Which class gets the most respect for being good at their class?

[guineapig]

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

I don't think people should overlook the praise the knight tanks get. It is really easy to be a shitty paladin or a shitty SK. I play a Paladin and I get praised all the time for tanking the way I do and now I can log on for like 5 minutes and I usually get between 2 or 3 tells right out the gate inviting me to various groups. I understand that from the healers prospective having a warrior as a meat shield to utilise CH's it makes sense, but as the chanter or bard or the damage classes it must be nicer to have a class that interupts almost every spell cast by mobs due to stuns and bash, not to mention a back up healer who can root mobs in a bind and pull solo with the lull line of spells. We dont have to wait for taunt to pop cause of blind/stun and its a rare day indeed that I lose aggro on the mobs I pull. Pally's might not be "Mr.Raid" but they are definitely not a class to be overlooked in group scenarios. i don't play an Sk but I assume they are pretty similar in dynamics.

Totally agree with you. There is a huge difference between a great paladin and a meh paladin. They just don't seem to get noticed as much as most people tend to concentrate on managing agro and none of the other stuff (which is what comes easiest to the knight classes). It's a shame really.

[Dantes]

Bards. I've been in several groups where a bad pull would have resulted in a wipe, casters are asking "Should I gate," but the bard steps in to mez all of the mobs and we can buy our time while the rest of the group recovers mana so we can get through the fight without casualties. To top that off, bards who can pull are awesome. I was just in a Guk group last night with Dopesound, one of the most efficient groups I've been in. He chain pulled and crowd controlled the entire time, all I had to do was select targets and taunt. Easy mode!

Shaman are great too, because they make me statistically awesome.

[Chodan]

I'm always impressed by rogues who do not use hide and tank for the majority of the fight.

I guess, my only real job as a tank is to hit "taunt" so the mob turns to me, and in the processs turns his back to the rogue, therefore allowing the rogue to backstab to regain aggro!

Wait...hehe.

[azeth]

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

I'm always impressed by rogues who do not use hide and tank for the majority of the fight.

I guess, my only real job as a tank is to hit "taunt" so the mob turns to me, and in the processs turns his back to the rogue, therefore allowing the rogue to backstab to regain aggro!

Wait...hehe.

i havent played a rogue since Live (stopped in 2004) but iirc my backstab hotkey was an evade macro. id actually be surprised to catch a rogue not evading during a fight.

[Humerox]

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

i havent played a rogue since Live (stopped in 2004) but iirc my backstab hotkey was an evade macro. id actually be surprised to catch a rogue not evading during a fight.

Be prepared to be surprised, lol.

I do notice a well-played bard or enchanter, though. Usually mention it in group when I see someone 4-twisting.

My cleric still needs to learn how to stop wanting to heal the tank while the pull is incoming, though. Meh.

[Yoite]

+1 for good pallys. I love playing my pally alt. tab targeting and rooting that add as its coming in the camp while still MTing my mob. Group is like damn.... and stuns + bash you can own a caster mob.

also, you can pacify pull just fine, just needs to be dark blue or less. dont try on yellow or reds you gonna get a crit resist and get the whole room.

[VincentVolaju]

I love how there is now 17 level 1-10 Bards online, yesterday at the same time there was 3 =P lmao

[PhelanKA]

I tend to get props sometimes as a Necromancer when I fill the role of CC with Screaming Terror. So many people don't realize that necros get mez. Hell, I played with a necro last week in CT that was 34 and had never even bothered purchasing the spell yet. Bad necro was bad. I aint namin any names [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Reiker]

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

I tend to get props sometimes as a Necromancer when I fill the role of CC with Screaming Terror. So many people don't realize that necros get mez. Hell, I played with a necro last week in CT that was 34 and had never even bothered purchasing the spell yet. Bad necro was bad. I aint namin any names [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Feel lucky cause the necro mez is a Kunark spell.

[renegadeofunk]

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

I love how there is now 17 level 1-10 Bards online, yesterday at the same time there was 3 =P lmao

Haha I noticed that, too. I installed last night and created a new toon just to get a hang of the UI. 80% of ooc chat in GFay was "level x bard lfg".