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Alright, I know I'm in for a world of grief from the leet posters of the VN Boards for this ;-)
That's ok, I'm going to ask it anyway: I want to know which is the easiest class to play PVP.
I don't mean which is the best class in skilled hands. I never played pvp until 2 days ago and I want to start with a class that I can avoid looking totally sucky with as soon as possible.
For reference, I already tried frost mage, which everyone seems to think is awesome, but I totally sucked at it (so far, anyway). So, if the answer is, "Frost mage", or if the answer is, "They're all easy", then I guess the advice I was given in a Battleground about 30 minutes ago was right: "Get the f*** out of this game!"
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Depends on what you want to do really. And you can't be successful in PvP without the gear at this point. Resilience is a must. Skill can make up for it to an extent but completely.
Nasty heals - druids, shammies, holy pally done right.
Awesome CC - frost mage.
Point and shoot - hunter, I like BM personally for fun but get better numbers with SV.
Face smashing meelee - Warriors.
If you just want some survivability with decent damage then try a blood DK.
It comes down to knowing how to PvP as well as knowing how to play your class however, PvP works differently than PvE. Practice, the more you do it, the more you pay attentiont ow hat works and what doesn't, the better you'll get.
And if you just started...what level are you? Let me tell you the lower level BG's are a mess. Mostly clueless with a handful of twinks. They're a pain imo. And frankly if you go in there with a few peices of quest gear that you've accumulated while leveling you'll get rolled. Repeatedly.
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Thanks for that.
I'm playing level 85 - that's the only level I want to PVP at.
With my frost mage my gear is a mixture of the crafted PVP and vicious stuff, with resilience about 3k. Many players are killing me in 2-3 seconds. Don't seem to be able to keep anyone frozen long enough to damage them much. I'm sure I need more practice, but I wonder whether there's a better class to start off with.
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Find a pocket healer? If you're running solo in a BG it's tough imo. I usually run with at least one buddy. Or if I'm solo on my heals I ask in /bg chat who wants a pocket healer and then I stick to them like glue. If theyr'e good, I'll keep them up and they'll kill the guys who are trying to kill me.
My frost mage is only lvl 21  Clueless on how to play them. Try checking out arena junkies maybe for pointers. Or find a killer frost mage and shadow him. Use recount or something to see what spells he's using.
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DK is a good starting class for PVP. Yeah, don't start with frost mage.
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DK is a good starting class for PVP. Yeah, don't start with frost mage.
I agree plus I seem to have the most fun/success PVPing on my Unholy caster killer DK.
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Frost mages totally rule... but it requires a semblance of understanding how/when/what to do to be even the slightest bit competitive!
If you want to be treated nicely, I would definately recommend going healer... I've played Priest for quite some time, but recently been trying out shammie - the former had a lot of survivability, but could be locked down quite easily IMO... the shammie has a lot more survivability and is great as flag carrier or support for someone - but a bit similir to the mage in that it takes a while to become good at playing one.
Healers also make the difference between winning/losing more than anything else... (barring a good tactic)
Unfortunately, you mention getting pwned quickly, but without decent gear it is going to happen pretty much regardless of class. Perhaps pick a plate class which won't succomb to mellee attacks so quickly.
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Hornet_MT posted:
If you want to be treated nicely, I would definately recommend going healer...
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Hornet_MT posted:
If you want to be treated nicely, I would definately recommend going healer...
HA!
CLARIFICATION - in PVP only! get treated like dirt if something goes wrong in PVE, but generally I don't think I have ever had a bad experience in PVP when healing.
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Nice clarification! 
I've seen so many healers treated horribly in PUGs. No one ever talks crap to me though, probably has something to do with me being freaking amazing at healing. Plus I'll simply not heal your ass and laugh while you die if you wanna be a dick, even the tank.
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It has been a while but I had some fun playing my Blood DK in BG's and they certainly are not the hardest class in the world to learn. Hard to get killed in 2-3 seconds as a DK 
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What the hell is this? I ask a simple question and you don't come in and hang me out to dry. Wtf is happening with this board; I've been assured over and over again that everyone's crazy here :-)
Seriously though, thanks for the replies; I appreciate them. I think I may give the DK a shot, although I'll have to get him levelled from 80, and I'm already a bit bored with the 80-85 grind.
As far as healers are concerned, do you think a priest can manage, or does it have to be shaman, paladin or druid? I only ask because my priest is 84. Maybe I'll level it to 85 and see how it goes. What's the worst that can happen ... ?
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What's the worst that can happen ... ?
Oh, you are issuing a clear invitation to the dance...
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Osito_de_Felpa posted:
What the hell is this? I ask a simple question and you don't come in and hang me out to dry. Wtf is happening with this board; I've been assured over and over again that everyone's crazy here :-)
Seriously though, thanks for the replies; I appreciate them. I think I may give the DK a shot, although I'll have to get him levelled from 80, and I'm already a bit bored with the 80-85 grind.
As far as healers are concerned, do you think a priest can manage, or does it have to be shaman, paladin or druid? I only ask because my priest is 84. Maybe I'll level it to 85 and see how it goes. What's the worst that can happen ... ?
Disc and shadow are both effective in pvp. However, like your mage, priests have a relatively steep learning curve and you're likely to experience some of the same frustration that you had with your mage before you really get it figured out. Once you get the hang of it though disc priests can be really robust and a lot of fun to play. Just don't expect to be great at it right out of the gate.
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Osito_de_Felpa posted:
What the hell is this? I ask a simple question and you don't come in and hang me out to dry. Wtf is happening with this board; I've been assured over and over again that everyone's crazy here :-)
Should of posted on the Rift board; there are a couple of folks over there that are currently attempting to chew up people who ask questions . . 
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I really enjoy 2H frost on my DK...
ever seen clothies RUN ?
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Disc and shadow are both effective in pvp. However, like your mage, priests have a relatively steep learning curve and you're likely to experience some of the same frustration that you had with your mage before you really get it figured out. Once you get the hang of it though disc priests can be really robust and a lot of fun to play. Just don't expect to be great at it right out of the gate.
I kinda disagree... I am by no means an uber PVPer (fair to say pretty crap in fact), but I find both Shadow and Disco relatively easy to pick up! I even like playing Holy Priest in PVP and never found it too difficult or that i would get pwned.
I am playing my brothers shammie at the moment, and the mobility and offensive capability the shammie offers blows the priest away - very effective at kiting, getting out of a shitstorm and interupting others.
But in terms of pure punishment, I could stand still on the priest and have a well geared warrior beat on me while I healed my team and stayed alive until my mana went out... only well played/geared chars who were good at locking out my spells were able to kill me efficiently (i.e. before OOM).
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I really enjoy 2H frost on my DK...
ever seen clothies RUN ?
Um, yes I have: my camera angle is usually set behind my frost mage, so I do see him run from DKs; and from rogues; and from feral druids; and ... well, the list goes on.
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Esaiest to play?
definately warlocks, since we spend 90% of our time rezzing at the spirit healer :-)
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The only real fun I have in PvP is with a priest. Sometimes I feel like dotting people up and silencing them so I play shadow.
Sometimes I like to heal and I play disc.
All other classes just bore the piss out of me in BGs.
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If you want to be a pocket healer nothing beats a Disc Priest. With the correct gear you can literally sit there with 3-4 people attacking you and be okay (as long as you have the right crew with you killing the people in the correct order).
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Esaiest to play?
definately warlocks, since we spend 90% of our time rezzing at the spirit healer :-)
Haha. This is truth. 
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Beezamen posted:
Esaiest to play?
definately warlocks, since we spend 90% of our time rezzing at the spirit healer :-)
Epic quote! Although my elemental shammy isn't any better :/
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