Maria and GW/Ragnarok

[Yelsha]

Maria isn't as good for GW and Rag as people think.

I've done plenty of testing. My point is that the 8M player power can massacre 35 players because of his power or spending level, not because of Maria.

I've had Maria a long time, and I used to use her often in GW and Rag. Her heals just aren't as effective as some people would think.

I can guarantee that the 8M player will massacre his opponents just as easily as if he uses another hero in Maria's place.

[Riot]

Maria is only good for heroics and some boss fights. Not very good for any serious pvp.

[Cuddles_1461020]

Just so you all know,

I am that 8 million power player.
I am the one soloing entire guilds.

And so what have I done about it? I put it to the test. With Maria, and without Maria, and observed that it makes a big difference (unless I'm at a Fort or Base which heals 50% each fight).

I don't complain because I'm at the bottom. I'm at the top, and simply desire to give my fellow competitors a more *interesting* fight. (Key word: interesting. As opposed to monotonous.)

[Yelsha]

Just so you all know,

I am that 8 million power player.
I am the one soloing entire guilds.

And so what have I done about it? I put it to the test. With Maria, and without Maria, and observed that it makes a big difference (unless I'm at a Fort or Base which heals 50% each fight).

I don't complain because I'm at the bottom. I'm at the top, and simply desire to give my fellow competitors a more *interesting* fight. (Key word: interesting. As opposed to monotonous.)

That is very noble of you.

If that is the case, why don't you simply choose to not use Maria to make it a challenge for you?

I often don't use my anti-guild formation in Guild Wars just to even things out a bit and make things more interesting.

Anyways, eventually you will find Maria will not provide that much of a help anymore. Once you are around 25M power, Maria cannot sustain your entire formation even while fighting multiple 15M power players. But once you are the first on your server to be equipped with shiny LB 6-sets, you will find you can easily slaughter guilds again, even without Maria.

[Cuddles_1461020]

Yes our server is now seeing that transition (with us top players at 25mil power, while the rest 10-15mil), and like I said from beginning of post, that this is something that only happens on the newer servers.

Even at 25million, Maria vs no Maria makes a difference in Rangarok (9 streak vs 17 streak). But as the server progresses this gradually diminishes.

The underlying question that made me write this thread, which is yet to be debated, is something both players and developers alike should ponder:

***Should one end up with more hit points after the battle than one had at the start of the battle?***
(why or why not?)