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Forum: Illusionist 01-03-2008, 02:11 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 177
Posted By Zebsen
<p>Most of the int caster faction items in the...

<p>Most of the int caster faction items in the expansion are pretty crappy.  I'm going from memory here, but there was one that caught my eye.  There is one item for sale for about 8 plat in JW that...
Forum: Illusionist 08-15-2007, 10:56 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 258
Posted By Zebsen
<p>In general your root + nuke with pet on ranged...

<p>In general your root + nuke with pet on ranged attack is the basic foundation for most heroic soloing with illusionists.</p><p>You haven't stated your level or AAs.  Things change drastically...
Forum: Illusionist 06-28-2007, 06:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 128
Posted By Zebsen
<p>Most of the strategies that I would suggest...

<p>Most of the strategies that I would suggest require you to probably gain some levels.  At higher levels you will have several spells available to you that you just don't have access to at level 25...
Forum: Illusionist 06-12-2007, 05:23 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 126
Posted By Zebsen
<p>My fear is that if they remove the "open slot"...

<p>My fear is that if they remove the "open slot" requirement for the secondary slot (and thus allowing us to equip something there) will have a trade-off with regards to how much this line will...
Forum: Illusionist 06-12-2007, 12:10 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 126
Posted By Zebsen
<p>It's still speculation, but anyone taking odds...

<p>It's still speculation, but anyone taking odds on whether illusionists are getting the nerf bat?  Smart money says yes (agility AA line).</p><p><a...
Forum: Illusionist 05-11-2007, 01:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 103
Posted By Zebsen
<p>2 things make soloing this much easier.  One...

<p>2 things make soloing this much easier.  One is to get your faction up with the djinn.  You can do this by killing Naga in PoF.  Just get out of the "scowls" category.</p><p>Next is learning to...
Forum: Items and Equipment 05-07-2007, 11:21 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 70
Posted By Zebsen
<p>I have the spell scribed and have looted one...

<p>I have the spell scribed and have looted one myself that I sold maybe 6 months ago (I think from a Courts raid?).  </p><p>It exists, but like so many high T6 masters, demand far outpaces supply...
Forum: Illusionist 05-02-2007, 02:07 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 260
Posted By Zebsen
<p>I'm only a casual raider, but here is how I...

<p>I'm only a casual raider, but here is how I usually try to start things.  This is mostly a rehash of what other more knowledgeable people have posted over time.  As others mention - get as much...
Forum: Illusionist 03-15-2007, 10:58 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 146
Posted By Zebsen
<p>Good point.  I didn't know this, but unless...

<p>Good point.  I didn't know this, but unless the AoE is a DoT, it shouldn't interfere with mezz.</p><p>Zebsen</p>
Forum: Illusionist 03-13-2007, 05:00 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 146
Posted By Zebsen
<p>Thanks for the informative posts.  Again, it's...

<p>Thanks for the informative posts.  Again, it's not easy to replicate, and I always assumed that somehow I targetted the wrong mob when it happened.  But, when I raid, sometimes the call goes out...
Forum: Illusionist 03-13-2007, 01:59 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 107
Posted By Zebsen
<p>/pet ranged and /pet melee are 2 relatively...

<p>/pet ranged and /pet melee are 2 relatively new commands for pets.  They have only been in the game about 1 month.</p><p>You need to refresh it with each new pet.  The default illusionist is /pet...
Forum: Illusionist 03-13-2007, 10:38 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 146
Posted By Zebsen
<p>This is a question I've had for quite some...

<p>This is a question I've had for quite some time.  Our construct pet will work just fine with mez 95+% of the time.  I mean if I pull a group, attack one mob and mez the rest of the group.  If I...
Forum: Illusionist 03-08-2007, 04:17 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 362
Posted By Zebsen
<p>Wow, 7 toons over level 10?  That's amazing! ...

<p>Wow, 7 toons over level 10?  That's amazing!  Clearly you have all the end-of-line AAs and have really tested this out thoroughly.  </p><p>The illusionist AA are some of the best around.  Good...
Forum: Illusionist 02-22-2007, 04:52 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 137
Posted By Zebsen
<p>If you name your pet the same as you, ACT...

<p>If you name your pet the same as you, ACT can't tell the difference.  If you name it something else, it will come up with it's own parse.</p><p>I used to look at some of the high damage parses...
Forum: Illusionist 02-21-2007, 06:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 127
Posted By Zebsen
<p>I don't think this is possible.  On the plus...

<p>I don't think this is possible.  On the plus side your illusionist gets downright horrible illusions too...  okay so there isn't really a plus side. </p><p>The only remotely amusing thing to do is...
Forum: Illusionist 02-21-2007, 01:38 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 182
Posted By Zebsen
<p>I only have about 85 AA.  From a DPS/raid...

<p>I only have about 85 AA.  From a DPS/raid standpoint, I think the clear trees in EoF to take are:</p><p>Shim beam 5, brainburst 5, color shower 5, UV storm 5, time compression 1</p><p>cure arcane...
Forum: Illusionist 02-20-2007, 03:47 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 182
Posted By Zebsen
<p>I agree with most of the suggestions here.  A...

<p>I agree with most of the suggestions here.  A few more notes:</p><p>If you can't have evils in your group, your values will differ by what is posted here since you won't have access to brigands...
Forum: Illusionist 02-15-2007, 05:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 122
Posted By Zebsen
<p>If you don't have broken gear equipped and...

<p>If you don't have broken gear equipped and don't have a str debuff (like some 15 minute long debuffs that master chests will give), you are just carrying too much.  Drop the box.  As a level 70...
Forum: Illusionist 02-13-2007, 06:49 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 387
Posted By Zebsen
<p>This basically gives me Perputality for free. ...

<p>This basically gives me Perputality for free.  I was originally thinking that the agility line would be better with 4-8-4-7-Perputality than the way you listed it.  The cooldown may be more...
Forum: Illusionist 02-01-2007, 03:20 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 140
Posted By Zebsen
<DIV>This has to be nominated for one of the...

<DIV>This has to be nominated for one of the funniest posts I've read in a while.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>[Removed for Content]</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Zebsen</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>
Forum: Illusionist 01-31-2007, 06:44 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 155
Posted By Zebsen
<P>Of all the duos that I am in, this is my...

<P>Of all the duos that I am in, this is my favorite.  Your DPS may not be quite as high as some other DPS classes, but with power regen and crowd control from the illusionist, the utility is worth...
Forum: Illusionist 01-31-2007, 01:39 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 102
Posted By Zebsen
<DIV>Sure if you want to be creative and have...

<DIV>Sure if you want to be creative and have some fun.  Realize you'll be forgoing other more useful options.  If you feel like being unique though, sure why not?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And as I...
Forum: Illusionist 01-30-2007, 03:55 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 141
Posted By Zebsen
<P>Thanks for the info both of you.  I appreciate...

<P>Thanks for the info both of you.  I appreciate it.  </P> <P>Having the items means that I'll definitely equip something.  I just didn't want to equip something and find out that what I put on is...
Forum: Illusionist 01-29-2007, 10:24 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 141
Posted By Zebsen
<DIV>I just recently dinged my transmuter to T7...

<DIV>I just recently dinged my transmuter to T7 and have accumulated enough T7 manas/infusions/powders/fragments to make several adornments.  In looking through the options, I had a few questions and...
Forum: Illusionist 01-29-2007, 07:31 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 156
Posted By Zebsen
<DIV>In my opinion our EoF AAs are some of the...

<DIV>In my opinion our EoF AAs are some of the best in the game, with 2 great end of tree lines on 2 very good trees.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I mainly due pick-up raids, most of whom aren't...
Forum: Illusionist 12-13-2006, 07:30 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 164
Posted By Zebsen
<DIV>The description should probably call out...

<DIV>The description should probably call out that it can't be cast on yourself.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>An interesting thing that I've noticed: with the caster time reduction on shimmering beam...
Forum: Illusionist 12-08-2006, 02:22 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 168
Posted By Zebsen
<DIV>Thanks for the post.  Good news on the AoE...

<DIV>Thanks for the post.  Good news on the AoE damage on brain clot at least.  Split personality is pointless due to the illusion path being pretty weak.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm not going to...
Forum: Illusionist 12-06-2006, 03:01 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 387
Posted By Zebsen
<DIV>Pet attack/pet backoff on one macro could be...

<DIV>Pet attack/pet backoff on one macro could be useful if it didn't interrupt the pet and you wanted to keep your pet from charging forward.  So /pet attack would start him casting and /pet backoff...
Forum: Illusionist 11-20-2006, 11:47 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 89
Posted By Zebsen
<DIV>Anyone seen the illusionist armor sets yet? ...

<DIV>Anyone seen the illusionist armor sets yet?  Either legendary or fabled?  I'm curious what the benefits to getting several pieces of the set are.  I've seen a lot of plate, chain, and leather...
Forum: Illusionist 11-17-2006, 11:36 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 371
Posted By Zebsen
<P>A level 74 named heroic?  I don't have uber...

<P>A level 74 named heroic?  I don't have uber gear, but resists limit me to about level 70 on soloing with the ultra painful stun/nuke/mez method.  I have to make sure the first stun lands before...
Forum: Illusionist 11-16-2006, 09:54 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 73
Posted By Zebsen
<P>There is a whole thread on this a few pages...

<P>There is a whole thread on this a few pages back.  Most raiding illusionists go intellegence and probably agility.  Some go stamina for their second option.</P> <P> </P>
Forum: Illusionist 11-16-2006, 01:02 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 90
Posted By Zebsen
<DIV>Illusionists are fine on raids, especially...

<DIV>Illusionists are fine on raids, especially based on where they've been in the past (except for when their stun landed at full duration on epics).  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I enjoy raiding my...
Forum: Illusionist 11-15-2006, 10:18 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 81
Posted By Zebsen
<DIV>I haven't decided yet.  None of the good...

<DIV>I haven't decided yet.  None of the good options particularly intrigue me.  I haven't found a good list of god abilities here in the forums yet.  I'm debating going into exile and picking an...
Forum: Illusionist 11-15-2006, 07:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 132
Posted By Zebsen
<DIV>Simple: don't mez within an encounter.  If...

<DIV>Simple: don't mez within an encounter.  If your tank is taunting well enough, he will pull the agro.  Just assist and don't mez.  Mezzing is not essential like in EQ1.  Encounters are designed...
Forum: Illusionist 11-13-2006, 10:35 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 1,149
Posted By Zebsen
<P>The tree rearrangement looks like it won't...

<P>The tree rearrangement looks like it won't have a major impact on me.  I still have to go through cure arcane to get most of that tree... which I need to spend points in to get the final AA.</P>...
Forum: Illusionist 11-09-2006, 03:16 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 1,149
Posted By Zebsen
<P>Exactly... how essential is mez?  And if you...

<P>Exactly... how essential is mez?  And if you had 2 enchanters without it, could you get through resists without spending the AA?</P> <P>If spending AA points is the only way we can return to our...
Forum: Illusionist 11-08-2006, 08:55 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 1,149
Posted By Zebsen
<P>I'm not going to complain about the changes,...

<P>I'm not going to complain about the changes, as they are basically all improvements.  The changes still seem to basically be solidifying:</P> <P>Timing >> Enhancing >> Illusion ~=...
Forum: Illusionist 11-07-2006, 08:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 93
Posted By Zebsen
<DIV>Found it.  Did a find search.  This is our...

<DIV>Found it.  Did a find search.  This is our ranged invis for those that didn't recognize it.  If I had unlimited AAs, increasing the range of this would be nice to keep from getting stragglers...
Forum: Illusionist 11-07-2006, 08:32 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 93
Posted By Zebsen
<DIV>I see an AA around increasing the range of...

<DIV>I see an AA around increasing the range of illusory mask.  What spell line is this?  I checked the stickied list of spells in the forums, and it isn't listed anywhere.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>...
Forum: Illusionist 11-07-2006, 08:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 109
Posted By Zebsen
<P>I have a separate chat tab for crits.  I...

<P>I have a separate chat tab for crits.  I forget how I sorted it, but you can see that lots of stuff can crit, including DoTs.  Even worthless power drains crit for even more worthless power...
Forum: Illusionist 11-07-2006, 03:46 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 1,149
Posted By Zebsen
<P><SPAN>*Denotes Final Abilities</SPAN></P>...

<P><SPAN>*Denotes Final Abilities</SPAN></P> <P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><I><U><SPAN>Resistability-</SPAN></U></I></B><FONT color=#000000> </FONT><SPAN>This line is used to lower...
Forum: Illusionist 11-06-2006, 09:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 101
Posted By Zebsen
<P>I've never a pet casting haste on you or...

<P>I've never a pet casting haste on you or himself before.  My guess is that you either casted the spell on yourself by mistake or mistook something for spell haste (SoW, J-boots, etc).  Do you...
Forum: Illusionist 11-03-2006, 01:38 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 79
Posted By Zebsen
<DIV>I haven't done him in about 6 months now,...

<DIV>I haven't done him in about 6 months now, but he used to be completely stun/mez immune.  He resisted almost all of my spells in general.  I don't recall trying root.  I'd guess he has very high...
Forum: Illusionist 10-26-2006, 08:17 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 231
Posted By Zebsen
<P>Raid DPS varies very much by your group...

<P>Raid DPS varies very much by your group make-up, single target vs. group encounter, your spell and gear quality, AAs, skill, RNG, and phase of the moon.</P> <P>Your aren't top tier DPS (necro,...
Forum: Illusionist 10-26-2006, 04:49 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 72
Posted By Zebsen
<P>An illusionist is one of the classes that's...

<P>An illusionist is one of the classes that's easiest to solo with.  With mez and average gear, you  can take on heroic groups.  With good gear/spells, you can take them on without mez.</P> <P>Your...
Forum: Illusionist 10-26-2006, 01:22 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 321
Posted By Zebsen
<P>Mez is virtually useless in raids, other than...

<P>Mez is virtually useless in raids, other than the Playful battle in Lyceum.  It can probably be argued that for the Playful battle, real raiders don't even need mez for that.  We are casual and...
Forum: Illusionist 10-25-2006, 04:46 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 321
Posted By Zebsen
<P>A coercer is ideal for a MT group due to the...

<P>A coercer is ideal for a MT group due to the hate transfer.  They are desired for the mem-wipe as well.  Illusionists due great for caster group DPS/power regen.  </P> <P>A good raid needs one...
Forum: Illusionist 10-24-2006, 12:13 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 118
Posted By Zebsen
<P>Healer + illusionist duo is not a good one. ...

<P>Healer + illusionist duo is not a good one.  Healer + 2 illusionists is even more disfunctional in my eyes.  The healer type is irrelevant to me.  I don't know as much about coercers.  One...
Forum: Illusionist 10-20-2006, 05:08 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 72
Posted By Zebsen
<DIV>The robe at the end of the EL solo quest...

<DIV>The robe at the end of the EL solo quest series had quite a bit of int on it and is relatively easy to obtain.  It was very good for me as an illusionist when leveling up, but that was over a...
Forum: Illusionist 10-19-2006, 04:38 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 104
Posted By Zebsen
<DIV>It should work like that.  That is harder to...

<DIV>It should work like that.  That is harder to detect since agro/hate is done behind the scenes and doesn't show up directly on a parser.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You want your pet to have less...
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