PvP/Priest + 4 Arcane Mage Combo Thoughts?

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09-06-2010, 07:43 AM
tripleboxed

PvP/Priest + 4 Arcane Mage Combo Thoughts?

im starting a new pvp group this week and wanna know your thoughts on this team i thought would be most fun for me anyways priest + 4 arcane mages im not sure what to spec the priest. i do know the priest will be not be casting much. as my mages will be doing most of the casting and mana burning. arcane burns mana fast so ill have my mages use evocation and my priest use hym of hope at the same time to gain most mana, i was wondering if that was a good idea as well also holy nova and arcane explosion this would be good as it heals the mages and hits surrounding enemies.

i was wondering what kinda consequences would my mages have and my priest would have anyone who can share thanks :)

oh and i use isboxer
09-06-2010, 08:17 AM
valkry

My mate tried this combo, didn't work too well though mostly.
09-06-2010, 10:06 AM
SideWays

I'm about to try this combo in Cataclysm. It's just for fun really and I'm not sure if they are going to work out as good as they sound.

I would love to hear what others could do with that combo though.
09-06-2010, 10:17 PM
tripleboxed

Hmm im not sure i just want the most fun maybe a team locks would do any thoughts on this?
09-07-2010, 05:28 AM
ZooljinX

Locks get some nice stuff for a boxer in cata, (like the instant soulfire and Succubus AoE knock and some more nice stuff).. i think they will be very nice. and when the armor and hp gets more "equal" among the classes survivability will go upp aswell, thats their major flaw in Wotlk
09-07-2010, 06:30 AM
tripleboxed

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZooljinX

Locks get some nice stuff for a boxer in cata, (like the instant soulfire and Succubus AoE knock and some more nice stuff).. i think they will be very nice. and when the armor and hp gets more "equal" among the classes survivability will go upp aswell, thats their major flaw in Wotlk

Sweet! looks like ill soon be making a lock team :)
09-07-2010, 08:15 AM
ZooljinX

A good idea is to keep yourself updated on class changes here http://forums.wow-europe.com/board.h...&forumId=10014 and on the beta forums.. things are subject to change!(lets hope they dont mess upp the goodies haha)
Also read trough the class preview for full Cata spells and such good info!

And also having alot of deamons is nice ^^

I plan on running 4 Locks 1 Priest(for PvP) will get you high HP buff aswell with both imp and Priest buff
09-07-2010, 10:01 AM
Littleburst

The problem with mages and multiboxing for pvp is this: A solo player, playing a mage will kite every single opponent and has to avoid damage to stay alive. As a boxer it's pretty tricky to try and CC 3 people at once so you can finish people off without dying yourself.

Combination of squishy mages + reduced mobility due to multiboxing doesn't really match well in general. Though you can have a blast 1 shotting people with PoM.

I'm leveling Locks myself atm. 4 locks + resto druid.
09-07-2010, 04:38 PM
tripleboxed

Quote:

Originally Posted by Littleburst

The problem with mages and multiboxing for pvp is this: A solo player, playing a mage will kite every single opponent and has to avoid damage to stay alive. As a boxer it's pretty tricky to try and CC 3 people at once so you can finish people off without dying yourself.

Combination of squishy mages + reduced mobility due to multiboxing doesn't really match well in general. Though you can have a blast 1 shotting people with PoM.

I'm leveling Locks myself atm. 4 locks + resto druid.

nice may i ask why a resto druid instead of priest i know resto druids have trouble healing threw spike dmg
09-07-2010, 05:38 PM
Littleburst

Quote:

Originally Posted by tripleboxed

nice may i ask why a resto druid instead of priest i know resto druids have trouble healing threw spike dmg

Because i got a 5,9k GS resto druid in pvp gear waiting :D

And it's a bit simpler to heal with a druid, priest has a lot more spells.
09-07-2010, 10:50 PM
heyaz

I've been playing a solo frost mage for the first time ever this week, and I don't understand how you could box this class in pvp with any effectiveness at all. All the things I love about the class, amazing kiting, control, cooldowns, procs, are all things that don't go well with boxing.
09-08-2010, 12:30 AM
tripleboxed

Quote:

Originally Posted by Littleburst

Because i got a 5,9k GS resto druid in pvp gear waiting :D

And it's a bit simpler to heal with a druid, priest has a lot more spells.

Lol win
09-08-2010, 12:32 AM
tripleboxed

Quote:

Originally Posted by heyaz

I've been playing a solo frost mage for the first time ever this week, and I don't understand how you could box this class in pvp with any effectiveness at all. All the things I love about the class, amazing kiting, control, cooldowns, procs, are all things that don't go well with boxing.

Hmm i see but i hope it is less difficult with arcane ;)
09-08-2010, 08:59 AM
Littleburst

Quote:

Originally Posted by tripleboxed

Hmm i see but i hope it is less difficult with arcane ;)

Your burst will be insane, but your survivabilty will suck.
09-08-2010, 06:56 PM
Multibocks

You are sooo gonna get pwned as arcane. It's embarassing how easy arcane mages are to take down in pvp. They have zero survivability and PoM is your only OOOOoooh button. Use it wisely!

Now warlocks with a resto druid... nice! Mobile army assemble!
09-08-2010, 08:01 PM
heyaz

Quote:

Originally Posted by tripleboxed

Hmm i see but i hope it is less difficult with arcane ;)

I imagine arcane would be even worse.

To get an idea, play a solo arcane mage, but don't kite. Just stand there and cast.
09-09-2010, 05:57 PM
tripleboxed

Quote:

Originally Posted by Multibocks

You are sooo gonna get pwned as arcane. It's embarassing how easy arcane mages are to take down in pvp. They have zero survivability and PoM is your only OOOOoooh button. Use it wisely!

Now warlocks with a resto druid... nice! Mobile army assemble!

lol will try this
09-10-2010, 06:22 AM
Iceorbz

Man i got a geared disc priest, its hard a hell to heal with him =/ especially when I cant see my PWS cooldowns lol.
09-10-2010, 06:28 AM
Sam DeathWalker

All my mages are fire with dragons breath and living bomb.

Living Bomb is da bomb. 46 yard range, instant cast (so you can cast while running), no cool down cept gcd ...... my main pvp spell. And it stacks unlimited times (well one time per each mage).

And dragon's breath is really nice to stun an oppent at close range.

And I can't figure out why people don't get a circle of healing priest ..... always going for the single target heal instead of the group heal.
09-10-2010, 07:26 AM
SideWays

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceorbz

Man i got a geared disc priest, its hard a hell to heal with him =/ especially when I cant see my PWS cooldowns lol.

Oo I got a disc priest too and I have no problem healing with her at all. What do you mean with PW:S cooldowns? The debuff? You can easily set up Grid to show it on your main char.
09-10-2010, 11:13 AM
Littleburst

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam DeathWalker

And I can't figure out why people don't get a circle of healing priest ..... always going for the single target heal instead of the group heal.

Might have something to do with the fact that a priest heals more when he's alive. Holy priests die like a fly. Since your priest will(should) also be the target that takes most damage. Also in pvp AoE heal is fun, but that's not gonna save lifes. Penance does.

PVE =/= PVP.
09-10-2010, 10:51 PM
Multibocks

Yeah disc has a nice dmg reducing buff, plus you can set up Grid to show the debuff from PWS (it will be a dot on the characters name). Good luck!
09-11-2010, 12:30 AM
tripleboxed

correct
09-14-2010, 12:33 PM
tripleboxed

Quote:

Originally Posted by Multibocks

Yeah disc has a nice dmg reducing buff, plus you can set up Grid to show the debuff from PWS (it will be a dot on the characters name). Good luck!

I just installed grid im not to sure how to use it.
09-14-2010, 04:20 PM
tripleboxed

Actionbar Buttons For this Combo

Below is my actionbar buttons on my team which is 1 priest + 4 mages i like to keep the bar neat and understandable as possible with less macros and stuff like that. let me know if you see any room for improvement please let me know it would be highly appreciated knowing that im still learning with isboxer and its lovely options for this kinda multiboxing/combo.

I was wondering what would be some good spell combos with this team or some advantages with my priest like with penace where would this go on my bar or mana burn stuff like that im not sure where to place certain spells.

With this setup my priest is a victim of being oom alot how can i tweak this any help.

DPS Keys Within ISboxer
1 - Inner Fire/Mage Armor
2 - Buffs For The Party - Macro
3 - Hymn Of Hope/Evacuation
4 - ManaShield/Holy Shield
5 - Gift Of Naaru
6 - Holy Nova/Arcane Explosion
T - Frostbolt/Smite
F - Fireblast/Shadow Word:Pain
V - Frost Nova/Fade
O - Drink
P - Conjure Water