A question about Quad-Kiting...

[bulbousaur]

But - if you can finish a quad of higher level creatures - more xps.

[Messianic]

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

But - if you can finish a quad of higher level creatures - more xps.

I tried that...you're always best off quadding stuff that's barely blue.

[Waffen]

druid quadding for dummies

-bind where you're quadding/port to wc, run to ec, trade sow/ports for clarity, gate back.
-round up 4 mobs that con DB(preferrably mobs with low HPs; i.e. cacti/birds in OT)
-run a good 10-15 seconds ahead of the mob for proper med time
-aoe nuke, run, sit, repeat.

[aresprophet]

A couple tips on druid quadding:

-34 is the first level you can effectively do it, but it's going to be highly inefficient and, in many quad spots, downright impossible without 200 wis and a Manastone. Specs are the first really efficient quad-friendly camp and you won't want to try those until 39 at least.

-Quadding is not terribly efficient compared to charm-killing or a good group, but its chief virtue is that it gives you 6-7 minutes of med time, minimum, to alt-tab out, go AFK, or read a book. It's a lot easier on your sanity to grind for a long time quadding because you can do other things.

-Most quadding spots are highly competitive. Even if you can quad them I advise against attempting HGs or Seafuries because the likelihood of you not being able to get a 4th mob is too high.

-Don't rely on clarity. Porting/gating out to get it can mean losing your camp, and the extra efficiency doesn't mean anything if you can't kill stuff.

-Get a Lumi staff. It's invaluable in finishing off stragglers without wasting precious mana or med time.

[mala]

"time the med tics so you sit right when it goes off"

this is prolly the most valuable piece of advice you can get

[bulbousaur]

However, you often will need to sit another second or two before standing/moving or your mana will go back down =(

[Excellio]

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

"time the med tics so you sit right when it goes off"

this is prolly the most valuable piece of advice you can get

My mana regens weird. Like, if I have 30 mana, it will go up to 55 or something, and if I stand up right when it does, it will go back down. I have to wait for it to go back down a little bit each time it goes up or I will lose the mana from that tick.

These are all great suggestions, though. I can't wait to try this stuff out. One more question, are DoTs a waste when quadding?

[Waffen]

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

These are all great suggestions, though. I can't wait to try this stuff out. One more question, are DoTs a waste when quadding?

yes. it wastes mana that could be used on an aoe nuke and also, DoTs do half the dmg they should do if a mob is moving, as opposed to if a mob is rooted.

[Estu]

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

yes. it wastes mana that could be used on an aoe nuke and also, DoTs do half the dmg they should do if a mob is moving, as opposed to if a mob is rooted.

Two thirds, not half, but yeah.