Tips for SCH? :)

[giantslayer]

I have a question about the Fairy. Will she still cast Embrace on players below 80% on obey, or do you have to command her to heal at any time Obey is on?

It is 80% and you can't turn it off even if you want to.

One of your earlier posts talked about figuring out how to fit skills into your 32 slots. As a controller player, my approach is a combination of putting some abilities (like summons and protect) on a 3rd bar and also using some macros to save space. I discuss it in lots of detail in my guide.

As for micro-managing, that term is probably scarier than it needs to be. It basically boils down to two things: manually casting Embrace for the tank who is over 80% health and treating your faerie's cool downs as your own instead of letting her waste them at random.

[Tomoe-chan]

Hello !

Some use only Selene, other than Eos. I'm learning to play scholar and i don't understand. I use Eos in dungeon beacause i'm not sure of myself but, once 60, i will use Selene all the time ?

[Nekotee]

Selenes is DPS increase and dispelling
EoS is high heal and magic shield

The use depends on the group progress and the ability from the sch to heal alone or not

Once you're confident in your healing/dpsing rotation Selenes is a go to, acting like a strong permanent regen
If you're not sure of yourself or if the content you're running is intense/damage and strong magic damage. Go for EoS she will do wonder for your group !

In the end it's only a choice from the sch.

[RiisWolf]

Do not EVER pretend adloquim is bad.

[Gemina]

Hello ! ...

Pre level 40, Selene doesn't bring much to the table. Few situations require an AoE cleanse, and silent dusk won't bring anywhere near the benefit of whispering dawn.

40+ the game changes as you can provide a significant speed buff every 60 seconds. You will likely use Selene nearly full time at this point during dungeon runs and solo play.

I personally still use Eos for boss fights. These fights love to bring scripted AoE damage and Fey illumination+rouse+whispering Dawn is just godly.

[Tomoe-chan]

thank you for your answers

So, i'll have to look at strat to determine when to invoke Eos for boss in dungeon ^^
also with crazy tank in Dungeon lol

(hum..and sorry for my english...)

[seekified]

One of your earlier posts talked about figuring out how to fit skills into your 32 slots. As a controller player, my approach is a combination of putting some abilities (like summons and protect) on a 3rd bar and also using some macros to save space. I discuss it in lots of detail in my guide.

I agree with this approach and would like to add some input.

I put all my main healing skills, as well as the active fairy skills, on crossbar 1. I put all my DPS skills, as well as Cleric Stance, on crossbar 3 (because crossbar 2 is my shared items-and-stuff bar). Then I use Extended Crossbar (LT+RT or RT+LT) and put my less-used stuff like Raise, summoning macros (will get to those), Protect, Sustain, and pet positioning skills up there for easy access.

As for the summoning macros, I use these:

/micon "Summon"
/ac Summon
/crosshotbar pet "Silent Dusk" 1 LDL
/crosshotbar pet "Fey Caress" 1 LDU
/crosshotbar pet "Fey Wind" 1 LDR
/wait 2
/petaction Obey
/wait 4
/petaction Obey

and

/micon "Summon II"
/ac "Summon II"
/crosshotbar pet "Whispering Dawn" 1 LDL
/crosshotbar pet "Fey Covenant" 1 LDU
/crosshotbar pet "Fey Illumination" 1 LDR
/wait 2
/petaction Obey
/wait 4
/petaction Obey

These will summon a pet, set its skills to crossbar 1, and set the pet to Obey. This means you don't need to keep both Eos' and Selene's skills on your bar at all times - the macros will switch them out as needed, depending on which fairy you summoned. Three less slots needed on your bars.

[Gemina]

thank you for your answers

So, i'll have to look at strat to determine when to invoke Eos for boss in dungeon ^^
also with crazy tank in Dungeon lol

(hum..and sorry for my english...)

Swiftcast is your friend! I always announce at the beginning of an instance that I will be switching fairies at _______ boss fight. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Either way, SC+summon and you're good to go. Don't worry too much about SC being on cool down. It is very unlikely you will need it the first 60 seconds into a boss fight.

[Nekotee]

A smn/sch that swiftcast summon is as bad as a whm swiftcasting stoneskin II or a swiftcast shadowflare

Any one who answer me : there is time for the 1 minute CD to come back
I will stab back with : then why aren't losing 5 sec to cast which is 10 time faster

...

Also yeah in dungeon you have more time to reset a cd but it's better to have the rightful mind about it
Because if you do that in EX primal you will soon regret it XD
(Or the new 24man that is... death at all time)

[technole]

A smn/sch that swiftcast summon is as bad as a whm swiftcasting stoneskin II or a swiftcast shadowflare

Any one who answer me : there is time for the 1 minute CD to come back
I will stab back with : then why aren't losing 5 sec to cast which is 10 time faster

I don't really agree with that logic.

Swift+Stoneskin 2 in a dungeon really doesn't matter. Before a pull in a raid? Not entirely bad, the raid reality is the main healer usually isn't tapped for the first-raise. But ideally you can use that Swift early for other purposes like the 2nd raise, Instant Medica, or DPS. Most of the time you are waiting for pull macro/buffs before pull so hard casting SS2 is the more adapt method.

Fairy switches. Or with Dissipate, you should look forward to Swiftcast+Summon.

Swiftcast+Shadowflare as SCH is more of a judgement call. Is it progression? Is this phase a bit flaky where not having a Swift means it might cause heartburn. DPS push is the greatest mitigation in the game so if it helps to get DoTs up faster, yet it's not likely a phase where a derp occurs then push for it.

I try to teach healers that they shouldn't always be so protective of Swiftcast. Sometimes players need to find out how many lapses of 60s they have that they could have used it to get ahead of mechanics. It's more on main healers. Scholars needing Swift isn't as high for healing since they have Indom availability and fairy CDs.