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Silda · 11-01-2005, 02:33 AM

Mekrath wrote:
I am only level 22 right now, and I am finding I have problems with multiple mob vv and vvv encounters. When fighting a few mobs, there is no way to keep them on my pet, so a few come to me and with no armor I am dead pretty quickly. I know I am doing something wrong, I can easily take yellow single mob encounters but survival vs. even blue multis is 50/50 at best.

What should I be doing? Thanks!

At level 22 with an adept3 tank pet (the level 10pet or whatever) I was killing groups of heroics (up to 5 with one or two single down, rest no down, sometimes pairs of ^^ together) in Fallen Gate/Serpent Sewer/Stormhold...yes they were green, but they were heroics so the XP flew. Tried a few small groups of blue heroics but had varying success depending on resists. What I did- 1. Pull with something...anything really. Blight is good. Pet Pull is even better due to agro. 2. Sic pet on one (if not pet pulling) - wait for him to taunt before going nuke happy and usually this would put the group on the pet 3. IF any arent on the pet, root park and move on. 4. While this is going on toss a heal to pet every so often if necessary until the strays are controlled. 5. Assist pet, smack teh mob down using Lifetap/Rotten Blast/Bludgeoning Earth/etc. Don't forget Seism! but watch for mobs nearby. When dead move to next mob which should have been beating on your pet this entire time. At level 23 this got easier with Swarm of Rats - doin group heroics (greens mostly) in Serpent Sewer. Same procedure as above except after pet is chewing on one, Send rats/Rotten Blast/Bludgeoning earth on one of the group, then Seism/Blight. By the time I have these cast usually two mobs are dead or very close- finish em off and assist pet from then on out. The only spells I had above App1 were- Tellurian Recruit AD3 Seism Adept1 The only adepts I Could find on Kithicor were Lifetap (for 59gp..F-no) and Seism for 4gp or so. Also, I spent a lot of time on betrayal (go frogromancer) so I didnt have a chance to check the brokers every day. Honestly, coming from a healer background..most of the time I just didnt have the stones to try taking groups of even green/somtimes blue heroics. I am impressed so far with the ability to solo effectively (note: my definition varys from yours, but coming from the background of a mystic I am satisfied with less than most =) Get pet to highest quality you can #1 priority.

11-01-2005, 02:33 AM	#9
Silda General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 81	Mekrath wrote: I am only level 22 right now, and I am finding I have problems with multiple mob vv and vvv encounters. When fighting a few mobs, there is no way to keep them on my pet, so a few come to me and with no armor I am dead pretty quickly. I know I am doing something wrong, I can easily take yellow single mob encounters but survival vs. even blue multis is 50/50 at best. What should I be doing? Thanks! At level 22 with an adept3 tank pet (the level 10pet or whatever) I was killing groups of heroics (up to 5 with one or two single down, rest no down, sometimes pairs of ^^ together) in Fallen Gate/Serpent Sewer/Stormhold...yes they were green, but they were heroics so the XP flew. Tried a few small groups of blue heroics but had varying success depending on resists. What I did- 1. Pull with something...anything really. Blight is good. Pet Pull is even better due to agro. 2. Sic pet on one (if not pet pulling) - wait for him to taunt before going nuke happy and usually this would put the group on the pet 3. IF any arent on the pet, root park and move on. 4. While this is going on toss a heal to pet every so often if necessary until the strays are controlled. 5. Assist pet, smack teh mob down using Lifetap/Rotten Blast/Bludgeoning Earth/etc. Don't forget Seism! but watch for mobs nearby. When dead move to next mob which should have been beating on your pet this entire time. At level 23 this got easier with Swarm of Rats - doin group heroics (greens mostly) in Serpent Sewer. Same procedure as above except after pet is chewing on one, Send rats/Rotten Blast/Bludgeoning earth on one of the group, then Seism/Blight. By the time I have these cast usually two mobs are dead or very close- finish em off and assist pet from then on out. The only spells I had above App1 were- Tellurian Recruit AD3 Seism Adept1 The only adepts I Could find on Kithicor were Lifetap (for 59gp..F-no) and Seism for 4gp or so. Also, I spent a lot of time on betrayal (go frogromancer) so I didnt have a chance to check the brokers every day. Honestly, coming from a healer background..most of the time I just didnt have the stones to try taking groups of even green/somtimes blue heroics. I am impressed so far with the ability to solo effectively (note: my definition varys from yours, but coming from the background of a mystic I am satisfied with less than most =) Get pet to highest quality you can #1 priority.