New cleric

[koros]

As far as +wis items go, it's almost irrelevant. The number of situations where you having the +10-30 mana or so from it are going to be so few and far between, it's essentially silly to worry about. From 1-13 or so, a decent ratio weapon might be better than medding, in which case, smoldering brand is a solid (and cheap) choice.

[Swish]

People will argue with this as well, and by all means [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Chances are by L12 or so, if you're grouped, you won't be standing up to swing your weapon. A lot of new clerics (particularly in CB) seem to want to keep on top of their 1h blunt skill rather than meditate. Can't knock new clerics for trying to play the way they want to play but the best clerics are the ones that are always sat unless they're casting spells [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] If you want to play a battle cleric, the paladin is always there [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think my 1h blunt is about 50-60, and I've never had a shock moment where I thought it should be nearer to 200...keep pushing your wisdom towards 200 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[jijii]

It's the same with every class. For leveling up get 5/55 rings and a decent ratio wep first.

[webrunner5]

I am not too sure having a ton of wis and mana are really a great goal on here anymore. My Druid has so much mana it is scary. And ok I can quad well with that much solo but in a group as a healer or a DPS with DD and Dots I think it is a false security. All that really happens is ok you can heal or DPS longer but guess what with human nature the way it is you just want to get back to full mana to feel secure as a healer. So you tell the group you are oom or low on mana and every sits or waits for 8 minutes till you are full mana.

The trouble with that is people say ok and go pee or REALLY walk their dog or get a beer etc. and it breaks the flow of pulling. I am not saying don't have a reasonable amount but only having to wait 4 minutes versus 7 minutes seems to keep the group going more non stop. And it has been my experience that at times when a group has a big pause someone makes a decision that they need to leave. A RL instance.

The trouble with my above statement is it is more directed at being the healer as a Druid. A Cleric once they get CH is a LOT better at healing plain and simple. And yeah Shaman gets Canni. But all healer classes run oom even with Crack.

I guess the whole gist of this is I don't care how much mana items or wis you have you are still going to be oom at some point in time. Don't lose a lot of sleep about not being a total twink as a healer. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Genedin]

i got springwood club and bought some plate for AC, figureed im more of a meele char lvling up anyway

[Swish]

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...figureed im more of a meele char lvling up anyway

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[Genedin]

Don't mock me swish.

Getting buffs in EC tunnel and meeling the zone is much faster then sitting around casting on stuff. Once I get past that easy exp area I will of course no longer meele.

[skipdog]

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The OP is clearly asking if his suspicions are correct, in that his first weapon should be one with a good ratio, to help with soloing the first early levels.

Some helpful folks have posted that they agree, and that a great ratio is key for making the initial levels quicker.

All you've done in this thread is show that you didn't even read the OP or that you can't comprehend how having a good weapon for the first levels really speeds them up. You aren't being helpful in any way.

OP, I'd also recommend a Sharkbone Warhammer or maybe even splurge for a Springwood Club which has a slightly better ratio and is still relatively cheap. The kithicor mace has a poor ratio and would be a waste of time to attempt to acquire. It certainly wouldn't help much for those initial levels. Your time would be better spent just making money and buying what you'd like.

[Swish]

OK maybe I came across with a bit too much melodrama, but when I started my cleric in Nektulos... by level 6-7 I was at the undead obelisk nuking the crap out of undead.

If you're soloing I'd try and invest in your mana pool long term versus having a weapon to hit slightly harder with for the first 10 levels. I've grouped with some clerics on my SK who refuse to sit down and med, and suddenly they're oom and we're sat around waiting for him to get his mana back.

The point I'm trying to make, obviously missed, was that to be an efficient cleric in a group you'll need to confine yourself to meditating (when you get past orc 1 etc).

If that's not for you, a cleric might not be the way forward...because watching health bars is 90% of what you'll be doing from Unrest onwards.

Good luck with Genedin, obviously with buffs you can do more solo...I play off peak a lot of the time and there weren't so many EC bots sitting around when I was levelling.

[Genedin]

and the other 10%.........GEMS GRAND MASTER

I wasn't taking you too seriously. I havent played this game in a very long time but i still remember the concepts enough not to be a retard and try to be a battle cleric lol.