, no free hand sorcery, no taunting pets, so i mean when we DO get that possible jump we might get a good go, but all someone has to do is hit freedom of Mind and freedom of action pots and where done for tbh, and oh btw i've not seen pumpkin solo since he was a coecer tbh......

[Beandip]

I may not have been an illus for forever but i know the class in and out so throwing that out means? Im just saying your the only illy on the server thinking poorly of your class, and grtz to freedom of mind, your spells are only able to buy you so much time before immunities hit anyway, if you cant strategize enough to learn your ways around beating different classes that are harder then usual due to whatever factor maybe cutting your loses and rerolling is a viable option..

[Falkur]

Illys are good for pvp....good for wasting, HT, Ice Nova, Fusion, Decap, Sniper Shot(exiled Rangers of course) and many more one shots, 15 min recast timing, CA's

[Beandip]

<cite>Falkur wrote:</cite><blockquote>Illys are good for pvp....good for wasting, HT, Ice Nova, Fusion, Decap, Sniper Shot(exiled Rangers of course) and many more one shots, 15 min recast timing, CA's </blockquote> You pretty much listed every spell the majority of the 1 hit classes will open up with, as for Decap, getting good gear stops being one shot by decap, and sniper shot.. when has that ever one hit someone? Being able to burn a clothy between when they get their spells reflected and when your stifling them is overly obtainable