Thoughts on PvP

[Adrenachro]

<DIV>Well when my 50 Warden buddy dueled me the first time, I thought I was in for no chance.  And I wasn't.  I fought like I would in a fight against a mob, being power conservative and trying to do HO's (lol).  It was like fighting something with 12,000 hitpoints - there was no hope.  I was oop and she was still full health and 40% power.  We tried again, I got pwned even worse.  I then tried dueling a 49 Defiler, and got pwned again.  50 Inquisy... same story.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Then I remembered Rampage.  I cast that at the beginning of the fourth fight with the 50 Warden, turned my offensive stance on (in the unlikely event she tries to melee me), and went absolutely hell-for-leather as soon as the battle started (opening with Raging Blows).  Well, I did a good 1k of damage from spamming arts with Rampage, and judiciously mixed in No Quarter (my new favourite spell!), Relentless Battering and Stunning Roar for the interrupts and stuns.  By the time she got off her FIRST heal, she was down to about 20% health... I then hit Raging Blows, ran around her and smacked Frenzy... and I couldn't believe it... she was kissing the floor.  I'd like to add (in her defense) that she knows how to play her toon, too.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Needless to say, the same approach worked with the 50 Inq... doing it to the 49 Defiler proved a bit more problematic as she managed to get a ward off and then banged in a few heals, bringing her back to 80% health... she got me oop and I went down.  Granted, I don't win every time, but I'm really happy Zerkers are up there in 1on1 PvP.  I think it's just ALL about timing... get those initial high damage arts in, make sure you interrupt and Blur Vision, and you're in with a good shot.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I haven't tried a caster yet, but I imagine a Warlock will own me with DoTs.  A Wizzie might not have as good a chance, since we Zerkers buff Cold Resist beautifully so Ice Comet will hit for S.F.A. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Share your PvP experiences guys!</DIV>

[Fundi]

<P>         You forgot about Rampage??? Our best skill? =) While waiting for a few groups to form up yesterday, I took some time to PvP as well.  I like it a lot, the only gripe I have is that they don't keep track of the number of kills you've gotten and put it in your bio the way WoW does.  It gives you something to shoot for and some incentive to actually PvP.  I only dueled twice yesterday, but I won both times.  First was against a 50 Deflier and the second was against a 50 bruiser.  I dueled the bruiser when I was down a shard and still won.  It was a very close fight though.  They have 2 abilities that knocks you back/blur your screen/stun you for about 6 seconds which got really annoying.  Each time I PvPd, after it was over they said that I kept stunning them.  I think that's one advantage berserkers have.  We have a lot of stuns and interrupts.  Another thing I learned from my 2 PvPs is that it's always better to duel with a sheild, never 2h or dual wield.  The shield gives you extra defense, plus it allows you to use one more vital stun that can't be used without a shield.  I would have lost both of those fights had I gone with my 2h.  I was using Screaming Mace and Aegis of Alacrity.  I haven't dueled any heavy armor wearers yet and I really don't want to.  From what I've seen from watching PvPs and my own 2 fights, heavy armor wearers have a big advantage in PvP.  If I had to advise someone on how to PvP with a berserker, I'd tell them to stun as soon as the fight begins (not Stunning Roar because it takes too long to cast, save that one for after you use a quicker stun), and every time the stuns' recasts are up again, use them.  PvP is great thus far, but they really need to keep track of the kills you've gotten.</P>

[kr8ztwin]

<P>took on a wizard 41, warlock 43, 2 assasins 44/45 and a necromacer 45.  I won every fight with little difficulty.  Well not true....The assassins were difficult but my up front damage was to much. </P> <P> </P> <P>(well my first duel i lost but I was still getting my [expletive ninja'd by Faarbot]e together heh...after that I owned heh)</P>