Posted on 2009 under general |
23
Nov
As you’re probably aware, Rogues are the most feared of all PvP classes. Why? Because they excel at taking down opponents, often without their foe even getting a chance to fight back. But not even Rogues are invulnerable. Understanding your strengths and weaknesses will make you a much more fearsome PvP foe. Let’s look at your Rogue’s strengths first.
Rogue PvP Strengths
I’ll say it right out. Few classes are as effective, or as feared in PvP. Because you are so well-rounded, it’s hard to pick out your greatest strength. Once you become proficient with them, Stunblocks are deadly weapons. A well-executed stunlock can leave your opponent immobilized or staggering around in a daze, and make them easy pickings for you and your teammates. Get this right, come up with a good Rogue PvP build, and you’ll be very hard to beat.
Your ability to poison your foes is probably your next greatest strength. Even when your enemies run away, you’ve got options. Use your Crippling Poison to slow them down, and your Mind Numbing Poison to mess up their spell casting. When you put these together with all your Rogue’s other strengths and abilities and it is easy to see why everyone hates you.
Rogue PvP Weaknesses
One big weakness of being a Rogue in large battles is that other players don’t like you very much. Any player who has seen their character stunlocked into immobility while being pounded to death, or poisoned into stumbling incompetence has a score to settle with Rogues. This can make you a target, as most players will happily help when it comes to taking out an enemy Rogue.
Beyond the fact that everyone hates you, your character’s biggest weakness is the complexity of executing a stunlock. Mess this up, perhaps because a Hunter’s pet is chewing on you, or a Shaman gets an Earthshield up, and you’ll be vulnerable to attack. Beyond that, remember that you have only melee attacks, so if a ranged fighter manages to keep you at a distance, they can tear you up with impunity.
These are just the basics of Rogue strategy, strengths, and weaknesses in PvP. Most decent players can do well in PvP with just basic Rogue strategy. But to really dominate you need more than that. An excellent Rogue PvP build will be crucial, as will great Rogue strategy ideas for PvP. A Roge PvP guide can help you with things like talent builds, Rogue PvP gear selection, specifics of killing each opposing class, and more.
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Posted on 2009 under general |
21
Nov
This Age of Conan Guide to races and classes provides a brief introduction to the 3 types of races Aquilonians, Cimmerians, and Stygians and the several different classes associated with them. Creating a character in Age Of Conan requires that you choose a race and a class for that race.
Unlike the other typical MMORPG, Age of Conan does not include dwarves, elfs or any other typical types of race.All of the races have disadvantages and advantages for all the classes. Cimmerians are known for their skills with a blade while Stygian's are known for their magical capabilities so picking your race carefully is a key aspect as it will help or hinder what class you might choose.
Warriors are most suited for the Aquilonian race in either an defensive role or offensive role. Other classes to select from for the race include Assassin, Ranger, Barbarian, Guardian, Dark Templar, Priest of Mitra and Conqueror.
Best suited to the race of Cimmerians include the Ranger, Bear Shaman, Conqueror, Dark Templar, Guardian and Barbarian.
Finally we have the Styfians, which can choose from just about all the mage classes and are the only race capable of being a damage dealing mage. Classes to choose from include, Demonologist, Herald of Xotli, Necromancer, Assassin, Ranger, and the Tempest of Set.
In common to all races is the Ranger class and all races has at least one choice of magic user classes.
Archtypes are split up into four main categories Mages, Priests, Rogues and Soldiers and can be considered as separation of characters types such as damage dealers, healers, tanks and so on.
Also three different class choices exist under each archtype. All classes are different from each other and are not available for every race.
The choices you have to make can be a little overwhelming taking into consideration the complexity of the Age of Conan race and class system. The Age Of Conan Guide provides an in depth analysis of each race and class in detail and assists you make considered decisions for choosing the right character that suits your play styles.
Posted on 2009 under general |
27
Oct
Rogues are one of 10 classes you can choose from in WoW. While wielding melee weapons a Rogue can deal massive amounts of damage with special attacks and other moves. A Rogue has to spend Energy in order to make these attacks. The Rogue has an Energy bar under his hit points bar which keeps track of the amount of Energy the Rogue has at the moment. Rogues can have a maximum of 100 Energy if you do not count in the talent points and the Energy recovers in time.
As an Alliance players you will be able to make a Gnome, Dwarf, Human and Night Elf Rogue and as a Horde player you will be able to choose between the Orc, Troll, Blood Elf and Undead races. Rogues are very popular especially among players that want to entertain themselves by fighting with the other faction. Because the Rogues can go stealth they can usually make a first move which gives them an edge in combat. When a Rogue is stealthed he has several abilities at his disposal which can only be used when stealthed and once he makes his move he will unstealth and get several new moves he can make. Click here to watch the video: WoW Rogue Guide
Most of their attacks award the Rogue with combo points on their targets. A total of 5 combo points can be applied on a target. Next to a series of attacks that award combo points a Rogue will also have several finishing moves available that will have an effect on their target depending on the amount of combo points that the target has. If in example you have five combo points on your target, your finishing moves will have a lot of effect.
There are some classes that can deal damage and heal or even tank, Rogues however, are a pure DPS class and can’t heal or tank. They are designed to do loads of damage though. If you want to be on top of the damage list you should know the class well. In this case it means knowing all your attacks and when to use which ones, knowing the talent trees by heart and knowing which ones to choose, which stats you should have on your gear etc. You should know which talent tree is made with what purpose and which talent points you can avoid and which should definitely be taken. The three talent trees are called combat, assassination, and subtlety. For more information on WoW class guides, read our review: Warcraft Pros
If you are leveling a Rogue you should choose the Combat talent tree. As a combat specced Rogue you will have an easier time leveling because you will get a decent amount of survivability while you will get several strikes like Ghost Strike that will increase your damage output. Because the Rogue will get more Parry and Dodge rating he will lose less health and because it also boost the offhand damage and crit and hit rating leveling becomes much easier.
Once you hit your level cap you and want to play PvE, the Assasination tree is great for you. With the Assassination talent tree you will be able to dish out great amount of damage with Backstab and other good attacks. Most talents are based on attacking from behind which makes it less good for soloing. Most talents are based on attacking from behind which makes it less good for soloing.
When there is a tank however, which is taking the hits, a Rogue can stand behind the target and constantly nuke the target. If you like to play PvP you should try out the Subtlety talent tree. With it you will get access to talents that will allow you to do a lot of burst damage. The build isn’t suited for PvP because you will lack damage on longer fights.
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Posted on 2009 under general |
24
Oct
For a long time the Paladin class was only specific for the Alliance players. When the Burning Crusade expansion came out Horde players were introduced to this wonderful class and were able to role a Paladin.The only race with the Horde that could role a Paladin is the Blood Elf race while for the Alliance a Paladin could be rolled by Humans, Dwarfs and also the newly introduced race – the Draenei.
Paladins are considered to be one of the hybrid classes since they could be healers, melee dpsers and tanks as well. This class is really fun to play and you are promised to never get bored since you can change your game play style whenever you like. Pally tanks are famous for their AoE tanking ability, which means that they can tank multiple targets. When it comes to the talent points, to make a good tanking Paladin you will need to put your points mostly in the Protection talent tree. Click here to watch the video: Paladin Leveling Guide.
If you prefer to heal with your Paladin, than you need to put most of your talent points in the Holy talent tree. When it comes to Paladin’s healing abilities he is considered to be very skilful healer on single targets# Paladin may not be the best healer but he can still be on top of the healing meter since his heals are fast. A healing Paladin doesn’t have any heals over time (HoTs) and most of his healing is done with flash heals and therefore he has to have a lot of spell power and critical strike rating on his gear. Retribution Paladins are good melee dpsers and for a long time they were only PvP oriented. However, with the Wrath of the Lich King expansion even the Retri Paladins are more than welcome in raids and instances.
It doesn’t really matter if you play PvP or PvE more, all other players will highly respect you because of your blessings. Blessing of Might (BoM) gives the party members additional attack power and therefore feral druids, rogues, dps warriors and hunters love it. They also have Blessing of Wisdom which gives mp5 (Mana Per 5 Seconds) and is preferred by the healers and Blessing of Kings (BoK) which enhances all stats by 10%. BoK is basically the most favorite blessing of all since any class can make good use of it especially tanks. For more information on WoW class guides, read our review: Warcraft Pros Guide Review
Same as the Priest class, a Paladin class can also resurrect and dispel. The most popular Paladin spell is surely “the bubble”. With this spell a Paladin can shield himself from any harm and become immune to any kind of damage spell cast towards him. Paladins wear armor made from plate which gives them extra durability and armor. Unlike Warriors and Death Knights Paladins need mana and they are depended on it no matter if they choose to be tanks, healers or melee damage dealers and therefore their gear needs to have intellect and mp5.
Crit is also essential for his spells since a Paladin has the ability to gain mana back each time his spell crits. While playing in PvE you will surely have a nice time with a Pala since you can change his build any time you like and still be very useful to your friends or guild mates. In PvP, with the right kind of gear healing and melee dps Paladins also rule and are highly appreciated.
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Posted on 2009 under general |
23
Oct
The following WoW Horde guide will introduce the 5 races that make up the Horde, one of two warring factions in World of Warcraft.
Blood Elves, Orcs, Tauren, Trolls and Undead make up the races of the Horde faction. Each race of coarse has its own strengths and weaknesses so choose carefully.
Warcraft Horde Guide- 5 Races
Blood Elves:
After the destruction of their kingdom in the Third War by the Scourge the High Elves became known as the Blood Elves.
You can buy the Hawstrider mount for the Blood Elf at Thuron’s Livery in Silvermoon. When it comes to classes Blood Elves tend to be for the most part Mages and Warlock and to lesser degree Warriors and Hunters.
Read more about Blood Elves and the other races at the World of Warcraft Horde Guide
Orcs:
Orcs have a long tradition as Warriors and this in turn is seen in many of their characteristics. For example their weapon is the axe and they fight with pure brute strength. If this is your style of play then this race may be a good choice. Death Knights, Hunters, Rogues, Shamans, Warlocks, and Warriors are the classes available to Orcs. Large wolves know as Worgs are the Orcs’ mount of choice.
Tauren:
If your play style favors combat, then another great choice is the Tauren. This is mainly due to their great endurance and strength in battle.
One really cool ability of Taurens is called War Stomp. This allows them to communicate with spirits which in turn shake the very Earth and stun their enemies.
The Tauren’s mount choice is limited given their huge size. A large reptile known as the Kodo is one choice.
Taurens can be Druids, Shamans, Hunters, Warriors, and Death Knights.
Trolls:
The least common race in all of Warcraft are the Trolls. Like the Orcs, their great in combat. Specializing in Throwing Spears, they can also go into Berserker state which gives them spell casting ability and makes their attack speed faster.
Trolls can be Priests, Rogues, Warriors, Mages, Hunters, and Shamans. Raptors serve as the Troll’s mount.
Undead:
Finally the Undead, also known as Forsaken, can belong to the Death Knight, Mage, Priest, Rogue, Warlock, and Warrior classes. The mount for this race is the Skeletal Horse. Some interesting facts about the Undead are that they don’t breathe so they can stay under water and they can replenish their strength by eating the remains of other races.
To read more check out the Warcraft Horde Guide