On Sieghardt the few that I ever encountered I often find in Enchanted Valley or in Forsaken Plains. Most of them wear BW light with a HP or acumen weapon.
Why acumen? My boxed SE is going to be the summon's healer/ buffer.... the summoner itself is going to be fighting. I might go as far as going +4str +5 dex -9 con and going for a +11 dark screamer focus too. HP is a non issue. This char is strictly pve. With that said, I never have a problem taking damage.... so hp modifiers are useless to me. I just want to maximize the exp potential.
I guess I should have rephrased this.
What is the fastest way to exp? I thought I could use the unicorn merrow to AOE... but the aoe is so weak... even with blessed spirit shots. I'm fine with it meleeing.... but I was wondering if there is any other way. Right now I am using a +11 homu and Doom Light... but I will gladly bite my lip and change the weapon to a +11 DS and add focus if it would make killing significantly faster.
Other than that.... I am using an /attack+summon attack macro.... and that about covers it.
The role I expect to play is a personal GK. I will work with a network of summoners to help teleport people across the map for the sake of ensuring certain raids for our clans. The Seraph buff will also help... but ultimately... this character is going to be useless as one to play. It wont be geared in the end.... and exp will not become an issue. I will get it to mid 60s... or whenever the Seraph buff gets to lvl 2 (or if it gets to lvl 3 before 65, that) and then I'm done with it.
Yeah... it's a bit of work to do... but after playing mages for the last 7 months (festival alts, 31-Darkwizard,42- + Ant Queen SH, 53- SH+SE, 64-Necro+Prophet) I wanted to raise a summoner as a change of pace. But who knows... if it does well in parties after 56.... I might take it all the way to subclass.
Get a PP instead of the SE if you can. The SE lacks Zerk, Acumen, Greater Might and blesses.
Even level half HP mobs take you exactly two nukes at 52 unless you are doing something wrong. With some extra meleeing for possible magic resistant mobs this continues at least into ABG, which also has the advantage of more kiting room and all-aggro mobs that you can train up more easily.
Acumen weapon and a robe are a must for this though - more UDs, faster heals.
ETA: If you are meleeing in a field area, you do not need cast speed robes or LA. Go for something that gives you damage, probably plated leather or doom.
EV works awsome until 61, you can solo their easily. BW would probubly work best for an EE, I suggest a weapon with health as you already have decent casting speed as a light elf.
As a Bg Phantom Summoner I did Doom light and a great sword with health SA. I needed doom light b/c I am more of a fighter and need the mana regen boost for soulless. As an elf, you are rather different, I definatly think BW robes would be best unless you have some nice duels and wanna play a fighter.
I will definately consider all suggestions.. but one thing made me chuckle...
Get a PP instead of the SE if you can. The SE lacks Zerk, Acumen, Greater Might and blesses.
"Get" a PP instead of SE? I might as well "get" prophecies while I'm at it, eh?
I know what you mean though. If I would raise another pet class... it would be Bishop or EE... not another buffer.
As for the mobs Im fighting.. I guess I got a bit greedy. Im too used to using my overenchanted weapons to blast away dark red mobs. Relying on whites is too painful imho... but if you say I can simply 2 shot half hp mobs at my level... I guess I will bit my lip even harder and go outside of oren =(
Level the prophet up. Even a level 35 cleric (that's what I used on Devianne) is better than a high level SE for ES AoE, and I'm sure that's no problem for you.
If you want to be adventurous and are good at training, you can, of course, get a few dozen half HP mobs. The larges I've done without UD is 6 groups by myself, but that was risky. : )
I still long to make a ES + ES + PP + TK group and train all of ABG and/or SMea
No. NONONONONO. I refuse to level another class for this server. Let me see if I can get into parties. PLing myself is sweet and everything... but I ran out of slots, and I refuse to get yet another account.
My summoner is going to have to make due with an SE.
Go with the BW LA. It has too many benfits itself plus the benfits you get from your LA mastery. Don't forget that it also has a 15% casting speed bonus on it as well as better mp regen and with the +3 men you get a bit more MP with better Mdef. Once you hit 56 get Summon Friend and try to get into parties where they are going deep somewhere. They will need a summoner for replacements and trips to town for supplies. Also, your 56 servitor has a nice little buff that increases MP regen for the party. Archers and nukers will love you.
This is also a good way to make adena as it's very cheap on supplies. They don't really expect you to be doing a lot of damage anyway, since the 56 servitor has a low patk. Your party buff will be what they want along with Summon friend. Good places are the Pytan room and just about any floor above TOI 5th. At higher levels you will get invited to MOS and Imperial Tomb. Archers will love the MP regen especially since they are all carrying that blasted Drac w/focus bow. dam weapon is riuning this game.....anyway. Good Luck! It's a fun class to play.
Yes they get an empower spell for their Unicorn, but Vampiric rage is also wonderful for them. Yeah, when killing 3-4x HP mobs you will use an opening aqua splash, but after that the ES will usually move the unicorn in close to attack. Thats where you need Vampiric rage with your servitor haste. Merrow has a great Patk as well, so don't be afraid to use it.
-BWLA is casting centric. It is useless because most of the ESs skills are useless. All I need is servitor haste, ud, and heal.... and I barely need heal since I got an SE with all the fixins. The summoner heal will surpass it eventually, but that doesn't bother me. I need her to level as fast as possible. Not waste time pretending her skills matter.
- I just got an Angel Slayer for 20m. I think I have some change to spare.
- The buff and party member summon abilities are the reasons I picked ES. This char is going to help with raids.
I do have a question though. This is mainly for Maline. Why would I ever need/ want to tank in place of the summon?
Which is yet another great reason to wear robes in PvE as an ES.
I do have a question though. This is mainly for Maline. Why would I ever need/ want to tank in place of the summon?
Because when you're doing AoE, the unicorn WILL get interrupted if it is tanking a big crowd - plus, you kite a lot better than it in the end.
As a rule of thumb, you want to be taking as large a share of the damage as you can (if you're single-target, then do so with TP on), as the servitor has crap-for-all PDef and will take aggro off you anyway, giving you time to regenerate the damage you take with TP.
PS: Your servitor heals are already better and cheaper than the SE's. Might as well.
As far as heals go... I'd rather be doing melee damage with an OE weapon/ PL set than doing heals.... especially if I already box an SE that is borderline useless to an ES.