tommccartney wrote: ↑Sun 30 Aug 2020 6:57 AM
I have played Mid since server launch, it’s my home realm and has been for 15years. However, as of late I’ve gone to hib and now have a 50 Ani for PvE and now levelling an Eld for RvR. There is a massive difference between the two realms in terms of difficulty.
Hib PvE - Animists. There’s 2 X classes that can bomb, 4 classes that can provide heal. Honestly it is unreal how easy it is. Yesterday I was in an xp group with Verd ani, Creep ani, Ment, Druid, Warden, Eld, Eld, Chanter, and it was unreal how the group chewed mobs up, with little effort. You don’t get anything close to this on Mid.
Mid PvE - healer split into 2 desired specs is annoying, Aug and pac. Groups only needing 1 shaman is annoying, it makes people not want to play them. When your sham leaves, it’s hard to find a rep. Where as in hib it’s not uncommon to have 2druids in an xp group. SM’s aren’t as abundant as Eld/Chanters, 1 class has pbaoe in mid & there is little desire to play an SM in RvR, so in turn there’s not many SM xp’in to 50, unlike Eld/Chanter. BD brings nothing to an xp group. RM is mediocre in terms of dmg compared to hib casters. And there’s nothing special about mid tanks. Thane is a class that’s neither here nore there. On Hib the dual wield light tank can even spec block bot if the group wishes. Such versatility. People will argue celerity is mids saving grace but it still doesn’t compare to the dps and utility of hib.
RvR.
Hib has main CC and 204speed on one class, Bard.
For this mid needs Pac healer & Skald.
Hib has buffs and heals on 1 class, Druid.
For this Mid needs Aug Sham and Aug heal.
Hib DPS - Chanter throws down a heat debuff, base stun, and starts nuking, the assisting split spec mana/light Eld(with insane utility) drops insta Str/con debuff, disease & jumps on target with base nuke, Ment jumps in with spec 209nuke. Target is toast.
RM, SM, BD assist train can work, but it doesn’t compare.
As stated Mid tanks are nothing special. Zerker has no access to shield or positional stuns, in exchange for no more raw dps than bm/merc except when in vendo mode. Savage H2h is 1h mechanic and easily guarded, hybrid with low hits & self buffs are on 15sec timer here.
Static Tempest is on Thane, which no one groups. Hib has 2 static tempest.
Ichor is on 1 mid class, 3 Hib classes.
BG RvR
Hib has way more classes than can contribute. For example at keep defence, the bard can throw down some group heals if not CC, what can the Skald do ? If you take damage on hib there are 4 classes that can throw you a heal. It is a massive advantage in terms of survivability. IMAGINE on Mid; the 2 healers had 3 other classes than could assist in keeping people alive in keep defence ? Lol. 3 other classes that could throw a heal to recover from cata damage, volley damage, the odd crit shot, heal the random nuke someone just took, etc.
Hib casters will be dominating walls with base stun. Lord room battles Hib always dominates again.
Hell even Rangers and Nightshades are better than hunters/sb’s.
I could go on and on ... to conclude it is no surprise /rw is always green, and Hib always has all 6 relics. Hib is easier than Mid in PvE and RvR. I know moving to Hib is part of the problem and not the solution, but as a player I’m tired of playing on the losing squad, unable to find the right classes for even a smallman, Hib you grab Bard, Druid, some dps and off you go. It’s demoralising always trying to defend from hibs in BG keep take RvR, and ofc always 0 relics.