Best 4 person all caster/priest group

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Originally Posted by Keebz [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I've consistently been talking about high end targets. The goal of the composition should be to increase the ceiling of what is possible. I don't see you making an argument for shaman lifting the ceiling anywhere.

Ah I must have missed that somewhere. Everybody else has been discussing chain pulling.

I have mentioned high end targets multiple times. I have used Ixiblat Fer and Fungi King as examples. If you can think of harder targets a 4 man caster/priest group can do, please let us know.

I agree we should be talking about high end targets. But there a Shaman is even better.

In a group where you are killing a hard mob in 120 seconds, the DPS difference between a Mage and a Shaman shrinks to 20 DPS on an unslowed mob because a Shaman can use their DoTs to full effect. Hard mobs are probably going to be slowed, so the DPS window really shrinks to about 10 DPS (less hits = less DS damage), which is basically nothing. Shamans have the superior Malo, the superior slow to Enchanters, and the superior ability to tank with Torpor. There is literally nothing a Mage brings to the table on a hard target other than 10 DPS and CoTH. A Mage easily loses on most hard targets, unless you are doing something like Chardok Royals where you are using CoTH as a pull strategy.