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• Xaviera · 05/09/07, 5:28 PM

Amera, I mostly agree with you, and what has already been mentioned a lot in this thread. A paladin by himself/herself can't do much, so it's up to their team to shift the way the game is unfolding. Basically, I find if my team isn't supporting me, or pressuring the enemy team enough, there's just a really small limit on things I can do to change the fight. Bubble only lasts so long, there's not much you can do when 2-3 people on the enemy team are determined to lock you out, or kill you.

Keeping a low profile, faking heals, and all of that glorious stuff is pretty useless if your team isn't doing anything at all to pressure their dps'ers/cc'ers from railing you [or the other healer on your team.] While we have a ton of tools to support a team, much like any other class we're useless if we don't get some help in return.

I've played a bit of 5v5 in a decently rated team, and in order to improve my playstyle and such, I watched the video of sck (Pandemic). In all honesty the video wasn't impressive or special at all from a paladin perspective, since his team was so good. He had very little to act on or do since the enemy team was pressured so strongly that sck was never threatened in return. Token BOF's, simple BOP's and just chain holy lighting to keep people up while the rest of the team prevents him from being cc'd/interrupted at all via fears, snares, etc.

There really is very little to playing a paladin effectively in arena once you understand very simple basics (faking, LOS, sac., etc). From there it's all about how well your own team can shape the game.

And like you, that's why I'm also finding my warrior far more interesting in PvP. It's not first nature for some people in pvp to support those who are supporting them, but when I'm covering for my healer with intercept stuns on every cooldown to let them get some distance, or cast their CC, etc, it makes a huge difference, and just seems more interactive and fun, being on the other side for once.

edit- Post #27 is extremely similar to my own in regards to thoughts on this topic.

05/09/07, 5:28 PM	#53 (permalink)
• Xaviera Shout Nazi Xavastrasz Human Warrior <Premonition> Alleria	Amera, I mostly agree with you, and what has already been mentioned a lot in this thread. A paladin by himself/herself can't do much, so it's up to their team to shift the way the game is unfolding. Basically, I find if my team isn't supporting me, or pressuring the enemy team enough, there's just a really small limit on things I can do to change the fight. Bubble only lasts so long, there's not much you can do when 2-3 people on the enemy team are determined to lock you out, or kill you. Keeping a low profile, faking heals, and all of that glorious stuff is pretty useless if your team isn't doing anything at all to pressure their dps'ers/cc'ers from railing you [or the other healer on your team.] While we have a ton of tools to support a team, much like any other class we're useless if we don't get some help in return. I've played a bit of 5v5 in a decently rated team, and in order to improve my playstyle and such, I watched the video of sck (Pandemic). In all honesty the video wasn't impressive or special at all from a paladin perspective, since his team was so good. He had very little to act on or do since the enemy team was pressured so strongly that sck was never threatened in return. Token BOF's, simple BOP's and just chain holy lighting to keep people up while the rest of the team prevents him from being cc'd/interrupted at all via fears, snares, etc. There really is very little to playing a paladin effectively in arena once you understand very simple basics (faking, LOS, sac., etc). From there it's all about how well your own team can shape the game. And like you, that's why I'm also finding my warrior far more interesting in PvP. It's not first nature for some people in pvp to support those who are supporting them, but when I'm covering for my healer with intercept stuns on every cooldown to let them get some distance, or cast their CC, etc, it makes a huge difference, and just seems more interactive and fun, being on the other side for once. edit- Post #27 is extremely similar to my own in regards to thoughts on this topic. Last edited by Xaviera : 05/09/07 at 5:34 PM.