Are Psychics good or bad in pvp?

littlewg24
littlewg24 Posts: 0 Arc User
edited February 2010 in Psychic
Hey everyone I played a lvl70Wiz LA about 2 or 3 yrs ago in this game and basically pwned most veno clerics and BM my lvl(with the help of tempest lol)Well now im back and I gave my wiz to my brother so I want to know are psychics any good in pvp?I have been snooping around in the forum:P and most of the responses i seem to find are psychics get pwned to most classes in pvp,And that psy are just like wizards but they dont do as much damage.So can any experienced psy tell me if they are good against certain classes in pvp or they just all out suck lol.Also do psys get a lot of pts or are they shunned away because of not so many aoe nukes in there spell arsenal?If anyone can shed some light on these questions then thanx it will save me a lot of time before I start a bad pvp or pvm class lol:)
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  • Raybeez - Lost City
    Raybeez - Lost City Posts: 149 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    They squishy as hell but they do have faster cast times then a wiz.. and as for the magic power part, I think wizards have them beat when it comes to total overall power in a single spell.. Black Ice Dragon hurts likes hell and is very powerfull, but all a phsy has to do is see ya channelling it and landslide... ya.. for speed and dps spell power its phsy and for OMGWTFBBQ NUKES! the wizard has it..and oh ya any class will beat u on ur lvl or below if they have more money than you..
  • Selador - Heavens Tear
    Selador - Heavens Tear Posts: 96 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    With the right gear (+pdef, +Hp), they're great in PvP.
    As for dueling, because of the distance rule, it's tougher to beat classes with high HP.
  • deathb3ll
    deathb3ll Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Physic isn't that good in 1v1 unless you know exactly what you are doing and your internet is fast enough so you don't lag and you can time your spells to easily counter enemy spells.

    Physic are actually support classes to be honest and no one wants then in gamma runs b:cry
  • Risingson - Lost City
    Risingson - Lost City Posts: 499 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Bla bla bla... Psychics are DDers/debuffers, and I think caster-supporters due to Empowered Vigor and Bubble of Life. A Psychic can't support a BM nor a Barb nor a Sin. We can back-up heal Clerics and help them heal better, and maybe save a Wiz from troubble by pulling aggro or healing but that's all.

    In my BH runs people are often glad to see how much damage I actually deal, I don't think we're worth less than a Wizard, nor more. We're not really an alternative to them either, I think we were made to complete Wizards in dealing damage.
    Risingson - 7x Psychic
    Indalecio - 3x Cleric
  • MoonUsagi - Heavens Tear
    MoonUsagi - Heavens Tear Posts: 4,377 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Well psychic not complete yet so who know . . . (no sage demon and 79+ skill, same with assasin)
    Also if you notice psychic maybe was a class with most less skill compared to other class for now. (even when you compare to archer)
    http://www.ecatomb.net/skillpwi.php

    For now psychic use aqua impact and spirit blast mainly to grind, the rest of their skill is bleed (2), aoe (5), soul skill that need to get hit to work (5), 1 skill to cancel action (aka channeling), 1 aoe heal, 2 skill to increase healing or decrease them (make charm tick faster or slower too), 2 skill to increase or decrease atk or def lv (depend on which used), debuff to increase channel time.

    Their bleed source :
    Torrent + Sand Trap + Red Tide = 4680 + 4700 + Psychic Soul Force

    If you asking me, b:infuriated i think psychic need lots of micro skill to be good at pvp, especially if the enemy is charmed and know psychic ability. (since the lv 59 skill not allow them to nuke like wizard)

    You may want to give diminished vigor followed by disturb soul to decrease enemy healing effect and increase their channeling time (+80% at max).
    Use soul skill on the right time, i think b:pleased vengeance is always need to be active.
    Then you may want to give them bleed damage, don't forget to use white voodo because enemy are free to attack you when you use bleed. (i guess use tide spirit to make the bleed cast faster)
    Then change to black vodoo + vector for stun or glacial to make them can't move, the rest . . nuke with whatever you has i guess . . . b:embarrass

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  • Onsakumaru - Heavens Tear
    Onsakumaru - Heavens Tear Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    hell ya psys r good in pvp. fast casting + high damage + unsuspecting victim = pvp pwnage b:victoryb:victoryb:victory
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  • Esalium - Dreamweaver
    Esalium - Dreamweaver Posts: 15 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    In a dual, buff yourself (soul of silence, vigor and black voodoo ) and before the timer goes to 3 use a spark or bubble of life and start just attacking with basic attacks. You usually kill blademaster, veno, cleric, archer before they kill you. They can be at your lvl or 5 lvls higher.

    In pk, get at max range. Buff yourself, and start channeling like mad, you kill them usually before they get to you.

    Don't use the other attacks, they are a wast of time. Just go with your two basics. Also, the soulburn takes too much time to cast, you usually dies before you get to cast that on someone in dual. lol
  • FranzKafka - Dreamweaver
    FranzKafka - Dreamweaver Posts: 345 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I stun and freeze anything that moves in pvp,kite repeat.Usually use basic attacks to finish them if they remain with lowish hp.It works wonders against bms up to lvl 100.IF they use will of bodhisatva just fly up and away untill it's over.If you wanna stay alive always keep max range thus use freeze and stun.A bm will usually fist you to death in a few hits and no basic attack will save you nor white voodoo
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  • Hypnos - Raging Tide
    Hypnos - Raging Tide Posts: 1,235 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    ...use tide spirit with soulburn combo if you have full spark/spark pot, usually go like this
    Emergency: Tide spirit > white voodoo > buble of life > soulburn
    or
    Psychic's will > soulburn > nuke

    The other atk are good, Glacial Shard have a chance to paralyze enemy, good vs barb and bm, earth vector have 85% 6 sec stun, why the hell you dont use them? do notice Earth Vector have shortest cast time o.Oa
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  • Selador - Heavens Tear
    Selador - Heavens Tear Posts: 96 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I use basic attacks too, aqua impact to slow barb/bm, then glacial shard for a chance to freeze, when they get too close ill use landslide for a chance to cancel bm's roar. I prefer to have retaliation on; depending on my hp and the situation i might use stunning, get hit, escape and kite.
    The only problem so far with psychics in pvp is that we don't have a nuke like wizzies that can nullify a charmed class with high hp. But hey uncharmed vs uncharmed, psychics do very well. Had one on one's with barbs and bm's and they all went down before my hp hit half. (Dueling a good barb and bm is a different story, but ask them to go to pk mode then it's a different ball game again).
    The only class Im having trouble with so far are venos. Haven't figured out a good trick to beat the good ones.
  • jonstorri
    jonstorri Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    i hav a Psy and u kno wut... THEY ROCK! every time i face a Veno i kill their pet in about 1 or 2 hits and them in 3 - 5...Every time i face a melee class (other than Assassin) i almost die... but i come out a wonderful victory... so my answer is yes i think they are a heck of alot better than Wiz.


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    Vilensia     b:victory

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