So i hear there have been alot of new changes since I've been gone. I play a EE. Can someone please explain to me some new changes to EE's specifically? I really would love to know. I hear there are alot more people looking for healers to join groups. I'm excited to come back to l2 and play my EE again. Got to get her to 60!
EE's are wanted for clarity, prophecy of water (which you won't get for a long time), recharges, wild magic.. and their one good fast heal (major heal). The only time I see EE's in use though are for mage groups so if they are used anywhere else I dunno.
But people needing healers more, that would be news to me.
As a Destro, I would love to have an EE for support when poling. I also love the Resist Shock buff, or whatever it's called, to help resist stuns. It hasn't been mentioned, but Party Return, while not a reason to choose an EE over something else, is really nice, and sometimes a life-saver.
First of all, you didn't say when you left so it's kinda hard to tell you what the 'new' changes are.
I'll assume you left back when everyone thought EEs sucked. Basically, they've given EEs a few bonuses while completely nerfing the SE, so now EEs come out ahead of the SE, rather than far behind it.
Clarity --> buff that reduces mp use for skills
Major Heal --> pretty much what Greater Heal used to be, only now it costs spirit ore.
Greater Heal --> turned into a HOT (and SEs don't have Major Heal...)
Trance --> fast casting sleep that lasts for 15 seconds
Sleep --> nerfed so now it's sloooooooow to cast
Unholy Resist --> buff that's useful against necros and SH
Invocation --> allows EEs to quickly regain a portion of their mp
Turn Undead --> skill that has a chance to reduce an undead mob's hp to 1 or cause them to flee in fear
Prophecy of Water --> buff that makes any magic user uber
EllieBelly, I don't know why you don't see EEs in use anywhere but mage groups. I'll assume you're talking about PvP there cuz I've not heard of a PVE mage group since like, C2. I typically get put in either a mage group or archer group at sieges. And in PVE, I've done TONS of archer groups, whether it was at the lair way back in the day or in FOG... archer groups have been my bread and butter, so to speak. I've also done lots of small party AOE groups, like w/ a glad, warlord or BD (w/ oop SE for VR, of course.) And of course I've done the nuker/EE duo as well.
Yeah but it's always and EE AND something. No empower so mages also need that, no VR so melee need that too, no great offensive buffs so you need a pp/wc too... etc.
Same could be said for bishop... In fact, it's even more true for a bishop. At least EEs get buffs after level 40, even if they're not offensive. (I'm not beating on bishops, just saying... :p)
That's not what I meant and you know it. I meant an EE and a bunch of DD's also needs something else. Like archers aren't going to roll with ONLY a EE.
And yes, I'd like to point out that bishops do nothing at all for groups but heal/rez and maybe buff HW or BoA. That's our bag.
Even if it were always true (and it isn't, for example, in EE+WL on 1/2 HP mobs)... does it really matter when you see "lf healer" in party matching or hero shout, have some Warcryers in your friendlist or are getting PMs from your yesterday's archer party?
Hi, I've been playing my EE for quite a while and I can say this to whoever is wanting to be one.
Although Solo is a bit difficult, its doable.
Everyone loves clarity :P, and resist shock, and when u raid, the tank party loves advanced block.
For PVP, (and this is just in my experience) An EE + a nuker or so = awsome, especially if they are on the walls of a fortress or castle.
Trance, windshackle, mana burn , trance again, is awsome for 1VS1 = it just makes the other person ur fighting mad :P
Although, I must point out mana burn got a longer reuse time, but thats what trance is for.
Recharge is loved by all classes.
And of course, Party Recall is just the most usefull skill for me :P because I always forget soes lol, so it helps :P No Unstuck for me :).
Although I wish I could get an augment with a "nuke" skill :P
That would be awsome.
Thank you for all your comments ^^. I've been gone since the new patch. I was playing before that. I have noticed alot of changes though! I LOVE IT now!!! I can easly find parties since VR has been nerfed and now that I'm 58 i have clarity so people love that. I also have a great clan atm and loving every moment I'm on the game.
I'm so happy EE's rock now to ^^.
In pvp I can easly trance+mana burn constintly and when their burned of their mp i just wake at them while i still have alot of mp to heal myself. I love it!!!
For seiges and fortress i can heal so well that I feel usefull. ^^.
Thank you for all your comments ^^. I've been gone since the new patch. I was playing before that. I have noticed alot of changes though! I LOVE IT now!!! I can easly find parties since VR has been nerfed and now that I'm 58 i have clarity so people love that. I also have a great clan atm and loving every moment I'm on the game.
I'm so happy EE's rock now to ^^.
In pvp I can easly trance+mana burn constintly and when their burned of their mp i just wake at them while i still have alot of mp to heal myself. I love it!!!
For seiges and fortress i can heal so well that I feel usefull. ^^.
many underestimate the ee's group heal, while it's not even greater group heal, due to the EE's very fast cast speed and the low cost of group heal at high lvls an EE can cast it 2-3x in a row without much of a dent in mp for a fairly strong combined heal.
there are less and less live SE's around and altogether not very many healers specially EE's
so the higher level you go the more in demand EE becomes.
i have a lvl 78 Evas Saint as my main.
and i love it.
Clarity is just uber.
also PoW is really nice.
u get quite a few good things in the higher lvl.
well - and if u know how to play ur char u should be welcome to any grp really.
not only to mage grps ;)