02-28-2005, 07:03 AM
One of my biggest disappointments with WoW so far is the lack of people that are good in parties. I've played on several of my friend's accounts until I got my own two weeks ago, so I've not progressed beyond level 20.
I'm hoping that things get better as the levels tick by due to the fact that partying is necessary for those harder upper level quests and that people that are bad in parties just dont get as far.
Unfortunately I have realized that I know very little about good party strats. Warrior tanks and draws aggro. Priest heals him. Mages nuke from far away but not so much that they draw aggro. Beyond that I really have no idea how other classes work into good party strategy besides having other classes protect the casters and healers.
Currently I'm playing an Undead Mage, Tauren Shaman and Orc Rogue in an attempt to have all the gathering professions and many of the useful production professions on one account so I can be self-sufficient in all the trade skills. Of these three I've only just began the shaman and rogue so my knowledge of good party play is limited to the Mage. It is my intent to find out how to play all classes well in groups.
A general summary of what other classes are expected to do in a party situation would be great. What do you do when there isn't a main healer? What if there is an unconventional tank? What if there is a lack of casters?
I know that there are guides out there for all classes and the different builds within those classes, but a general guide of all of them combined is my goal. Not only knowing how you should play your character but knowing what could help that newbie mage or newbie hunter in your group could be the difference between a smooth instance and a string of wipes.
Discuss :)
I'm hoping that things get better as the levels tick by due to the fact that partying is necessary for those harder upper level quests and that people that are bad in parties just dont get as far.
Unfortunately I have realized that I know very little about good party strats. Warrior tanks and draws aggro. Priest heals him. Mages nuke from far away but not so much that they draw aggro. Beyond that I really have no idea how other classes work into good party strategy besides having other classes protect the casters and healers.
Currently I'm playing an Undead Mage, Tauren Shaman and Orc Rogue in an attempt to have all the gathering professions and many of the useful production professions on one account so I can be self-sufficient in all the trade skills. Of these three I've only just began the shaman and rogue so my knowledge of good party play is limited to the Mage. It is my intent to find out how to play all classes well in groups.
A general summary of what other classes are expected to do in a party situation would be great. What do you do when there isn't a main healer? What if there is an unconventional tank? What if there is a lack of casters?
I know that there are guides out there for all classes and the different builds within those classes, but a general guide of all of them combined is my goal. Not only knowing how you should play your character but knowing what could help that newbie mage or newbie hunter in your group could be the difference between a smooth instance and a string of wipes.
Discuss :)
Level 60 UD Mage - Spirestone
Level 20 Troll Rogue - Spirestone
Level 20 Troll Rogue - Spirestone