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DV Morpheus · Feb 21, 2006, 05:03 AM // 05:03

This service is available in American servers only! I am available for this service from anywhere between 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM Central Time

My IGN's are Perfect Hatred and Perfect Fury

As an experienced 55 Underworld Monk that has been around for quite a while, I look, see, and experience Necromancers who have no basic knowledge of their task accompanying the Monk in a 2-man Underworld setup, let alone their proper skill usage. This has gone far too over the edge in which I am discouraged to even try 2-man Underworld runs with ingame Necromancers, unless their my friends.

To save all you future generations of Necromancers who are just starting to attempt the Underworld, I am offering my services. Since I know on how much Necromancers work in 2-man teams (Not to mention that Necromancers are one of my favorite classes), I can honestly consider myself and by my friends, an expert on the usage the art of Necromancy. Here's the basic rundown of my goods and services I have to offer, along with course descriptions and prices:

BEGINNGER COURSE:

Price: 10k

Students that enroll in this beginning course will learn the theory behind the art of being an Underworld Monk's damage dealer, and the 5 W's and 1 H (Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How) of being a Necromancer. Students will learn the theory of what skills will need to be used, the usefulness of each skill, and the order of actions the skills partake. Students will learn on what the distribution of attribute points will make the best Necromancer you can be. If the elite skill, Spiteful Spirit, needs to be capped, the student may wish to get help to cap this skill without any additional charge. Students will be asked multiple questions about the topics of study.

INTERMEDIATE COURSE:

Price: 20k

Students that enroll in this intermediate course will get a first-seen experience on how the Necromancer works in the Underworld. All entry fees that are required to enter the Underworld will be ignored for the student, and any drops that the student receives will be theirs to keep. Students will see on how to kill the Bladed Aatxe, move on to the first quest killing the Grapsing Darknesses, and then move into the area to see how a Smite Run is done. If the student wishes, you may also ask on how a Spider Run cap is performed the quickest and most efficient way. Questions are encouraged to be asked if the student does not understand something during the run.

EXPERT COURSE:

Price: 30k

Students taking this course will get hands-on experience and will accompany me to go through a standard Smite Run and a Spider Run if the student chooses. Students will be expected to know the general routine on what skills to use, and in what order. Students are allowed to make as many mistakes as they so choose as long as they learn from their mistakes or to not cause the teacher to die. Upon successful completion of a Smite Run, Necromancers will be successfully honored to take on the title of a graduate of my academy. If the run is failed, students will have to retake the course at an 80% discount off the tuition after they feel confident enough. Attempts will be made by the teacher in every effort to not die and to cause the student to fail, but some rare circumstances to happen (Skullcrack, which happens 1 in 100 runs). All drops that drop for the student are theirs to keep.

I look forward to teaching every single one of my students. Good luck

sno · Feb 21, 2006, 06:55 AM // 06:55

I find it disconcerting that you didn't mention even once the most important part of being a SS necro, the precise timing required for a successful Smite pattern. As I was skeptical, I messaged you ingame and asked the defining question about how good a necro is: Do you echo SV? The reply to my sadness, was 'depends'.

Any necro worth his weight can kill a set of smites (any size) without echoing SV. Whenever a necro does echo SV, it considerably slows the killing down, making good monks sad. If you'd like to pay any ammount of gold to learn how to be a SS necro, why learn from someone who uses a proven slower method?

Food for thought.

@striderkaaru: The fact remains that he never once mentions the timing required for smites, which in my opinion is THE single most important part of learning how to SS. Anyone can take a build from the forums and figure out which skill to use in which situation, the hard part is learning the precise timing you need for each skill to work as intended. If a monk is using bonettis on 3 smites, theres a very simple solution... Ask him not to... NO 55hp monk will die to 3 smites due to lack of bonettis, so if you simply ask him politely and let him know why bonettis isn't good in said situation, the problem is solved instantly. This would also bring up another important point: communication.

I'm not trying to sound elitist, I just don't want people paying good money to learn how to be a mediocre necro. From talking to Morpheus ingame, that's what it sounds like, but if he wants to prove me wrong I'm all for it. I just call them how I see them, and until something changes my mind, I feel it's my responsibility to let people know when their money may not be best used for this service. In my opinion, based on my own necro academy as well as the countless necro PUG's I've been with, not to mention my own necro, the reason bad necros in UW are bad, is the lack of good timing. So it stands to reason that a class teaching people to be good should focus a lot of attention on just that, the timing.

This service mentions smites only twice in the entire post, first with "...and then move into the area to see how a Smite Run is done." and later "... accompany me to go through a standard Smite Run ... Upon successful completion of a Smite Run ..." He seems to be passing off the most important part of the whole class as a minor detail. It seems obvious to me, but to people without knowledge of the Underworld it wouldn't be obvious at all, which is exactly why I felt it necessary to post, and let those with possible interest know what they're getting/not getting. This is the purpose of feedback.

someoneod · Feb 21, 2006, 07:38 AM // 07:38

it all depends on the attribute setup, and whether you stack hexes to waste smite's hex removal...

striderkaaru · Feb 21, 2006, 04:53 PM // 16:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by sno

I find it disconcerting that you didn't mention even once the most important part of being a SS necro, the precise timing required for a successful Smite pattern. As I was skeptical, I messaged you ingame and asked the defining question about how good a necro is: Do you echo SV? The reply to my sadness, was 'depends'.

Any necro worth his weight can kill a set of smites (any size) without echoing SV. Whenever a necro does echo SV, it considerably slows the killing down, making good monks sad. If you'd like to pay any ammount of gold to learn how to be a SS necro, why learn from someone who uses a proven slower method?

Food for thought.

honestly, stop being so elitist.

it does depend, and it depends entirely on the monk. it's true that a good monk won't need an echoed sv, but a bad monk will. there are some pug monks who will only take on 1 group of 3 smites and will use bonetti's on top of that. in that case, you will need to echo sv because their energy won't drain fast enough.

his response may have made a "good monk sad," but you have to realize that not all monks are good. it takes a good eye and quick judgment to decide whether you will need to echo sv or not. to never echo it would be to get it smited in some cases. you could tell him to get better monks, but that really doesn't help if he's already down there with a bad one. better to finish the run instead of leave. "depends" is the perfect answer, as long as the necro knows how to handle each situation.