Question about Healing/Defensive magic

[mvk3533]

Last night (my second night ^.^) I was doing a bit of foraging when someone asked if there was a Healer available. 0.o?

So I asked in Region what they meant, it was my understanding everyone received healing spells. A person kindly replied that after level 20 you can choose to specialize in Healing/Defensive Magics. I had two thoughts simultaneously: "Cool!" (cause I like to heal) and "Crap!" (cause in other MMOs healers are often extremely poor damage dealers).

So my question is: If I choose to follow a Healing/Defensive Magic line will I be forever beholden to finding a group to do even the simplest of tasks?

- Anahkar, Cho

Oh! And a related question. Since Magic and Fighting are separate (if somewhat connected) lines can you choose Healing/Defensive Magic and an offensive Fight line (like maybe specialize in 2H weapons or DW)?

I have tonnes of other questions but I'll try to pace myself. ^.~

[vguerin]

Unlike other games you are a clasless homin and will become whatever it is your actions dictate. Want to be a healer that melee's, do both. You may not effectively level both at the same time but if you have a teammate you can alternate... so many ways to be exactly what you want to be.

[mindelyn]

Nope.... I'm a healer...meaning it's my highest skill at the moment (just made priest 150). Now that doesn't mean I can't whip out my sword and kick butt either....Healers are nice when you want someone in a group to be a dedicated healer...usually how we work is..I heal everyone..and we bring along someone or a tank heals me in the down time. As with the higher healing spells it can take a bit of your life to cast it.

Hope this helps some. As I was saying though..if you want to heal...go for it.. Things to watch for though. You will not get experience for healing people not in your group. Course I heal them anyway...and you will only get experience if you heal one stat during a fight...this can be health, sap or Stamina. If you do decide to do healer...grab all of them...life gift as well as heal life...and the stamina and sap heals.

This will keep you busy during a fight *smiles*.

Hope you have fun, and love Atys as much as we do.

[dcrispo]

Well, you've gotten some answers that hit it right on the head. Right now I'm a lvl 125 healer but 155 in 2hd slash (axe or sword) I'm also working on being stronger in elemental magic as well so in battle when I do not need to heal I can toss a spell or two out there to help my tanks.
Bottomline: Do what you want, when you want and how you want...thats Ryzom!