I passed! I passed!

[Hippocrates]

I decided to try a different strategy this time; that is, not let the wendies trap me in the corner. [:D]

Here's the video: http://www.windsofdawn.org/uploads/Hippocrates/hippopasses.sit

Mephisto even gave me a tour of the new room and the lounge [;)] .

http://www.windsofdawn.org/uploads/Hippocrates/lounge.jpg

-Hippocrates

[Kiriel]

Woo congrats Hippo! I'm so happy for ya!

[Himitsu]

Great job! [:D]

You look great in your new shirt. Are you going to learn how to use the Caduceus now?

[Mehan]

Go Hippo!!! WHOOOO!

*sniffles*

I remember when.... you were just a weeeee little aquatic animal.

*cries*

[Konoko]

Great job Hippo!
WoD has even more great healers now!

[Anaeka]

Wooo congrats! Enjoy that cad training now, that's the best part! <G>

[Kirth Gersen]

A big congratulation!!! Well done!

And, do not listen to the caduceus mob. Cadding is not for everyone, and is definitely going to cost you a lot of hard work and time. Most people agree that at least 100 trainings are necessary to work the cad well enough to be of real use (some say 50, but I wonder if they have experienced the alternatives... e.g. a good bper or better general tactics?). That in addition to all the supportive training you need to be able to cad without dying, getting out of breath, etc.

Think hard before choosing to cad or not to cad. I thought cadding was for me, but have decided elseways after quite some time consulting and thinking hard on who I am and what kind of healer I want to be. Apparently, chosing not to cad can be almost offensive to some (fighting) people. Strange, eh?

But, Hippo, don't listen to me. I am just a cranky not-so-new-Exile-anymore specialising in Horus. Of course I will sound bitter and cynical about this. [:D]

Wear that shirt proudly! I am happy to share the lounge with you, too, now!

All karma is deserved,
/Kirth

P.S. I just watched the vision stone. Well done! Professional act! D.S.

[Anaeka]

Hey! I am not a cad mob :P Actually I suppose I shall reluctantly agree wtih Kirth. Cadding is something that will take a lot of work in order for it to be effective. This includes getting a ton of ranks in Proxi (I have 100 and it works for now) and it also includes getting used to cad macros and such when healing. In my opinion there is a good advantage to it all at the end, but it is not for everyone.

I guess if you really want to do some research, talk with cadders and non cadders to see what they say, and then use their answers to decide on your own, in the end it really doesn't matter, all training is for the better :)

Congrats again.

[Kirth Gersen]

Hippocrates, this is your congratulatory thread, but anyway...

Of course I agree with Anaeka'shin's wise words on cadding: "In my opinion there is a good advantage to it all at the end, but it is not for everyone. " Without good cadders, where'd we be in OOB and beyond? Rods, for example, in such areas would be very much more difficult than they are today.

So, yes, Hippocrates... talk to others, especially the experienced extremists (all-the-way-cadders like my clan brother Rieger, and all-the-way-non-cadders like Lorikeet).

/Lord "There are far too many cadders in the Lands" Kirth

[Coriakin]

Congrats! :)

I have about 50-60 proxi, and it works quite well. Unless you're doing something strange (like wanting to cad from waaaaay far away), that's enough to allow you to heal a fighter and still give them enough room to run away like a chicken. ;)

It's good to have a cad for Horus emergencies, but it's perfectly possible to not use one at all.

Cori

[Blaise]

/action bows

Many honors to you, young Sir!

[Althus]

Congrats Hippo :)

Kirth - OOB rods would still be doable, they'd just actually require some skill to pull off. Burst-healing, high Respia, and a good sense of timing can go a LONG way.

[Hippocrates]

Thanks all! Actually, I had never even contemplated not getting a cad. I had always thought that it was the natural progression of things. You know, 1st Circle = Moonstone, 2nd Circle = Sylphstone Ring, 3rd Circle = Cad, 4th Circle = (???, find out later).

I was surprised to find so many people felt the same way Kirth does. I'll have to give it some serious thought, though I have already begun training with Proximus.

Thank you all for the congratulations and advice,
Hippocrates

[Kiriel]

Personally I think 50 proxi is enough for occasional use of a cad. More is nice, but if you don't expect to do a lot of cadding, it's hardly necessary. Just having enough to be able to stand a bit away from a fallen and take some hits while healing, or being able to not touch the fallen while doing a mass heal, helps a lot, and having a little proxi makes rodding a lot easier. Certainly you can manage without a cad, but having the skill to use one just occasionally I think makes a healer more valuable in many situations, and I know when recruiting folks for trips, whether someone cads is often a big factor.

[Himitsu]

Once again, you don't need to get hundreds of Proximus to make a caduceus useful and fun to use and while some think 50 - 100 ranks is a lot I don't think it is myself. Plus, it'll help out in hunts where fighters and mystics are running around trying to kill critters.

I'm sure there are other reasons not to use a caduceus but having to invest hundreds of ranks before it's useful is not one of them I think.

[Mehan]

I have 110 proxi at the moment, myself. I love my cad. With a slyphstone ring, it's almost as good as a moonstone. It's helpful on raids, for example the foothills.

You have to yell a lot at people who run out of your range though ;) Hope you're ready for that!!

[Anaeka]

I have 100 Proxi and its been very useful for me. Of course, I'm going to get more because I'm a lazy healer and I'm hooked on Proxi. As soon as I get some more other essential healing ranks than I'm going to go into more Proxi (maybe another 100) I do agree with Kiriel though, having a little bit at the miminum is useful for cadding a fallen and emergency rod and such. Just my opinion.

[Hippocrates]

Well that settles it. I've started to train with Proximus and as soon as I get my ss loan paid back, I'll sign my soul over yet again to Mehan to get a cad. [:D]

Thank you everyone for your advice, expecially Anaeka, Himitsu, and Kiri. You all brought up the point of it being great in emergencies, and an incident just happened where it would have been nice to have a cad.

Thanks again,
Hippo

[Mehan]

Actually, I have a cad if you want it. Or you can give me your soul and buy one. Either way, I win! Pack space or a soul!

[Altir]

Congrats!!! -Altir

[Nunul]

Congrats Hippo!
[:D]

[Hippocrates]

Actually, I have a cad if you want it. Or you can give me your soul and buy one. Either way, I win! Pack space or a soul!

That'd be great Mehan! But I don't understand, you don't use it anymore?

-Hippo

[Mehan]

I have a merc staff, which is the same as a cad, but when I pass fourth can be used to burst heal. So I don't use the cad anymore. It's your choice :)

[Althus]

You know, when you pass 4th you can upgrade your cad to a merc staff for only 300c instead of buying a whole new one...

[Brune]

Congratulations Hippocrates!

I think 3rd is the coolest test to pass, and definitely that shirt is one of the finest looking in the lands.

A minimum of proxi goes a long way...put in a RL month of training, and i doubt you will regret it.

I had 25 for ages, then bit the bullet to 100. Then doubled that through piecemeal training. My max range is off screen, but very ineffective then; however my 100% effective range (i.e. losing health same as moonstone) is nearly 70% of the distance to the edge of the screen.

In truth tho, i was resistant at first, because i enjoy "in your face" healing ;-)

A note about the staff vs cad: the staff is "sticky" like a moonstone, whereas the cad is slippery. Also, if you dont want to burst in a crowd, it's good to have a cad in your pack.

But like others say, there's no such thing as a bad rank.

Brune

[Farhope]

Congratulations Hippo! :-)

PS: yes, I am late, I have still a ton of posts to read!

[TerraHawk]

Grats Hippo

TH.

[tomair]

Hoi,,
Better late then never.. Congratiulations Hippo:)
/ pose ooks slightly jealous but isn't..

Tomair,
Your friendly healer:cool:

[Delirium]

Cogratulations Hippo! How did you kill the NW's?

[Hippocrates]

Congratulations Hippo! How did you kill the NW's?

Kill them? No I didn't do that, I just trapped the Greymyr in the rocks, and let the NW's beat on me. I don't think I can even kill a NW; I know I still vanquish them.

-Hippo

[Darad]

Belatedly.....

congratulations Hippo!!!!!!!!
P.S.

Don't mind Delirium, she thinks a healer has to kill the creatuers AND raise Glory. Me thinks she's been eating too much rock candy [:p]

[Delirium]

Don't mind Delirium, she thinks a healer has to kill the creatuers AND raise Glory. Me thinks she's been eating too much rock candy

You don't have to kill all the creatures, just the NW's. You can trap the rocky creature, but the NW's don't trap very well. Also rock candy isn't for eating, silly human!

[Liolel]

Well I'm back on the boards and I want to say congratulations and enjoy 3rd circle.