Well C5 brings a lot of good stuff and bad stuff.
One of the bad stuff is that sleep has been nerfed, but I don't complain because it's a part of the game, and as I understand it then Sleep wasent even here back in prelude/C1.
So the poor, weak spellhowler and sorc. cant control mobs anymore (I'm sarcastic here ;) )
But what is that????, I see I got a new spell called Cures Fear.... it looks gimp... but hey, lets throw some skill points at it and see how it works.
Sadly, I only had skill points enough to get it to lvl 4, even though I'm lvl64.
But then I was in TOI-5 and hunting some Hellate Inspectors, guards and commanders and decided to test it.
and.... WOOOOOOT..... more then every second time I casted it on an inspector, guard or commander they started running away :))
So one can just imagine what powers this spell will have when I have enough skill points to bring it up to my lvl (lvl 8-9 I guess) :)
So all you SH's and Sorc's out there, stop whining and start adapting :)
Yes I know it cannot be used in PvP but only in PvE, but right now, I see a lot of advantage by using Curse Fear over sleep even if they havent nerfed sleep.
1. it's casting time is the same as sleep was in C4.
2. when the mob is "fered" it starts running, but you can keep wacking, casting, firing arrows at and it will not turn on you until the fear effect runs out (30 seconds?)
3. the mob thats runs away, need time to run back to you, so you get more "peace time" with curse fear then you did by using Sleep.
So basicly THX NC Soft for giving us a new way to handle those panic situations :)
Thats cool to know. My SH isn't high enough to get that skill yet, but I did however remove Sleep from my hotbar (bad casting time) and make room for this new skill :)
Prophets have a similar skill as well just called "Fear"
1. it's casting time is the same as sleep was in C4.
2. when the mob is "fered" it starts running, but you can keep wacking, casting, firing arrows at and it will not turn on you until the fear effect runs out (30 seconds?)
3. the mob thats runs away, need time to run back to you, so you get more "peace time" with curse fear then you did by using Sleep.
My one question on this skill is ...Does he bring a boatload of friends back when he decides he isn't scared anymore and comes back at you?
::has bad flashback of my one and only trip to swamp of screams:::
Prophets have had a skill called "Word of Fear" for a long time. I havent used it much though.
I know they've had it for a long time, I'm just saying the new SH skill is similar to the Prophet Fear skill. I haven't used it much either, because, 1.) my Prophet doesn't really pull mobs. 2.) I'm always in a group so someone can handle the mob with out me havig to use Fear to flee them away.
I'm just wondering how often people who have this skill use it? & how well it actually works/lands?
Yes I know it cannot be used in PvP but only in PvE
Hopefully NCsoft will never never never Make fear usable in PVPs.... Being feared is really annoying.. Try to go into a battleground in wow(somewhat like arena in lineage2) 50% of time you run like a crazy around the map..
Yes I know it cannot be used in PvP but only in PvE
Hopefully NCsoft will never never never Make fear usable in PVPs.... Being feared is really annoying.. Try to go into a battleground in wow(somewhat like arena in lineage2) 50% of time you run like a crazy around the map..
Hehe actually we tried at the Coliseum, but sadly Curse Fear does not work in PvP.
Actually I think it should work, because almost all other skills/spells can be usen in both PvP/PvE like Hate and such.
I must say now that Sleep is nerfed and Curse Fear cant be used in PvP the archers are totally smacking up the mages. They just use stun shot and the fight is over.
So I see no balanced PvP between a mage and a archer.
But I did test PvP between mage and a DA, and the DA was much better then before, the new root skill is really cool, it makes all us mages re-evaluating out PvP tactic against a DA.
I play a mage my self but I really think it's cool that the PK and DA got those new skills, I like even PvP :)
Hehe actually we tried at the Coliseum, but sadly Curse Fear does not work in PvP.
Actually I think it should work, because almost all other skills/spells can be usen in both PvP/PvE like Hate and such.
I must say now that Sleep is nerfed and Curse Fear cant be used in PvP the archers are totally smacking up the mages. They just use stun shot and the fight is over.
So I see no balanced PvP between a mage and a archer.
But I did test PvP between mage and a DA, and the DA was much better then before, the new root skill is really cool, it makes all us mages re-evaluating out PvP tactic against a DA.
I play a mage my self but I really think it's cool that the PK and DA got those new skills, I like even PvP :)
I think if NCSoft decides to change Curse of Fear to a PVE & PVP skill, then Fear- the Prophet skill should also be changed to use in PVP as well. :)
hero mass fear is prolly the stupidest skill nc ever came up with (yes im counting 1 hitting c2 daggers and chain sleeping c3 mages)
maybe its just because 99% of the heros on gustin are botted tools but being made to run into a wall and stare at it for a few minuets while someone sticks arrows in your *** is rediculous
hero mass fear is prolly the stupidest skill nc ever came up with (yes im counting 1 hitting c2 daggers and chain sleeping c3 mages)
maybe its just because 99% of the heros on gustin are botted tools but being made to run into a wall and stare at it for a few minuets while someone sticks arrows in your *** is rediculous
lol true, why do the hero's get PVP fear, but the other classes only get it for PVE? I feel we are being thrown into the rush of leveling like crazy, till are eyes pop, in order to get hero for all those new goodies.. are they actually worth it thou? I think not, I'm still going to take my sweet *** time getting to 70+ :p
Necromancers have had fear long before all other classes. Fear was always better than sleep unless you are hunting on open plains. Fear is useful only in small rooms where the mob can only run around in the room into walls =P.
Best addition to AoE Necro Arcenal is Mass Fear >.<
gotta love watching a bunch of mobs scatter hahaha