new to raiding

[holypaladin28]

<DIV>yes i am going to start going on some lvl 50-60 raids is there anything that i need to know that will be helpful.  i have been told most iof the time i will be MT but a fee times i will be MA</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>im a pvp mainly pally so my gear is not for dps but for tanking  and RESISTS </DIV>

[Geekyone]

If your the MT, get yourself two more Acheivment points and get the last ability on the Agility line.

[Caetrel]

<div></div>Get your mit and health up, make sure you have both a dirge and a good amends patsy in your group.  Conj or Zerker would be good for that as they can aid in your tanking with their buffs.  Get all your taunts and amends upgraded and make sure you have the level 25 all fighter CA Rescue at master or ad3 as well. Don't be MA, then you can't spot heal thru the raid or rezz.  Someone who does not need to target players ever should be MA.  Zerkers are great for MA. Don't worry about INT and damage so much as your tankability, my INT is under 100 when I MT.  A zerker and dirge in your group will boost your dps anyway. <div></div><p>Message Edited by Caetrel on <span class=date_text>09-20-2006</span> <span class=time_text>12:59 PM</span>

[holypaladin28]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Geekyone wrote:<BR> If your the MT, get yourself two more Acheivment points and get the last ability on the Agility line.<BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>what does that do again

[PolarBear77]

<P>Hold on, did i miss somethin here .. What'cha mean we can't spot heal and rez thru raid.   </P> <P>Caetrel is spot on about the amends thing. Zerkers are great for amends, and with a dirge you shouldn't have to much prob with hate.</P> <P> Even tho you are tanking try to get your int up as high as possiable for more damage b/c more damage = more hate .. however don't  sac mit for int ... mit > all... i useally pop a int potion right before pull to give the extra 50 or so int that they give.</P> <P>The best peice of advice i could give is just stay chill, I member the first time  i tanked a raid .. got all nervous and started spaming the wrong buttons and not hitting my taunts in the right order and it just turned into a giant cluster [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn]</P><p>Message Edited by PolarBear77 on <span class=date_text>09-20-2006</span> <span class=time_text>01:14 PM</span>

[PolarBear77]

<P>I think geekyone is talking about the last aa in the STA for the divine aura.. that gives basically a [Removed for Content] stoneskin for like 10 sec... catch to that is if anyhting big hits for for more than 50% of your health it doesn't stop it... that one is a toss up some say it is  amust .. me however, i think it is a waste of points imo.</P> <P>If for some strange reason he meant the agi last aa .. it is some kinda of attack that roots or some horse [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn] like that... but you have to be on horse back.. so it is about as useful as bull with [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn]</P>

[holypaladin28]

<DIV>god i hope its STA because thats what im working on.  hoping to use that for lvl 55 pvp action </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>but with ym resists and stuff plus healerbuffs i have never been hit for over 50 percent not even close </DIV>

[Canel]

<DIV>well-if your going to stay the MT of your guild for a while...dump the other lines for the time and go for the STR--about the 4th STR part--theres a hate management augument or somethignorather always on you and so u gain all amends/sigil of heroism plus that--max htat out. Then go for some STA (max out if want?) to get your hp up--</DIV> <DIV>just my 2cp</DIV>

[falconx3]

Raid mobs hit for more than 50% of your life most of the time...Was a waste for me so I respecced. For PvP though it tends to work well but there isnt much Tier7 PvP anyways so I ditched it.<div></div>

[enjoilab]

u am thinking about taking the max hp% and max hate if...i can get my mt healers to ditch the battle leadership buff

[Caetrel]

<hr size="2" width="100%">Hold on, did i miss somethin here .. What'cha mean we can't spot heal and rez thru raid.  <hr size="2" width="100%">I meant as Main Assist.  Being MA is generally not good as it interferes with us casting on players, heals rezz etc... <div></div>

[ChopStix]

<P>this is where i think a zerker or gaurdian wins out on the tanking, and a paladin is a better main assist...  a beserker will have more mitigation self buffed than a paladin in equal gear.. a paladin MA  throwing intercede, pledge of armament, and resolute faith. plus the paladin can work on spot healing.. help healing the group.. and definetly making sure the tank stays up with celestial touch in an emergency.. </P> <P>we can tank also , i've had to step up and tank the epic trash mobs in labs when our zerker went down, but i dont have enough mit yet for the named in there... </P> <P> </P> <P>our rez can be used raid wide ,and the best in combat rez in the game, our target heal is raid wide.. our group heal is just your group..</P> <P> </P> <P>our main tank went down during a relic run in labs...  threw out rescue, then sigil. got the mob under control then backed over the MT and rezzed him... he rebuffed and then pulled it back off me, it was awesome the way it worked out...</P> <P> </P> <P>Too kalgore also always be alert of your power definetly be conservative, something about a paladin is we burn mana quick.. make sure your conjurors give you a shard.. if you have 2 conj. if one has the master shard spell, and another has an adept3 you can use both... power potions are always a must also..</P> <P>Message Edited by ChopStix on <SPAN class=date_text>09-21-2006</SPAN> <SPAN class=time_text>12:15 PM</SPAN></P><p>Message Edited by ChopStix on <span class=date_text>09-21-2006</span> <span class=time_text>12:18 PM</span>