WAR (Warhammer Online)

I am having trouble deciding on which class to play. Currently I am a 17 WP but I also have a lvl 8 Archmage.

It seems like the WP is a much better single target healer due to the fact that he has alot of melee heals as well as the standard HoTs. However if your not in the thick of battle you cant heal most people and you end up failing to keep people up, and the problem with order players is they have a tendency to not get into battle and form little lines, which makes it impossible for me to heal effectively. Also the WP seems to have much better survivability then the AM but that could simply be a matter perception.

Basically I am having trouble making the decision of which I should play.

If you want to play a straight healer the Rune Priest is far better. 2nd would be the Archmage, and 3rd the WP. The melee healers in WAR are VERY difficult to play well.

Well I tend to do really well when I have support, but it seems like more often then not Order tends to run andhide in the corner or make walls of...Bright Wizards...then protect their healers or charge enemy lines.

I'm an archmage, and it's definitely a challenge to play this class well. We die like nobody's business in the thick of battle, and the offense is marginal at best. The best we can do usually is quick spam some dots and run like the wind. But our HoTs are nice and relatively cheap. We work best with big dog tanks who take little damage to begin with. I hope too that at later levels, our vaul spec resist buff will greatly help a group lower damage taken.

Just curious but abotu how long does it take to kill an even level mob in PvE?

As a WP(at 16) it takes me about 20 seconds with a 30.5 dps weapon. However it felt lik eon my Archmage(7 or 8) it only took about 4 seconds to kill a mob. Now I know its a lower level but its still faster then my WP did at 7 or 8.

Perhaps its just a case of the Grass is Greener.

Originally posted by Magsato

Perhaps its just a case of the Grass is Greener.

Possible. I guess it's just a matter of liking the class or not. My guildies that play WP/DOK love em. And they are fantastic healers.

I love my WP, especially the lore behind him. I also rarely dont come in first in heals(at least for order), Even with other healers in the scenario I usually still beat the others in both damage and healing.

Although.... That requires that there be other healers in scenario... which often times there isnt.

Warrior Priest is by far the hardest class in the game. Just learn how to keep a good secondary target, use the buff attacks and some heal over times. I can't help you much more than that.

Originally posted by JonnyBigBoss

Warrior Priest is by far the hardest class in the game. Just learn how to keep a good secondary target, use the buff attacks and some heal over times. I can't help you much more than that.

True - Blizzard created paladins and desided they should be "easy" to play.

Mythic created Warrior priests that are very complex to play.  The double targetting system will hurt the class alot othe when good mods will be out for other healers.  

I like playing WP but it takes some time to get used to the double targetting system.