I searching a lot of posts for subject.
But found nothing in answer.
The situation:
I am Shilen Elder lvl 46. M.Attack = 403 (with my own buff Empower) weapon = Demon Fangs.
Armor = Karmian set.
Problem: ALL of my magic attcks upon mobs lvls 35-45 are FAILED !!!
I dont understand why ?
Including on Giant Fungus at Ivory Tower crater.
They have magic defense about 164.
The same when attacking deep blue (names) mobs, of lower levels.
The questions: What is wrong ? What can i must do to impruve my quality attacks ?
Plz, help me to understand.
I have to kill mobs in close combat ! ( Mag ! It is nonsens.)
Only Disrupt Undead attack may be successful sometimes, but not alwais.
And to do Sleep casting it lasts more then 4 seconds.
Is there specific of SE? Carma of all healers ?
Or some incorrect data about my character in database ?
Plz. HELP
because it is not interesting play more like SE or Mags in total
(wich are my preferrible characters)
I can't give loads of imput on this but firstly the sleep skill has been nerfed so is nowhere near as good as before and secondly SE's a very poor at soloing after a certain level (I have an SE and this is one of my major gripes - we can't solo). Our only attack skill is pretty much useless against higher level mobs because it fails so often. I'm not sure that I am right here but I think that even if you are a higher level than a specific mob, if your skill is low in comparision to the mobs defence skill and level it won't work regardless as to whether your character is 5 levels or 50 levels above it - not sure about that bit though so please correct me anyone :)
Tnx a lot to responders.
I supposed a little bit the same.
So, SE like buffer (healer) - the charcter like monk.
To bring all kind of good to others.
que lastima....
But, so, we (SE) must have very good weapon for close combat ? IMHO, it's ultimate alternative.
And Acumen by tattoo to use Sleep rapidly ( to help my friends in party)
unfortunatly you are a defencive/healer char, you have no offencive skills. your not ment to attack and solo mobs, you let the DD's do the work while you keep them alive. thats how SE's work. Sorry to be the bringer of bad news
P.S sorry I suck at spelling and cba running this through a spell cheaker :P
or you can give up melee and do crowd control. root still works very well and is fast then you can sleep the mob. my SO does this in the cats/necros and the groups love her for it.
Tnx a lot to responders.
I supposed a little bit the same.
So, SE like buffer (healer) - the charcter like monk.
To bring all kind of good to others.
que lastima....
But, so, we (SE) must have very good weapon for close combat ? IMHO, it's ultimate alternative.
And Acumen by tattoo to use Sleep rapidly ( to help my friends in party)
SE MUST NEVER SOLO. no close combat. never. you are too weak. play a fighter for close combat.
tattoo for Wit will increase your casting speed but NOT BY A LOT and it is very expensive in adena so i dont reccommend to get it.
As a bishop, when I had to go after these mobs for quests, etc... I always took someone with me, preferably some sort of melee. At the time I was in my 40s I was duoing a lot with a dwarf in my clan. He'd hit the mob and stop just before death, and I would whack it with my staff to get the quest item. I'm afraid it is the safest and quickest way to do this. [After all, L2 is mostly about playing and hunting with other people... which is why it's a multiplayer game :) ]
Healers' windstrike, ice bolt, and all those other skills we learn don't work very well on anything once you hit 20 (with the exception of the undead skills, which get better and better). I guess their intention is to get us out of the newbie areas on our own, assuming that by the time we get to the first class change we have made friends and/or joined a clan.
Also, there's no help for sleep :) It's too slow, and I think that it can only be used when you have time to cast it. Acumen won't help it, really.
Man did ypu open a can of worms, I'm suprised you haven't gotten more replies telling you that you are a healer not a dd, (I too asked the same question once about my EE) Why do we get an offensive skill that does no dmg at lvl 20+ ? well I allready stated the reply, so what I do is put a wpn that has good patk (not so good that it attracs aggro) and let her melee with my dd (every little bit helps) and say what must be must be.
Why do we get an offensive skill that does no dmg at lvl 20+ ?
Because every mystic has the potential to become a nuker. So after your 1st class change if you picked healer you stop getting nuker skills and if you picked nuker you continue to learn them and forgo the healing ones. It’s quite simple the mystic is a jack of all master of none. They give you taste of everything so you pick what you prefer to play as you step through the class changes.
Anyways using that low level wind strike on a level 45+ mob is like a tank wearing NG armor you just don’t do it.
I want to answer, but momma told me, if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. Suffice to say, I feel your pain Kalandra... I feeeel your pain. And yes, you can purely solo an SE, painfully and over a great deal of time, I am a testament to that. Good Luck
I find soloing a healer fun - the bars jump a lot, which means you really will be crowdcontrolling, buffing and healing (and once my prophet to be catches up to the elf and I can duo them, it'll even make sense to recharge ;p ) - deciding if you want to use a potion or your mana, how you will pull (aggro, root, sleep?), when to heal and when to run, etc, keeps the PvE much more interesting than what most melees or nukers get.
It's certainly not fast, but it's definitely fun and also grounds for bragging rights. ;)
I find soloing a healer fun - the bars jump a lot, which means you really will be crowdcontrolling, buffing and healing (and once my prophet to be catches up to the elf and I can duo them, it'll even make sense to recharge ;p ) - deciding if you want to use a potion or your mana, how you will pull (aggro, root, sleep?), when to heal and when to run, etc, keeps the PvE much more interesting than what most melees or nukers get.
It's certainly not fast, but it's definitely fun and also grounds for bragging rights. ;)
SE MUST NEVER SOLO. no close combat. never. you are too weak. play a fighter for close combat.
SE can solo better (in close combat) than some warrior classes, especially in this level range. But if you have chosen a healer class, soloing must be boring to you.
tattoo for Wit will increase your casting speed but NOT BY A LOT
About +20%, which can easily be a lifesaver. It also shortens the time you need to rebuff your group.
and it is very expensive in adena so i dont reccommend to get it. just dont use sleep. use root.
Still, for a healer/buffer, the +WIT tattoo is a better investment than a weapon or an armor.
What you are experiencing is the fact that you are using level 1-20 spells on higher level mobs, which are comparatively weak. without going into the forumlas too deep, spell level makes quite a bit of difference in the spell landing. The skills that you level up are Root and Disrupt undead (sleep stops at 35, along with DU, Root keeps going).
It will be possible for you to solo undead mobs with your nuke until 40s, 52 or so if you really try. I suggest though that you find a melee or two, or some nukers to party up with regulary and xp with. You can heal them and give the nukers Empower and recharge which will get both you and your friends a lot more xp.
Thx to all for very useful discussion.
So, briefly, Healer/buffer may confront well to Undead, must go in party with DD, help group using Heal, Recharge mana. Wind Shackles, Root.
But, from my own practics should have enough might close combat weapon for self defense.
Because it is very Honored to be killed when healing my friends in party. ( 5 times) saving others lifes.
Yes, it is my own respect, my renome.
But lose in exp, losing levels. Porque my comrads not
keep my life. It is difficult duiring intensive combat to see if the Healer NEED urgent help.
Yes OK, like in my real past i am very proud saving lifes of my friends.
One proverb " The kind actitude must have Steel Fists"
But now, may be one more qestion - for this situation What weapon is preferrible ? Staff, duals or somting other ?
For self defense and casting rapidly.
Well, if you are constantly dying and your "comrades" are not because you healed them all the way as you were hitting the dirt, get some new "comrades." Those DDs should be watching out for your welfare because you are their means for staying alive. A tank should be hating the mobs off of you. Every member of a party is essential, and everyone has a job. Part of their job is to keep you safe and mob free. Yes, sometimes it cannot be helped, but if you are regularly dying because the members of your party are not protecting you, stop partying with them and find some players that have their priorities clear.
But since I did hunt with people that did watch out for my welfare, what I used was a dagger in my 40s. (Make sure you have SS for the weapon too.) With Root and undead skills, you can root the undead mobs then hit them with your undead stuff until they fall...