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Psi Psi Psionicist!

With the right build and playstyle you'll dominate any other class, but getting up to that level takes a lot of trial-and-error. - Trauma
What do psionicists do, and why would you play one? It's hard to describe exactly what a psi is, especially compared to WoW, because there is no copy. The closest thing I can find is: CC like a frost mage with spells that look like a mix of arcane mage + shadow priest. Choke reminds me of mind flay. ;)

How come we're one of the most wanted classes endgame? Well every heroic group needs a player to CC - psi's really shine in this. Mages are another class that can CC, but we bring more utility. Our CC chains take longer to set up, but we have a melee buff (Rapid Metabolism) as well as a caster buff (Disciplined Mind) - not to mention if specced right we can also give our mana to other users. If we pick up the ruby talent Fear of Failure and spam shock, our whole group gets up to a 9% damage boost on a target. We're just an all around utility/support class that provides CC.

Then why are there so few of us? It might be because the psi class takes awhile to learn, or because we are darn squishy, or because it takes too long for us to set up to kill anything. Most fights start out with casting mental link + mental twin - which might feel a bit unnecessary to players who just want to run in and start smashing things.

In pvp we are alright solo, but we shine the most in group pvp. Others can watch our backs while we orchestrate control from a distance - we can disarm players, knock them down, disable 1-2 players completely from a fight, pull them into a group to be aoe'd, etc.


Read on for input from 2 level 40 psi's who really enjoy their class.

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Reputation: Eljune Forestfolk

If you've endured the reputation grind in Asee-Teph - I applaud you (just the thought of that keeps me far away) . The grind in Eljune is a lot easier in terms of not having 40s 1-shot you every few minutes, however since Forestfolk is a neutral faction, you will most likely run into the opposite faction. If you like avoiding pvp - I'll promise you, at times you'll really wish you had a war banner...

(click for larger version!)

Anyways, welcome to Icemirror Lake - your new home until you hit the default 25k rep for Respected! I started my rep grind when I was level 30 with approx 6k rep from questing beforehand.

The 2 best ways to get rep are:
  1. Repeatable quest, which involves killing 6 Huge Pike (weird fish things in the river/lake) and collecting 6 River Fish from the nets along the lake. (1,000 per turn in)
  2. Killing Lake Lizard Warriors. There are quite a few different types of lizards in the area (female and fighter) but only the warriors will give rep. (varied amount)
Warning: This place can be relatively quiet, or it can be packed. People tend to warbanner here so they can get rid of spawn competition and/or earn some combat glory vs similar level players.

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Asee-Teph: Day 2


Making speedy progress, I'm actually halfway through level 25 now. :) I spent a good hour grinding out about 40% of a level, then grouped up with a player I met in Dead Sea and knocked out about 10 quests. Fortunately, we didn't run into many league players! But lots of thanks to Teggycon the summoner for helping me with my quests even though he had already finished them.

Anyways, grinding is not bad at all on Allods! And at times I would rather do that then die repeatedly to level-??s with war banners. This is how I grind:
  1. A good pace for me is having mind link / mental twin up every time I kill a mob, unless I know it does not hit hard (does not get me below 75% by the time it dies). If it takes longer than that, it's not worth it. If it dies quicker but doesn't hurt, I will use twin every other mob. For the mobs that I don't link, I use mental pulse to preserve some hp and buy some time.
  2. My spell rotation, after setting up ML / twin, is mindfire -> choke -> psi shock til dead. If it takes more than 2 psi shocks after choke for the mob to die, it takes too long to kill and is not worth it. Ideally it will die after choke.
  3. I have little if any downtime, usually I will heal spam with Mental Cleansing and then Trance to get rid of overload (saves money on food!). With the gear from Lab13, AT, and rookie pvp rank, I have enough faith that my heals hit for 600-1k.

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Basic PvP Survival


There's an excellent post on the official Allods forums giving some tips on surviving in a pvp environment. Here are my additions:

  1. Be aware. In most mmorpgs, basic player awareness will keep you alive a lot longer. This means panning your camera around every once in awhile to know your surroundings. Better awareness is usually something good pvpers have, and will also aid in pve. In AT, make sure you keep an eye on unflagged players of the opposite faction, who knows when they will change their mind and pop a war banner? Use line of sight, and even mobs, to your advantage.
  2. Memorize safe routes and safe places (since we have no minimap), grinding isn't as bad as it seems, albeit boring. OP has already covered this so I'll leave it as is.
  3. Think out of the box when using some of your skills. Remember this is pvp, not pve. Players aren't just going to stand there and let you wail on them - learn to properly fight back. This doesn't mean panicking and hitting all your buttons at once. You can practice mobility and flexibility on normal mobs, or even CC + escape strategies. Not everyone is (or can instantly be) a pvp pro, you'll win some you'll lose some. Accept that, learn and move forward.

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