Are cleric really that much better than wizard?

Leonator - Sanctuary
Leonator - Sanctuary Posts: 42 Arc User
edited March 2009 in Cleric
I have a level 23 LA wiz I still die alot and everyone says cleric is better in the long run so are they really that much better?
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  • _WillFire_ - Sanctuary
    _WillFire_ - Sanctuary Posts: 563 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    I have a level 23 LA wiz I still die alot and everyone says cleric is better in the long run so are they really that much better?

    I really doubt you've missed the bazillion posts in here causing flame wars between Clerics and Wizards.

    Why are you attempting to start another one?

    Roll a cleric and suffer through the first 19 levels...then make a comparison for yourself. It won't be an accurate one but who knows.

    In the meantime try to focus on how well Clerics and Wizards lay down the hurt together.
    Mark 12:29-37
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  • Forp - Heavens Tear
    Forp - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,445 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    the classes are fairly equal in solo-ability. healing at a low level for a cleric is almost irrevelant, it's too weak to make a different. however, a wizard has no heal ability yet, and does not have the ability to dodge the monster.


    at 29 you get distance shrink, that makes you life a helluva lot easier.
    at 39 you get will of the phoenix. this is a knock back.
    at 49 you get force of will, this seals the monster for x-seconds based on your level.

    clerics heals gradually get stronger throughout the levels, giving them more survivability against monsters.
  • Leonator - Sanctuary
    Leonator - Sanctuary Posts: 42 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    I guess I will start a cleric and does anyone if you can mail stuff to another server?
  • _WillFire_ - Sanctuary
    _WillFire_ - Sanctuary Posts: 563 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    I guess I will start a cleric and does anyone if you can mail stuff to another server?

    Gah...I WISH!

    Unfortunately you can't. You might set up a trade with someone wanting to start over on your old server...but that's about all I can think of.
    Mark 12:29-37
    _WillFire_ 8x Combat Medic
  • Leonator - Sanctuary
    Leonator - Sanctuary Posts: 42 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    *Sigh*guess I have to start in Sancturay
  • Seraph - Dreamweaver
    Seraph - Dreamweaver Posts: 196 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    I didn't die often at all on my wiz in the Sanctuary server, though I know a LOT of people that grew tired of them because they died fairly often. The same can be said of the cleric. I still don't die much at all, but I see a lot of people that don't like it because they die all the time. The only real difference I see so far is that as a cleric, I don't have any need to kite. lol

    If you die a lot as a wizard, then chances are you will die a lot as a cleric. At earlier levels, the play style between the two are very similar, just one needs to be a little more fleet of foot for kiting and the other eats tons of mp because of the need to heal before, during, and after fighting depending on what you are up against and if you feel like kiting or not. Either will burn through MP like there is no tomorrow though. lol

    The really nice thing about a cleric is that you have wings from the get-go, and your MP regen is fast enough you can fly indefinitely. This makes it MUCH easier to get away from mobs that gang up on you, especially if they aren't ranged. Not to mention it saves you from running to cities you have yet to visit that may be a long way away when doing quests before lvl 30. The wings aren't any faster than walking (and flying mastery isn't worth it IMO) but you stay away from aggros, and you can make a straight line from point A to point B! lol

    And no, you can't send stuff across servers. I miss my Kirin... >.<
  • Mysticlifex - Heavens Tear
    Mysticlifex - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,175 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    Early on I would have to say wizards, more damage and tbh the clerics heal early on suck anything a cleric can do a wizard can, only at level 45ish when you heals are around 250hp per second the clerics survivability just dominates over the wizard.
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  • Deceptistar - Sanctuary
    Deceptistar - Sanctuary Posts: 10,454 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    Think of it this way;

    Wizzys are pure DD, they are built to kill.

    Clerics are more back up, but they CAN be a weaker DD with self heals. so depending on certain mobs you may be able to carry on a longer fight while other classes might die from lack of heals over time.

    Which ever is your style
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