Raising Defensive Skills?
Hey guys I was hoping for some advice on how to raise my defensive skills. I currently am lvl 52 on VZ. I have about 160 in defense and would like to raise that in addition to my other sub-200 skills (ripo, parry). Any advice or tips?
I suggest you get a couple of good friends who are healers and will deal with the agony of you tanking for them. Then hit up PoJustice or LDoN and BE THE TANK for the group. Make sure somebody roots the mobs because you won't be able to hold aggro worth a darn.
Solo, I guess you could camp the zoneline of some place where blue mobs are. Run in and pull a few to zone and take the beating for as long as you can and then zone out. Sit, regen, have some pie and repeat when full.
skewerzjoo Registered User
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(4/1/04 12:37 pm) Reply
Re: Raising Defensive Skills?
If you have a mrylo bp, and lots of bandages, you can practice defense on the perma rooted guy in warsilik...but he hits in the 120's or so, so downtime is a big issue here...
Zymurg Registered User
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(4/1/04 1:26 pm) Reply
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I raised my defensive skills by tanking... but as said previously, ya probably have to rely on friends willing to help that understand this is your goal.
dugannw Registered User
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(4/1/04 1:28 pm) Reply
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Pets work, I did a few skill points on my alt shaman's pet (hours for a few points), but its excruciating slow and boring. In the end I got the last points I needed just by playing the game, sometimes evading less to make sure I got hit from time to time.
Re: Raising Defensive Skills?
Raising Defensive on tanking gets really taxing on healers and can make you end up medding every few pulls. But it gets by in a pinch.
I got most of my Def skill ups being in either lame groups, or pulling. Being puller is a good way to learn how to be more than DPS and you take just enough hits that your not a manna sponge.
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nekoken Registered User
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(4/5/04 6:27 pm) Reply
Re: Raising Defensive Skills?
Start a group with a couple of healers and other rogues, rangers, or bards. Then play 'spin the mob.' Tank a few rounds, evade, and when it turns back on you tank a few more rounds. It isn't too hard on the healers as long as they group regen you.
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araxas Registered User
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(4/6/04 12:03 am) Reply
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The best way is augment a DoI and Tendonslicer both with Anger III, have Concussion poison perma-up, and lose your evade hotkey. Tanks/clerics will love you and defense will raise quick.
Re: Raising Defensive Skills?
There's an NPC in Shadeweavers Thicket that doubles for 30, light blue at 65. You'll need a FD class or someone who can snare / root to single pull him, otherwise you'll get an NPC who hits for about 350 and runs at selos speed chasing you.
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