06-03-2005, 02:37 PM
I do not remember having difficulties with 1on1 encounters of the same level or 1 above my priest's level. At any level. Monsters 2 levels above my priest have a chance to beat me ans I am only a few mm away from death if they dont. She is lvl 24 currently.
What I did different so far is, that after casting the initial attack spell and applying SW:pain, I meleed the enemies. If things look bad, I cast the shield and Renew.
I am now using a staff weapon. I do not remember at what level I spent the 10s to learn that skill. But it was worth it IMO. A staff offers nice damage and you can find them with the regen attribute on them (playing a german version I cannot currently say what it is named in englisch. willpower would be my by-word translation). Go ahead and look for an update for your mace and try meleeing some enemies.
I did not buy Inner Fire, because the priest I play is primarily a healer. But the skill gave me the idea to start a fighting priest some day. It should be able to offset the lack of heavy armor.
I, too, did not find a wand until late in her teens. It was a quest reward. I never saw one in a shop till then. Perhaps I just looked in the wrong places? But then again, I doubt I will use it much until they one day fix their design and give automatic fire to all classes.
What I did different so far is, that after casting the initial attack spell and applying SW:pain, I meleed the enemies. If things look bad, I cast the shield and Renew.
I am now using a staff weapon. I do not remember at what level I spent the 10s to learn that skill. But it was worth it IMO. A staff offers nice damage and you can find them with the regen attribute on them (playing a german version I cannot currently say what it is named in englisch. willpower would be my by-word translation). Go ahead and look for an update for your mace and try meleeing some enemies.
I did not buy Inner Fire, because the priest I play is primarily a healer. But the skill gave me the idea to start a fighting priest some day. It should be able to offset the lack of heavy armor.
I, too, did not find a wand until late in her teens. It was a quest reward. I never saw one in a shop till then. Perhaps I just looked in the wrong places? But then again, I doubt I will use it much until they one day fix their design and give automatic fire to all classes.
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