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Malvin

09-16-2007, 10:37 PM

I'm somewhat new to the game.. bought it when it first came out, played it for a month or two... took a long break, played it again.. took another break... now I'm back for good.. no really I am. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> I'm playing a Mystic for the first time and I'm have some newb questions I was hoping folks could help me with.1. What's more important, int or wisdom? Does a Mystic just use one of them or are they both important?2. I really want my Mystic to be group friendly.. max out buffs, heals etc. I don't really care about doing any damage and I will be grouped pretty much all the time. What things improve buffs and healing? (Note that I'm an old DAOC player and always played support).3. AA points, are there templates out there that can guide you on what you should pick? I imagine that a Mystic who wants to melee would have a much different AA selection than one that just wants to support the group... but I can't find any websites that tells you much. I have found sites that lists them all.. but I'm looking for something that says if you like grouping and raiding.. take this route..4. I'm level 20, I got the bear form which is neat.. but in small spaces it's big but really gets in the way. Is there a way to be in bear form but keep your normal looking avatar?5. In terms of equipment, it doesn't seem like anything worth a darn ever drops. I kind of figured in a game like this that drops would be very important to the game.. but my entire suit is player made, weapon player made etc. Are there sweet drops later in the game or is it all pretty much crafted stuff?6. In terms of custom UIs, are there any Mystic specific, or is it pretty much the general ones?7. I noticed with the my aoe buffs casted, I can cast aus spice on 2 other people then I'm maxed out. (I think we get a total of 5 or 6 spots).. In the later levels, do we ever get more spots that will allow us to cast more things or is that it?8. Power managment, when I run out of power it looks like I can drink a potion to get a little boost.. but the ones at level 20 give you something like 15% of your bar.. is there any other ways to get power during a fight?.. or are you pretty much sheit out of luck when you run out?I guess that's it, if you have some free time please respond. Thanks.

Baccalarium

09-17-2007, 06:42 AM

Int is for spell damage, wisdom for power pool. Wisdom is you most important stat as healer/support, but int will will help dps.As a heal focused mystic, I go strength/wisdom, and fill in the augmenting section of the mystic tree./hi (hide_illusions) will make bear form and any other forms hidden.you can also put a fun illusion(hawk form?) on before you cast bear form and it will override the bear form. Up to 50s seems like most folks I see get most their equipment off the brokers. Quest XP and treasured items will generally get you through the levels quickly. At higher levels start slow down, and get into level range that you find larger number of folks to group with, and can run instanced dungeons for legendary gear. Can run the instances for legendary gear at any level just seems most that don't have regular groups hold off till higher levels.I've heard good things about prophit UI for healers, but don't use anything more then eq2map add on.The 5 concentration buf slot usage has been about the same ages. 3 group bufs, hp/pow buf on self and on main tank.Find stilleto a rare rat that roams in thundering steps near a bridge between the gnolls and giants. He drops the starter for the manastone quest. Stilleto's orders. that manastone still on my hotbar at 70. For a while the mace from the quest started by agony in feerot is a boost to power too. Bah can't think of the name of it now. Later still you'll want the mystic specific hat that drops from last mob in court zone in barren sky (same island as PoA.) Hopefully someone else can fill you in on specific names of those items/quests.

ecoskii

09-17-2007, 06:46 AM

Lot of questions - troll the board and you will find long answers to many of them so here are brief responses <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />1. Assuming you start to go down the melee aa line (like almost all mystics do) just focus on WIS then STR - WIS increases power and resists, STR increases your autoattack and melee attack damage2. EoF aa lines help buffs, mostly spell quality increases wards/buffs/debuffs 3. There are long stickied posts on aa - look there as there a few choices depending on playstyle/level etc4. You can hide your fat arsed bear form under the Persona Options tab... always cast it... never be it..!5. Take what drops you can, otherwise you have to get by with player crafted - there is a lot of good drops of nameds etc but that is down to luck. Dungeons on average give better loot but less xp from mibs if i remeber correctly6. Have a look on <a href="http://www.eq2interface.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.eq2interface.com</a> - the group member cure buttons are a good minimum or try the fetish/profituis - they are down to personal taste. On 1 PC i raid full-time with the standard UI with cure buttons, the other PC has profitui. TBH profit bugs me a bit as it has too much info on it and you can't get rid of some windows 7. That's it - i seldom change buffs - avatar on tank, auspice on me and a mage/2nd healer8. at level 20 you have few options, max your WIS so you have a large power pool. Potions are about it but it is unusual to run oom at level 20. First 'must have' item is manastone from quest drop in Thundering Steppes but you probably won't complete it until 30+ Back to work now....

Finora

09-17-2007, 12:16 PM

<cite>Volov wrote:</cite><blockquote>I'm somewhat new to the game.. bought it when it first came out, played it for a month or two... took a long break, played it again.. took another break... now I'm back for good.. no really I am. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" width="15" height="15" /> I'm playing a Mystic for the first time and I'm have some newb questions I was hoping folks could help me with.1. What's more important, int or wisdom? Does a Mystic just use one of them or are they both important?Wisdom affects your power pool so is extremely important to you as a priest. Intelligence is important, but only for spell damage. Should you ever go melee str is slightly more important than int.2. I really want my Mystic to be group friendly.. max out buffs, heals etc. I don't really care about doing any damage and I will be grouped pretty much all the time. What things improve buffs and healing? (Note that I'm an old DAOC player and always played support).Make sure you upgrade your wards/heals/buffs to adept 1 (mob drops, player sold) or better yet adept 3 (player made from rare component). Wisdom line in the shaman tree, then you could either do str tree there (for dog buffs & his ward proc) or the agility line for the heal crits. Augmentation (buff line) in the EOF tree . I can't in good faith recommend any other tree than the Aug tree or melee tree in the EOF set of aa's though. I fully believe the other 2 are a pure waste of space.3. AA points, are there templates out there that can guide you on what you should pick? I imagine that a Mystic who wants to melee would have a much different AA selection than one that just wants to support the group... but I can't find any websites that tells you much. I have found sites that lists them all.. but I'm looking for something that says if you like grouping and raiding.. take this route..See above. You won't be 'gimped' no matter what aa lines you choose though. So don't think about it that way.4. I'm level 20, I got the bear form which is neat.. but in small spaces it's big but really gets in the way. Is there a way to be in bear form but keep your normal looking avatar?/hide (short for /hide illusion).5. In terms of equipment, it doesn't seem like anything worth a darn ever drops. I kind of figured in a game like this that drops would be very important to the game.. but my entire suit is player made, weapon player made etc. Are there sweet drops later in the game or is it all pretty much crafted stuff?Crafting is a pretty integral part of this game. There are good drops out there, though. However, for the most part mastercrafted gear is pretty good and up to your 60s will likely be the easiest 'good' gear you will be able to get your hands on. There are raid mobs and some named as you come up through levels that drop stuff that can be better (depending on your class, achievement spec and what not). The standard treasured will most often be better than common crafted. On some occassions (particularly comparing items from old zones and new zones) you'll come across treasured gear that is just incredibly nice. (I in fact didn't roll on a fabled item recently due to having a treasured item that I liked much better).6. In terms of custom UIs, are there any Mystic specific, or is it pretty much the general ones?I don't know of any mystic specific ones, EQ2interface has a lot of stuff to choose from though and if you are handy with moding EQ2 provided thier UI builder with the game so you can go in and make your own to suit you. I did a lot of that & single add ons from EQ2 interface that I was too lazy to mod up myself.7. I noticed with the my aoe buffs casted, I can cast aus spice on 2 other people then I'm maxed out. (I think we get a total of 5 or 6 spots).. In the later levels, do we ever get more spots that will allow us to cast more things or is that it?5 slots is all you get. It's all about pick and choose =). 8. Power managment, when I run out of power it looks like I can drink a potion to get a little boost.. but the ones at level 20 give you something like 15% of your bar.. is there any other ways to get power during a fight?.. or are you pretty much sheit out of luck when you run out?In combat your only choices are using a potion, getting flowing thought items (they increase your in combat power regen), and dropped/quested click items that restore power (manastone is one you can get relatively early on). Power management is very important, especially for healers. To increase power regen out of fights (this becomes more important as your power pool gets bigger and you use more during fights) you can use totems (made by woodworkers) and drinks (made by provisioners).I guess that's it, if you have some free time please respond. Thanks.</blockquote>Good luck =).

Vonotar

09-17-2007, 12:58 PM

<cite>Volov wrote:</cite><blockquote>I'm somewhat new to the game.. bought it when it first came out, played it for a month or two... took a long break, played it again.. took another break... now I'm back for good.. no really I am. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img mce_tsrc=" />" /> I'm playing a Mystic for the first time and I'm have some newb questions I was hoping folks could help me with.1. What's more important, int or wisdom? Does a Mystic just use one of them or are they both important?Wis for healing prowess, Int for spell damage, so it depends on the type of mystic you want.2. I really want my Mystic to be group friendly.. max out buffs, heals etc. I don't really care about doing any damage and I will be grouped pretty much all the time. What things improve buffs and healing? (Note that I'm an old DAOC player and always played support).OK, stick with Wis, in terms of improving buffs and healing you want to ensure you choose a ward or heal when you get your Master II choices (there is normally at least one of them and a few damage spells to choose from) and otherwise upgrade your wards/heals/buffs when you can (adept I etc).3. AA points, are there templates out there that can guide you on what you should pick? I imagine that a Mystic who wants to melee would have a much different AA selection than one that just wants to support the group... but I can't find any websites that tells you much. I have found sites that lists them all.. but I'm looking for something that says if you like grouping and raiding.. take this route..I've invested a lot of AA into the Cure spells, giving each of them a mini ward that helps when your regular wards are on cool-down.4. I'm level 20, I got the bear form which is neat.. but in small spaces it's big but really gets in the way. Is there a way to be in bear form but keep your normal looking avatar?Press P, and untick the option to show illusion form5. In terms of equipment, it doesn't seem like anything worth a darn ever drops. I kind of figured in a game like this that drops would be very important to the game.. but my entire suit is player made, weapon player made etc. Are there sweet drops later in the game or is it all pretty much crafted stuff?Pretty much crafted, if anybody has any info on decent chain drops with Wisdom i'd like to know as well :o))6. In terms of custom UIs, are there any Mystic specific, or is it pretty much the general ones?Check eq2interface.com for things like group windows with cure buttons on them (although I don't use them myself)7. I noticed with the my aoe buffs casted, I can cast aus spice on 2 other people then I'm maxed out. (I think we get a total of 5 or 6 spots).. In the later levels, do we ever get more spots that will allow us to cast more things or is that it?Everbody gets the same number of concentration slots, so no, you don't get more8. Power managment, when I run out of power it looks like I can drink a potion to get a little boost.. but the ones at level 20 give you something like 15% of your bar.. is there any other ways to get power during a fight?.. or are you pretty much sheit out of luck when you run out?Nothing specific for mystics as far as I knowI guess that's it, if you have some free time please respond. Thanks.</blockquote>

Happa

09-17-2007, 01:43 PM

<cite>Volov wrote:</cite><blockquote>I'm somewhat new to the game.. bought it when it first came out, played it for a month or two... took a long break, played it again.. took another break... now I'm back for good.. no really I am. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" /> I'm playing a Mystic for the first time and I'm have some newb questions I was hoping folks could help me with.1. What's more important, int or wisdom? Does a Mystic just use one of them or are they both important?Personally, I believe both are important. When you're out solo'ing, you'll want to have a lot of INT so you can do more damage. When you're in a group, though, you'll probably be healing so WIS is what you'd want. Though, no matter what, I'd keep a heathy amount of WIS for your power pool.2. I really want my Mystic to be group friendly.. max out buffs, heals etc. I don't really care about doing any damage and I will be grouped pretty much all the time. What things improve buffs and healing? (Note that I'm an old DAOC player and always played support).There is an entire line of buff increases in the Mystic tree. They're actually very nice to have. If you want to help you buffs out, I would spend all your points going down this line, skipping Enhance:SOW. In the Shaman line, however, you can increase the haste and help with warding by going down the STR line (the most left line). People get frustrated with this line, however, because the spirit companion always dies. However, if you're smart about the fights, a great Mystic can keep the companion up. Just a little advise though, the melee lines in both the Shaman (AGI line) and Mystic trees are awesome. Spending your points in these will allow you to take down most solo mobs with a steady amount of DPS and a healthy dose of wards. This combinations of lines is truely where the solo/group Mystic shines, IMO. Great things is, one you get 100 AA, you can do both buffing and damage lines.3. AA points, are there templates out there that can guide you on what you should pick? I imagine that a Mystic who wants to melee would have a much different AA selection than one that just wants to support the group... but I can't find any websites that tells you much. I have found sites that lists them all.. but I'm looking for something that says if you like grouping and raiding.. take this route..Read anwer to 2), this is typically the ways Mystics spec. However, you can play around with different specifications. Other than the Rez line in the Mystic AA tree, any combination is viable.4. I'm level 20, I got the bear form which is neat.. but in small spaces it's big but really gets in the way. Is there a way to be in bear form but keep your normal looking avatar?Turn on "Hide My Illusion Form" in the peronality window (press P and go to the last tab).5. In terms of equipment, it doesn't seem like anything worth a darn ever drops. I kind of figured in a game like this that drops would be very important to the game.. but my entire suit is player made, weapon player made etc. Are there sweet drops later in the game or is it all pretty much crafted stuff?Actually, player made equipment is the best you can have for the most part this early in the game. Mastercrafted items are what I wore on my Defiler leveling up, mostly the damage and healing proc'd items. Other than that, it's just luck on what drops out of zones. Just look for items with WIS, STA, INT, and STR. Don't be afraid to were cloth or leather.6. In terms of custom UIs, are there any Mystic specific, or is it pretty much the general ones?Standard UI is definitely FTW in this game. You don't really need a whole bunch of extra crap cluttering up your screen. Besides, the UI in this game is very customizable in its standard form. I just suggest laying out your toolbars in a logical way and keeping a toolbar by your Group window with all of your cures. It's definitely a must to use your number keys as well as CRTL+NUM and ALT+NUM. You'll get used to it quickly.7. I noticed with the my aoe buffs casted, I can cast aus spice on 2 other people then I'm maxed out. (I think we get a total of 5 or 6 spots).. In the later levels, do we ever get more spots that will allow us to cast more things or is that it?Typically, I can cast my three group buffs and the single HP/Power buff on myself and one other person. I'm sure there's another Concentration buff you get. Again, I played a Defiler leveling up, only got to a Mystic at level 68.8. Power managment, when I run out of power it looks like I can drink a potion to get a little boost.. but the ones at level 20 give you something like 15% of your bar.. is there any other ways to get power during a fight?.. or are you pretty much sheit out of luck when you run out?Look up the item Manastone in EQ2wiki. There is a heritage quest that starts in your 30's that, though it takes a long time to do, you get a clicky item that restores some power at the cost of some health. I still use this item today. Other than that, you must rely on potions and other conjured items to get your power up. Power management is a problem at level 70, too.I guess that's it, if you have some free time please respond. Thanks.</blockquote>

Ordate

09-19-2007, 03:27 AM

<cite>Volov wrote:</cite><blockquote>I'm somewhat new to the game.. bought it when it first came out, played it for a month or two... took a long break, played it again.. took another break... now I'm back for good.. no really I am. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" width="15" height="15" /> I'm playing a Mystic for the first time and I'm have some newb questions I was hoping folks could help me with.1. What's more important, int or wisdom? Does a Mystic just use one of them or are they both important?Wisdom. It increases our power pool as stated previously and also as a bonus it increaes all magical resists.2. I really want my Mystic to be group friendly.. max out buffs, heals etc. I don't really care about doing any damage and I will be grouped pretty much all the time. What things improve buffs and healing? (Note that I'm an old DAOC player and always played support).As you get up in levels look for things with +heal on them. At lower levels I think your only chance of finding anything with that effect would be in EoF. Even then, I don't know the drops of the low level zones to say for certain if they have such things.As for not caring about doing any damage, why not? It never hurts to stand near a mob (unless it has a strong short range AE) and swing your club.3. AA points, are there templates out there that can guide you on what you should pick? I imagine that a Mystic who wants to melee would have a much different AA selection than one that just wants to support the group... but I can't find any websites that tells you much. I have found sites that lists them all.. but I'm looking for something that says if you like grouping and raiding.. take this route..You would be surprised how many of us that have melee builds really want to support the group/raid. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> It isn't as clear cut of a picture as you might think.4. I'm level 20, I got the bear form which is neat.. but in small spaces it's big but really gets in the way. Is there a way to be in bear form but keep your normal looking avatar?As said /hide. Also as stated stacking illusions in the right order allows you to look like other things. Aka if you really want to be small, we eventually get a tiny snake illusion. There are some cases where I use that then cast my bear form.5. In terms of equipment, it doesn't seem like anything worth a darn ever drops. I kind of figured in a game like this that drops would be very important to the game.. but my entire suit is player made, weapon player made etc. Are there sweet drops later in the game or is it all pretty much crafted stuff?This is going to be a lot more difficult. Other factors include where you are hunting. If you are mostly doing outdoor zones, you won't see the same quality of gear as you will see from a dungeon. Also as a lot of people rapidly level up in this game, they don't tend to stay hunting one dungeon for long periods. As such they don't see the wealth of drops some of them have. Some dungeons have some items that I have notice a lot of people use (chain leggings from runnyeye for example) so there are probably some drops out there that outweigh the crafted at lower teirs.6. In terms of custom UIs, are there any Mystic specific, or is it pretty much the general ones?I use the plain base UI with eq2maps and my own small one which doesn't do much. The base ui is fairly good and expandable to your needs.7. I noticed with the my aoe buffs casted, I can cast aus spice on 2 other people then I'm maxed out. (I think we get a total of 5 or 6 spots).. In the later levels, do we ever get more spots that will allow us to cast more things or is that it?That is it, I've been wondering if they will ever give an aa that increases the number of conc slots a class has.8. Power managment, when I run out of power it looks like I can drink a potion to get a little boost.. but the ones at level 20 give you something like 15% of your bar.. is there any other ways to get power during a fight?.. or are you pretty much sheit out of luck when you run out?Potion, manastone, sealed book of knowledge, tribal spiritist hat, doomseer leggings, some stien from nek3, overflowing vessel of fy'run, screaming mace, prismatic 1 & 2. Golden Effretti Boots, And a slew of other things that have Flowing thought or some sort of mana gain proc (look into an augment for your weapon, you should be able to get an aug that allows you to get mana on heal, melee attack, or on umm non-beneficial spell which I can't think of the term atm) Many of those listed are for much later in your career or as a raider. But watch for flowing thought items mostly and proc items that give you mana. Also I am guessing, but most likely the best gear to be had will be coming out of EoF dungeons for low levels at this time. I don't know what exactly is to be had, but I know the gear for t7, kos vs. eof eof generally is better gear over all.I guess that's it, if you have some free time please respond. Thanks.</blockquote>