Which priest suits me best?

[Barbai]

Hello fellow eq2 addicts, I have developed the alt itch again and want to attempt to roll a priest. However I want to have something other then the standard fury/warder that over populates my server. So have a general question between shaman and cleric which would have better solo ability. My main is an armorer and have guild connections to a sage so spells and armor should be minimal trouble , my biggest problem is if may go into a class that is so specialized into healing that they can't kill anything .  My general playstyle is casual solo and a group now and then , I am assuming all priest have well enough healing abilities but I am again looking for something can hold their own in a fight.

[Windowlicker]

Probably an Inquisitor.

[Zard]

<p>Of the 4 non-Druid Priests an Inquisitor, like the above poster suggested, is probably the easiest (=fastest) to solo. Templars and Shamans can solo too (and are dammm hard to kill!) but have less DPS so fights take longer. </p>

[Cathars]

None of the priests have any combat issues.  Pick the one whose spell list you like best.  Really, no joke, don't beleive the naysayers ... they can all solo effectively.  Mystics will complain about dps, but its a false perception.  Having played a warden, inquisitor, and mystic (before EoF, no CA's) up to at least 45, they ALL get the job done more or less equally.  And since combat is such a tiny percent of time spent levelling on quests, variance is irrelevant.

[joeygopher]

<cite>Catharsis wrote:</cite><blockquote>None of the priests have any combat issues.  Pick the one whose spell list you like best.  Really, no joke, don't beleive the naysayers ... they can all solo effectively.  Mystics will complain about dps, but its a false perception.  Having played a warden, inquisitor, and mystic (before EoF, no CA's) up to at least 45, they ALL get the job done more or less equally.  And since combat is such a tiny percent of time spent levelling on quests, variance is irrelevant.</blockquote><p>the one's you haven't played include the defiler and templar - both of whom famously suck to solo because it takes 3 times longer than any other class - and the fury, who can burn through content at pretty much scout speed.</p><p>i would say go mystic though - you can spec for DPS to a reasonable standard, and you can increase your SoW to make up for the fact killing anything as a priest still takes forever.</p>

[Kendricke]

<cite>joeygopher wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite></cite><p>the one's you haven't played include the defiler and templar - both of whom famously suck to solo because it takes 3 times longer than any other class - and the fury, who can burn through content at pretty much scout speed.</p></blockquote>I have both a Tier 8 Templar and Fury, and I find your post both inaccurate and misleading.  It also includes little to no factual basis...unless you want to try to find parses of a properly specced Templar with "3 times" less DPS and a soloing Fury that can keep up with 2,500 single target parses.A Templar in even just a basic combat spec will be pushing at least 800-1000 DPS at level 80 while soloing.  In better gear and with more achievements, Templars can do far better.  In all honesty, I'd be curious to know which priests you currently play.  If you feel it "takes forever", perhaps the problem lies not necessarily with the class, but with the player.  If you'd care for some pointers, I'm sure the members of the various class forums could help your perspective on priests just a bit.  We might even get you into a spec that takes less time than "forever" to solo through.Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a few more named and even some heroics to go solo with my Templar.  It might take a while (not quite "forever"), but I'm fairly certain I'm walking out of the fight intact, at least. 

[bks6721]

<cite>Kendricke wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>joeygopher wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite></cite><p>the one's you haven't played include the defiler and templar - both of whom famously suck to solo because it takes 3 times longer than any other class - and the fury, who can burn through content at pretty much scout speed.</p></blockquote>I have both a Tier 8 Templar and Fury, and I find your post both inaccurate and misleading.  It also includes little to no factual basis...unless you want to try to find parses of a properly specced Templar with "3 times" less DPS and a soloing Fury that can keep up with 2,500 single target parses.A Templar in even just a basic combat spec will be pushing at least 800-1000 DPS at level 80 while soloing.  In better gear and with more achievements, Templars can do far better.  In all honesty, I'd be curious to know which priests you currently play.  If you feel it "takes forever", perhaps the problem lies not necessarily with the class, but with the player.  If you'd care for some pointers, I'm sure the members of the various class forums could help your perspective on priests just a bit.  We might even get you into a spec that takes less time than "forever" to solo through.Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a few more named and even some heroics to go solo with my Templar.  It might take a while (not quite "forever&quot<img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />, but I'm fairly certain I'm walking out of the fight intact, at least.  </blockquote>I think the key point here is "properly spec'd".    Most classes start with achievement around 0.  Getting your achievement up to the point to be properly specced can be tiresome with the slow to kill templar.Honestly I love my templar, but if you plan extensive soloing I wouldn't suggest it to anyone.

[Barbai]

Thanks for the opinions guys I may try a cleric, so guess next question would be is there any major difference between the templar and the inquisitor ? Most of my charcs are on one side to make transferring gear a little easier .

[Pyra Shineflame]

<p>Other than the Battle Cleric EoF line that only inquis' get that turns interruptable spells into less interupptable combat arts?</p><p>I have no idea.</p>

[DwarvesR]

<cite>Barbai wrote:</cite><blockquote>Thanks for the opinions guys I may try a cleric, so guess next question would be is there any major difference between the templar and the inquisitor ? Most of my charcs are on one side to make transferring gear a little easier .</blockquote><p>Inquisitors are more "offense based" focusing on debuffs, dot's, "punishments," and buffing your group's melee skills.  They also can AA spec to increase their melee damage rather significantly by "converting" spells into combat arts with a 100% critical chance.</p><p>Templars are more "defense based" focusing on buffs for the group, healing procs, stoneskin, and various other protections for the group.  They can AA spec to do 100% melee crit chance, but don't get the inquisitor's combat arts.  As a result, they tend to spec for casting AA's instead and as a result can be rather repsectable nukers.</p><p>This isn't to say you can't be a nuking inquisitor or a melee templar, just that neither class really would "shine" in that role.</p><p>In the end-game on a raid, the differences are significant enough that the MT will always want a temp in his group for the protactive buffs and heal procs.  An inquis will do in a pinch, but not be as effective.  Further, a melee dps group will really be crying if they don't get their inquisitor buffs......  Inquis can increase a melee group's dps 20+% easily.</p><p>Personally, I have an inquisitor (Battle Cleric spec'd, of course) and I think she's awesome.  I've never had a templar, so I don't know how well they do solo, other than having watched them a time or 2.  They're not my style, I guess -- I've never had any desire to play one.  Diff'rent strokes, and all that.</p>

[Hamidon]

Inquis is a pain until you get enough points for Battle Cleric, after that it's a breeze. I don't DPS like a warlock or anything, but I can kill pretty quick

[Seagoat]

<p>My main is a Templar, and while yeah, it can be a challenge to solo with her sometimes, I really enjoy the class.  Mind you, it used to be <b><i>impossible</i></b> to do much of anything solo unless the mobs were grey and non-heroic -- seriously, she got owned by some grey heroics in RoV a few times...not pretty.  With the combat changes since launch and now the Achievement system, she kicks some major boo-tay.</p><p>Not only can she heal like nobody's business, but all of her direct damage spells and a few of her debuffs and cures are maxed out in AA points, so weakening and then nuking something to death is MUCH more efficient.  /flex  Battlepriests FTW!</p><p>It really depends on your play style and what you're looking to get out of the class you choose, but with gear, achievements, and character advancement choices, you can make your character into whatever you want them to be.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Cathars]

<cite>Barbai wrote:</cite><blockquote>Thanks for the opinions guys I may try a cleric, so guess next question would be is there any major difference between the templar and the inquisitor ? Most of my charcs are on one side to make transferring gear a little easier .</blockquote>My advice is to read the spell lists and AA trees, pick the class that appeals the most to you.