Aqkawora created on 28th of December 2023, and is dead and gone (22 years old, 99 hours, 2 months lifetime)
Title: the Holy Patriarch of Healing Gender: Male Level: 50 Class: avianhealer
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Description:
Humanoid body with a head resembling that of a bird, complete with a
sharp opalescent beak, and keen observant eyes of black. With majestic
feathered wings spread wide you can see vibrant iridescent feathers that
shimmer in the light. Easy to image those wings extending from its
shoulders as capable of both flight and dramatic displays. Its slender
agile frame is adorned with shiny trinkets with intricate lightning designs,
symbols of faith, also emblazoned on their attire. It has a graceful and
regal demeanor that exudes an aura of valor and dedication.
Multiple people gave the same advice, run find someone who can fight and I think that is terrible for a pvp game. This class can bump armor and keep healing to a point that the minimal damage it sends back becomes an issue for the opponent.
Blasphemy should last as long as rake. Because it cripples this class for a stupid long time.
Props to vampire who came into my guild and got me. I thought no way, turn undead is too strong to worry about vampires. Immediately charmed and Blasphemy, run run rabbit. So I got all my saves over 100 wearing perseverance set, then a shaman still easily lands Blasphemy.
I probably would have fared well against some other classes, but felt like I ate a poop sandwich with that last death.
Davairus
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I have played loads of healers and I always found they kick ass. My order of playing level 50 on AR was ninja > invoker > healer and after playing those other two first, it was quite surprising to experience a damn TANK of a level 50 character. I remember feeling on total easy mode, and only died once because I did something really stupid. After that I played a level 50 warrior and I must admit I did smoke a healer with bash because I knew from my own healer it was easy. You can't let prot shield down. Perhaps things are a little more even in 2024 after 20 years of balance updates to try to even the playing field, but I think healers would still put in a strong showing other than forgetting prot shield, in which case you can definitely die. Blasphemy is not a crippling problem because you can just carry some backup gyvel potions, recall potions and purple potions for the occassion. Realistically it only cuts you off from protective shield (if it wears off during blasphemy) and healing, and you could just run and reset the fight if you get hit with blasphemy. Very overrated spell as I found when I played a level 50 shaman and tried killing Polik with blasphemy. he would just literally run to the keep of dal kaddar every single time it landed (with fly up) and I got completely tired of chasing him. Healers are annoying if you are playing even remotely above braindead.
Grayden
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I ate 3 black herbs and they all failed, had plenty of white herbs too but I should have carried a couple purples.
Healers have a lot going for them. My last question would be then, how long does silence last compared to blasphemy? Maybe the adrenaline of going to die messed my perspective but I have been silenced before too and I feel like it did not last that long. I don't want to be the healer that runs.
Ashlyn
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Be the healer who knocks. Blasphemy isn't too bad in length but it is an autorun. The problem with healers is that anything offensive they do makes them vulnerable unnecessarily. They do so little damage that they don't need that balance. No other class has to trade vulnerability for offense like that. i.e. divine retribution sacrificing protective shield AND mobility. Prudence requiring lack of castigate, etc. It is what it is. With druids being so buff now you don't even need a healer for PVE anymore. Not sure how I feel about avian healer, seems a bit underwhelming when compared to storm giants, humans, and dwarves.
Grayden
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With a class that can cast fly you don't need to be avian, that was a choice to be closer to my diety at the mountain top before being blessed with the powers.
BlackWidow
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For PvP avian healer allows for tracking by FLY and LAND at will, but otherwise the only reason to play that combo imo is role-playing an angelic healer type.
BlackWidow
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And I've played a number of healers... Dwarf healer is very solid (probably why the guy who played Zelbin likes them so much). Human healer has superior PK range (though if you want to PK with a cleric, a human shaman is arguably far better). Storm giant healer... Well Vanisse showed us some of their potential when she played Serra. She actually beat one of my characters in a duel.
Elf healer is also strong (perhaps less so with material vulnerabilities added). They have so much mana that they can keep healing for a long time, and their opponents might give up out of frustration when they've practically lost their entire reserves.
Halfling healer has potential too due to the maledictive resistance... I wouldn't consider them my first or prime choice but they might not be bad.
Ashlyn
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Avian healer for custom angel race maybe. Elf healer has too little hp. Even with that deep mana pool the better pkers aren't going to give you the space or opportunity to use it effectively.
Best healer races
Dwarf -> Halfling -> h-elf -> human. Don't bother with anything else. Elf, even with hp converts, has too low of hp at 50 people can just blitz you. Storm giant would be good if there was no mental vuln. Can Jagar be healers, if so, they'd probably be alright.
Ashlyn
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Yeah i'd be interested in how that wisdom would translate.
This was my first level 50 healer.
Multiple people gave the same advice, run find someone who can fight and I think that is terrible for a pvp game. This class can bump armor and keep healing to a point that the minimal damage it sends back becomes an issue for the opponent.
Blasphemy should last as long as rake. Because it cripples this class for a stupid long time.
Props to vampire who came into my guild and got me. I thought no way, turn undead is too strong to worry about vampires. Immediately charmed and Blasphemy, run run rabbit. So I got all my saves over 100 wearing perseverance set, then a shaman still easily lands Blasphemy.
I probably would have fared well against some other classes, but felt like I ate a poop sandwich with that last death.
Davairus 0 , 0 , 0 . I have played loads of healers and I always found they kick ass. My order of playing level 50 on AR was ninja > invoker > healer and after playing those other two first, it was quite surprising to experience a damn TANK of a level 50 character. I remember feeling on total easy mode, and only died once because I did something really stupid. After that I played a level 50 warrior and I must admit I did smoke a healer with bash because I knew from my own healer it was easy. You can't let prot shield down. Perhaps things are a little more even in 2024 after 20 years of balance updates to try to even the playing field, but I think healers would still put in a strong showing other than forgetting prot shield, in which case you can definitely die. Blasphemy is not a crippling problem because you can just carry some backup gyvel potions, recall potions and purple potions for the occassion. Realistically it only cuts you off from protective shield (if it wears off during blasphemy) and healing, and you could just run and reset the fight if you get hit with blasphemy. Very overrated spell as I found when I played a level 50 shaman and tried killing Polik with blasphemy. he would just literally run to the keep of dal kaddar every single time it landed (with fly up) and I got completely tired of chasing him. Healers are annoying if you are playing even remotely above braindead. Grayden 
0 , 0 , 0 . I ate 3 black herbs and they all failed, had plenty of white herbs too but I should have carried a couple purples.
Ashlyn 
0 , 0 , 0 . Be the healer who knocks. Blasphemy isn't too bad in length but it is an autorun. The problem with healers is that anything offensive they do makes them vulnerable unnecessarily. They do so little damage that they don't need that balance. No other class has to trade vulnerability for offense like that. i.e. divine retribution sacrificing protective shield AND mobility. Prudence requiring lack of castigate, etc. It is what it is. With druids being so buff now you don't even need a healer for PVE anymore. Not sure how I feel about avian healer, seems a bit underwhelming when compared to storm giants, humans, and dwarves. Grayden 
0 , 0 , 0 . With a class that can cast fly you don't need to be avian, that was a choice to be closer to my diety at the mountain top before being blessed with the powers. BlackWidow 
1 , 0 , 0 . For PvP avian healer allows for tracking by FLY and LAND at will, but otherwise the only reason to play that combo imo is role-playing an angelic healer type. BlackWidow 
0 , 0 , 0 . And I've played a number of healers... Dwarf healer is very solid (probably why the guy who played Zelbin likes them so much). Human healer has superior PK range (though if you want to PK with a cleric, a human shaman is arguably far better). Storm giant healer... Well Vanisse showed us some of their potential when she played Serra. She actually beat one of my characters in a duel.
Ashlyn 
0 , 0 , 0 . Avian healer for custom angel race maybe. Elf healer has too little hp. Even with that deep mana pool the better pkers aren't going to give you the space or opportunity to use it effectively.
[reply to Grayden]Healers have a lot going for them. My last question would be then, how long does silence last compared to blasphemy? Maybe the adrenaline of going to die messed my perspective but I have been silenced before too and I feel like it did not last that long. I don't want to be the healer that runs.
Elf healer is also strong (perhaps less so with material vulnerabilities added). They have so much mana that they can keep healing for a long time, and their opponents might give up out of frustration when they've practically lost their entire reserves.
Halfling healer has potential too due to the maledictive resistance... I wouldn't consider them my first or prime choice but they might not be bad.
Dwarf -> Halfling -> h-elf -> human. Don't bother with anything else. Elf, even with hp converts, has too low of hp at 50 people can just blitz you. Storm giant would be good if there was no mental vuln. Can Jagar be healers, if so, they'd probably be alright.
Ashlyn 
0 , 0 , 0 . Yeah i'd be interested in how that wisdom would translate.
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