Beginner’s Guide: The Odd Man Out – Support Classes
Which one does not belong in the Trinity of kittens?
Most of you now know about the MMO Trinity, which is Tank, Healer, and DPS classes (if you don’t click here, here, and here, respectively)
There is another type of class that has seen very wide use, and that is the class role of Support. Technically, Healers fall under the umbrella of “Support,” but I am going to talk about the classes that aren’t really Tanks, Healers, or DPS, but fall under a special sub-category all of their own.
Support classes are usually good for buffing, debuffing, utility skills like cures, off-healing, and power-healing. My ideal group in LOTRO for example has two Healers (one of which can be a Support class), one Tank, one other Support specifically for that purpose, and two DPS. For easier content, one healer can be swapped out for DPS. But what does a Support class actually bring to the table? Read more…
Beginner’s Guide: The MMO Trinity – Healer
Most of you probably know about the MMO Trinity, which is Tank, Healer, and DPS (Damage Per Second). However, with this blog swinging towards a new MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, some people may be looking around for information on classes and not know what they are looking at when it comes to their class role. So I have decided to take it upon myself to explain the MMO Trinity as if my audience has never heard of it.
Hate it or love it, most MMOs are built with the idea that there will be someone to take the big hits, someone to heal back up the big hits, and someone to dish out the big hits. That is just a fact of life. There have been other class roles defined by different games, such as Pullers, Support, and Chippers (only know this last one from Rappelz, was kinda like Debuffer). Support is the only class-role besides the Trinity that has seen wide usage.
Healers are the most in-demand class role around, and good healers are worth their weight in gold. Healers are responsible for keeping everyone in the group alive. Being a healer means that boss-fights aren’t that memorable, since most of your time is spent watching green health bars. It has been described as “reverse whack-a-mole with the green bar.” You see things go down, you turn them around. Read more…
A SWTOR Beta Top 4: Things I DON’T Like About The Game
There are so many wonderful features of Star Wars: The Old Republic. I got the immense pleasure of playing the Beta this last weekend, and I want to share some screenshots and opinions. I will be putting out a series of posts with the Top 4s of the many things I got to try, including the classes, the PvP, the systems, and the experience in general.
I have to be honest. I have posted things I love about SWTOR, and I have illustrated that I am clearly looking forward to getting my hands on this game again. However, to be completely fair, I need to at least do one post on things I DON’T like about the game (vs. you know, the 9 posts I did on what I love).
Here are the top 4 things I don’t like in SWTOR. Read more…
Hello Fanatics!!! ^_^ from Torvox /flex
Greetings from my odd viewpoint on life. I am code name “Torvox” and I tend to be somewhat crazy. I’m currently finding (like actually right now as I type this) that I am crazier writing this than I am in real life…maybe. Geldarion is a good real life friend of mine and we play LOTRO together some and plan to be avid players of SW:TOR together; therefore, he was nice enough to invite me to be an author on the blog. ^_^ Read more…
Very Late Introduction: A Hello From Geldarion
Howdy there, most of you already know me. My name is Geldarion, and this is my blog!
I am a musician, gamer, and chemist. I enjoy spending time with my wife, studying exact quantum dynamics, and playing guitar, and occasionally, I play two games called Star Wars: The Old Republic and Lord of the Rings Online. This blog will mostly be about those two games.
I began gaming in 1991, when my dad brought home a Mac. I don’t remember the model, because I was 3 at the time, but suffice it to say that it was a very early model. When we got a PC, I began playing games such as the Jedi Knight series, X-Wing Alliance, Battlefront, Knights of the Old Republic I & II, World of Warcraft (very briefly, in Vanilla WoW), City of Heroes, Runescape, and Rappelz. I have owned or played pretty much every Star Wars game there is. Today my game of choice is Star Wars: The Old Republic, with Lord of the Rings Online as my off-hand game (so to speak). Read more…
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