simple sk questions ...

[jddro]

<DIV>HIyas, hiyas just wanted to ask a couple questions about the class.</DIV> <DIV> Do they still get pets? like EQ you got the lil skellies ....</DIV> <DIV> Are they still a subpar tank or can they actually take a good lickin? EQ if you werent high end sk then you got pwned</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>them really my only questions i guess that I can think of now. i really wanna see my ratonga runin around as a sk, so hopefully they a good class and have some end game merit.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>thnkx in advance</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tubben</DIV>

[Xiziz]

<P>SK in EQ 2 are much better then EQ1 Currently. We are a DPS Tank class for the time being and solo much better then in EQ 1. Currently there is no roll for us in a Main Tank posistion we are support Tank usually off tanking on raids, That is if raid leaders will take you . Most Pick up raids want Guardian or Beserker for MT and a Pally to off tank adds. We currently Stand fourth in line for tanks in high end content. Or 50 lvl Spell Despoiling mist is a joke as it gets resisted 85 percent of the time.</P> <P>Everything is subject to change and from what im hearing in Combat revamp. We are getting Pooch screwed. So keep in mind our Class strong point of DPS is getting wiped for a minor increase in defense. So in short if you want to Solo Sk is a rocking class past 35 lvl find a good guild that will recognize  your small roll on raids. Hope we dont get reduced to a class everyone will re roll . </P>

[jddro]

<P>whoa, thnkx for the input so quickly. Yeah for the most part my guild now is pretty group orientated, getting everyone in on something some where, but im only lvl 8 <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> so I still got a ways to go, just trying to get a feel now if it will be worth it in the long run.</P> <P>I have been trolling the sk forum all the back to page 9 and back up to current page now and it is overwhelming LOL might just play and learn as I go.</P> <P>Now one thing that I have heard mix info on is pets ... what are our pets (if any) and what are there purposes? </P> <P>Anotherthing that I saw was stances .... offensive/defense - are these actual abilities or just mearly your wpns of choice ie: 2h offensive, 1h+shield defensive??</P> <P> </P> <P>Thnkx again in advance for any and all info</P> <P> </P> <P>Your newblet!</P>

[megatra]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Xiziz wrote:<BR> <P>SK in EQ 2 are much better then EQ1 Currently. We are a DPS Tank class for the time being and solo much better then in EQ 1. Currently there is no roll for us in a Main Tank posistion we are support Tank usually off tanking on raids, That is if raid leaders will take you . Most Pick up raids want Guardian or Beserker for MT and a Pally to off tank adds. We currently Stand fourth in line for tanks in high end content. Or 50 lvl Spell Despoiling mist is a joke as it gets resisted 85 percent of the time.</P> <P>Everything is subject to change and from what im hearing in Combat revamp. We are getting Pooch screwed. So keep in mind our Class strong point of DPS is getting wiped for a minor increase in defense. So in short if you want to Solo Sk is a rocking class past 35 lvl find a good guild that will recognize  your small roll on raids. Hope we dont get reduced to a class everyone will re roll . </P> <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>Just a note about Despoiling Mist and its chance to be resisted. I would say 85% is a little bit of an exaggeration. If I had to guess a resist percentage I'd guess 30-40%. For best results you need to max out your Ordination skill (i think that is the one used) and get Adept 3 or Master of it. In my experiences (and I have raided close to everything you can raid right now) on some mobs its tough to stick and on others its not. Contested mobs tend to resist it the most obviously, because they are at the present the hardest mobs in the game. But you can't give up on it because sooner or later it will stick. Some mobs dispell themselves and it may not stick for more than 10-20 seconds so it may be more power efficient to not bother casting it. Mobs like K'Dal get completely owned by it. It seems to stick almost every time on this guy and it makes a world of difference. I have gotten it to stick on Vox, Vaz'Gok and Venekor but these encounters are more of a caster's fight so it's kinda pointless.</P> <P>In Acts of War this spell is almost a necessity. If you don't have an SK on this raid you are making it hard on yourself. There are 2 tough mobs in this zone (Commander Spliteye and Faroth Mal) who are both heavily resistant to physical damage. Without DM, if your melee classes are lucky enough to land a hit they may do 10 or 20 damage at most. If you can keep DM on them they will land close to every hit with higher damage. Over the course of a 10-15 minute fight this helps a hell of a lot.</P> <P> </P>

[Giral]

<P>  also  remeber that the expansion means SK are gion beyond level 50 SO the End game content now will be left to those who are coming up in levels NOW you think the guilds and players that have been workin lvl 50 instanced raid zones for Months want to stay there <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> nope there movin on to bigger better things this opens up those Raids to say a level 53 Sk who can now be a MT over a Guard of level 49 .</P> <P>   Also the best thing for you to do is try to get a great group of players together and group all the time so you learn to work as a team and dont need to depend on pick up groups as much not always easy but if you can it will make your time more well spent when you need to party instead of Lfg all the time</P> <P> im sure if you read back to page 9 you have seen we Can be a great MT or MA and can tank all game content even End game raids if your in the right guild(maybe make your own guild so your guild leader : )</P> <P>one thing that really helps is to be a vocal MT i have even put in my Macro when i pull     "Pulling<i bloated wart hog> Let Me get some agro befor you go Balistic and catch a death"           Players seeing this on Every single pull usualy get the hint not to Nuke/ SuperHit the mobs till your well into the fight. when pulling Use the   "HO Tuant"  then "Ward" then "Tuant" again and you will almost never lose agro . also if you can Turn  the mobs around so there back is to the group and keep them about 4 feet out from the healer wizzies it makes it a LOT easier to see if you lost agro. And lastly tell the scout to Stay back at Pull spot ; ) as they love to run around for some odd reason lol.</P> <p>Message Edited by Giralus on <span class=date_text>08-24-2005</span> <span class=time_text>07:11 PM</span>

[PhozFa]

bah i hate inc messages at level 50 classes should know how to control thier agro and i shouldnt have to spam the chat to remind them. maybe its good to use a message like that untill 20 or so but not at 50. Besides i group with guildies they all know better. <div></div>

[jddro]

<DIV>true true phoz, but even at lvl 50 there are still newbs that dont know agro management <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>thnkx for info everyone , really helps. I have been chewing on either a zerk or sk, but I think Im gonna go sk <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>just sounds like a good challenge (something I havent had in a while)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>is there any good info sites for the EQ2 SK's?? I have been diggin around and the info sites are almost as bad as the sites for wow classes. Any good links?</DIV>

[DUNN]

All i know is i have to relearn how to tank for groups Bah!!!! I liked assisting and taking aggro away once in a while lol. 

[jddro]

<P>i know this is posted somewhere probably but im lazy ...</P> <P> </P> <P>when is patch going live?</P>

[Giral]

<P>revamp patch goes live same time day expansion comes out sept 13 or 16th not sure on exact date but there abouts </P> <P>and yes at level 42 i still get tarts that nUke super hit early And i only will use my macro the first cuple of pulls and if its a good group i dont use it anymore if its a group that Occasionally Puls agro a Little 2 much then i will use it after they have pulled agro a few times As a reminder to stop eating pizza talkin on phone and tappin a nuke : ) And a bad Group ill give em a chance stay with it try to be very very vocal i will tell them " everytime i pull Let me use the first HO and after i pull the HO start out with Light attacks and heals Please .but if we cant get a grove goin on i will leave if it gets to annoying or frustrating or people are just doin silly or stupid things lol not cuase of debt tho just cuase i want to play and have fun i dont want to be [Removed for Content] off and grumpy ; ) </P><p>Message Edited by Giralus on <span class=date_text>08-26-2005</span> <span class=time_text>05:23 PM</span>

[Sasaki Koji]

<DIV><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> jddrogs wrote:<BR> <DIV>true true phoz, but even at lvl 50 there are still newbs that dont know agro management <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>thnkx for info everyone , really helps. I have been chewing on either a zerk or sk, but I think Im gonna go sk <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>just sounds like a good challenge (something I havent had in a while)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>is there any good info sites for the EQ2 SK's?? I have been diggin around and the info sites are almost as bad as the sites for wow classes. Any good links?</DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR>Is it being bad at agro management, or are you just better at grabing agro /grin</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Kojiro, 50th SK of Lucan D'Lere</DIV> <DIV>Xertanth, 22nd SK of Test</DIV>

[Sasaki Koji]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Giralus wrote:<BR> <P>revamp patch goes live same time day expansion comes out sept 13 or 16th not sure on exact date but there abouts </P> <P>and yes at level 42 i still get tarts that nUke super hit early And i only will use my macro the first cuple of pulls and if its a good group i dont use it anymore if its a group that Occasionally Puls agro a Little 2 much then i will use it after they have pulled agro a few times As a reminder to stop eating pizza talkin on phone and tappin a nuke : ) And a bad Group ill give em a chance stay with it try to be very very vocal i will tell them " everytime i pull Let me use the first HO and after i pull the HO start out with Light attacks and heals Please .but if we cant get a grove goin on i will leave if it gets to annoying or frustrating or people are just doin silly or stupid things lol not cuase of debt tho just cuase i want to play and have fun i dont want to be [Removed for Content] off and grumpy ; ) </P> <P>Message Edited by Giralus on <SPAN class=date_text>08-26-2005</SPAN> <SPAN class=time_text>05:23 PM</SPAN><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Moor said the Patch is going live on September 12, but of course the servers will prolly be locked till sept 13 =)