Psionics

Your playing a game, not getting a degree. You play what makes you happy. Just realize a few points:

Melee require more item knowledge, espescially "consumables"

Mages have less intensive training, barring shamans, and necros.

Hybrids (DKs, Druids, and Pallies) can be awesome, but require more activity than most other classes. A zerk can win with rage, and bodyslam, a DK has to toss spells, balance curing, watch charmie. A pally has to maintain buffs, and know how to hit/run.

Overall I DO recommend you continue playing Liadon. Use the teleport spell to land in an area, and just explore it. Start copying identified items to a notepad file so you know what eq is what, and later you can look at how you want to suit up a combo. But that is only my recommendation, play to have fun, not to please the masses. Who knows, monks could be YOUR class. You might fall into PK godliness with one. Is it likely? No. Can it happen? **** yes. Has it happened before to other players? **** yes.

Thanks for the advice everyone, despite how some may argue how to go about it I can see both sides of any arguement.

When it comes to RP and becoming one with the world I have absolutely no problem with it, but the PK scares me. Simply because as soon as red letters are thrown against my screen my fingers shake, my hands cease to move and my brain draws a blank. For Liadon i feel bad for continually throwing her into an environment that she can't defend herself against. I feel stupid sometimes for not having defenses up, or having them up with only 3 or 2 hours left and then attacked while my mana is low.

I'm trying to learn... I really am, and I used to be REALLY close to Liadon but now she's just a character that gets killed a lot, and when I'm hunted... it's an easy kill for whoever it is that's hunting me.

I've done SO MUCH study on the forums here, the wiki page, the help files and it feels like I'm learning much much too slow. The only thing I can bring you guys now is the RP, but for PK I can't give my RP body or weighable content.

For that I'm sorry, I'm trying to learn really I am. I'm hoping soon that I'll catch my groove and find a way to send chills down peoples spines like when I see warriors like I do when Vondur hunts me down. Just seeing that name on the who list makes me want to quit with Lia and play one of my other characters...

In short i'm trying, and I THANK ALL OF YOU for trying to help me. i really do, if it wasn't for how much fun I have RPing with all of you, the advice would be the ONLY thing keeping me here. This is a great community, it has it's flaws but with any large group of people there will always be flaws.

I love all of you, thanks for the help.

Hey Liadon, I can assure you, you are learning MUCH MUCH faster than any of us here did when they were new

Just look at it, you already are as good as Valek (joke )

People have already posted a lot of advices about combos, some silly, some wise, but no matter what combo you choose you WILL get stomped A LOT. You will not learn if you don't get stomped.

The only way to start surviving (notice, I am not speaking about sending chills down people's spines yet) is to get used to the red letters. That is why I advised you to duel, duel, duel, duel, DUEL!!! Log the fights then re-read them.

You've already walked a long way from the Liadon that was like, "I am not here for the PK", to the Liadon that wants to get better at PK.

I would strongly advice you to NOT dump your healer though. Find out the people who are willing to teach you ingame, such like Istendil, Anamus, Klemsor. Duel them. Ask them what you did wrong. LISTEN TO THEM and most importantly PAY ATTENTION. Paying attention seems to be your biggest problem if you ask me, because if the people who are trying to teach you something that took them years to understand see you are simply ignoring them and chatting with someone else while they are trying to pour knowledge in your head, they will quickly stop wasting their time with you.

Just look at it, you already are as good as Valek (joke )

:confused: I don't get it.

PK wise

PK wise

No no I do, and with my newest character I sought out the best in that class. As for race I may have picked a silly one but I'm going to stick it out and see if I can't get something figured out.

After all, everyone has a nitch. Even if this one isn't going to be mine, I'm sure the one helping me will teach me a thing or two about PKing.

May way of thanking those that helped me will be showing them that I can PK and PK them.

Lia, honestly, I can teach you to use that healer. Do not give up on her. With a little prep work, we can see to it you NEVER die again. And in case it was not large enough, let me repeat, NEVER. Mindflayer had a squid that everyone feared, I let him kill me once, only because he kept getting in the way of me spanking warmasters. Healers are the most survivable class. Savant Healers are virtually untouchable. They are nearly immortal if played wisely.

First - Macros

Set four function buttons to;(send now)

co gate bright

co gate cube

co gate delivery

co gate bella

Set four more function keys to;(insert)

co 'cure disease' (note place a space in the macro after the second ')

co 'cure poison'

co 'cure blindness'

co heal

I like to use my other four function keys for basic commands that I do not wish to type frequently;

where

who pk

affect

and this is the important one FLEE(mistyping this can kill)

Second use triggers to keep important spells up. Sanc, all four detections, armor, shield, stone skin, bless, protection, protective shield, and fly.

If you are attacked, Flee, Gate, check your affects to be sure your spells wont fall in battle. Return and spank somebody for picking on a priestess. :eek:

That idea seems scary... I don't feel confident at all with Liadon, thus is why I haven't been playing her.

Besides, I'm having fun playing something that can actually PK...

T-T

I'm such a looser.

places an L on forehead

Well, to PK you gotta know some stuff that as a healer you can learn. Equipment, areas, and consumables. Then again, healers are terrible for learning areas because of how easy it is to gate. Identify is greatness in the early days.

yeah, once I took away that "safety" of being able to gate I have to admit I was like, "HOW THE EFF DO ALL OF YOU LIVE!" and that with not being able to create spring, and food. but I can safely travel to any city without getting lost, and I have yet die because of getting lost. It's easy enough to find a character willing enough to help even if I DO get lost.

It feels weird actually... to sign on to Liadon simply because the basics seem so stupid easy like it's cheating. I never have to worry about starving or getting thirsty. I get lost, I gate...

I dunno, the next time I get on with Lia I'll explore some parts of the world I get lost in that i have with the others. AND! You'll be happy to know that I've been keeping notes of "where to go to get cool ****" and "when to get it".

Just get a ton of food, water, and recalls together and go for a long hike. With the Heralds I used to play I would take new players places, explain how to get there along the way, and then follow them as the led the way back. Have some people do that for you. Might help.

It sucks because I've been playing off and on for years and I still don't know every crack and crevice like I know some people do.

anybody that doent want to kill lia hit m up so i can learn. rp with this character has lost any interest to me sadly. hate being a target.