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as topic says.. is it worth it to spend 17k+ sp to get healing cycle while u can directly get healing orbit from lv 80 for a fraction of the sp cost?
added bonus, it heals the whole of ur party members and is easier to cast since it doesnt require you to target... only mp cost is more.
ur thoughts?

Healing cycle is the one that starts at lvl 30, right? If so than yeah it is worth it. For low level parties it really comes in handy, chuck than on your warriors and you only need to use the single target healing spells every so often.

U'll need it, unless u wont be partying until lvl 80 :p

Healing cycle is pretty much an instant cast which is faster to cast on yourself than healing orbit if 1vs1. Then again you gotta click yourself then use it instead of just clicking one for healing orbit.

faster cast, less MP, more HP.

If you have the sp for it, go for it.
I didn't learn it on my rogue until I tried it out on my warrior and realized how great it was in a 1v1.
Targeting yourself is easy after an hour or so of practice. I personally click my hp / mp at the top left. You can try out shift clicking yourself or ctrl + 1 , use whatever you feel comfortable with.

HC has a lesser cast time, heals more hp, and wastes less mp at 90. Yes, it's worth it.

[SD]Kratos wrote:U'll need it, unless u wont be partying until lvl 80 :p

lol.. yeah
point is, i am already 80+ so it would be nice to save some sp:
full farmed cycle= 17.5k sp
sull farmed orbit= 7k (10k sp out of nowhere, so pretty nice)
i think it heals slightly more hp than healing cycle too (correct me if im wrong).
as for the mana stuff, wont robes+vigors do?

lol since your 80+ already...you don't have to get it. you'll do ok with healing orbit...but im not sure how long the recast time is though.

i know healing cycle has no recast time which makes it very valuable...not sure about healing orbit

and yea i'd save that 10 k too

If your a str char, i suggest taking it, healing orbit will drain your mp especially during 1v1 pvp, you won't have a bard like in parties

lilly_ wrote:If your a str char, i suggest taking it, healing orbit will drain your mp especially during 1v1 pvp, you won't have a bard like in parties

my character im talking about is a warrior/cleric
and hell yeah! it DOES drain mana like insane. even healing cycle drains mana to some extent.
its just that i know a rogue/cleric in my server who uses orbit in 1v1 pvp, and he's not even wearing robes he seems to not have much trouble recasing it..
mp recovery grains or "95 mp costing xbow skills ftw" ?

Healing Cycle > Healing Orbit BIG TIME.

Healing Orbit for full STR is FAIL.
At lv.90 Healing Cycle heals more, you need to target yourself, but that aint big deal ... much less MP consumation and much faster casting time ...

Nitro wrote:Healing Cycle > Healing Orbit BIG TIME.

Healing Orbit for full STR is FAIL.
At lv.90 Healing Cycle heals more, you need to target yourself, but that aint big deal ... much less MP consumation and much faster casting time ...

Yup

The only down side to healing cycle is the fact that you have to target yourself and then switch back to your weapon and target your enemy. Practice this with mobs for an hour a day and you will become a master at this.

I personally after I got healing orbit I delvled healing cycle, I have too many skills as it is, and when in team battles its always nice to put some extra healing on your teammates anyways. Sheild trash gives me enough time to switch, cast healing orbit and switch back.

Also healing orbit will only work for pt members but you can cast healing cycle on anyone : )

healing cycle is my favorite healing skill in all of sro, holy recovery comes in a close second.

they both have ridiculously low MP costs, and they heal for TON.

ahmedsabry wrote:as topic says.. is it worth it to spend 17k+ sp to get healing cycle while u can directly get healing orbit from lv 80 for a fraction of the sp cost?
added bonus, it heals the whole of ur party members and is easier to cast since it doesnt require you to target... only mp cost is more.
ur thoughts?

Certainly get it. As it was mentioned before it costs less mp, which is critical for Euro strength based builds (if you are one), it heals more HP and it is cast faster.

ahmedsabry wrote:

lilly_ wrote:If your a str char, i suggest taking it, healing orbit will drain your mp especially during 1v1 pvp, you won't have a bard like in parties

my character im talking about is a warrior/cleric
and hell yeah! it DOES drain mana like insane. even healing cycle drains mana to some extent.
its just that i know a rogue/cleric in my server who uses orbit in 1v1 pvp, and he's not even wearing robes he seems to not have much trouble recasing it..
mp recovery grains or "95 mp costing xbow skills ftw" ?

both
oh yeah and vigors

i guess ill get it then.. so much for my 10k sp
targeting urself isnt hard at all.. its all about the sp
oh, and just for the record, u can use the some shortcut keys that are unused by default to make targeting urself even easier.
just assign a key for the "target support" and "latest target" shortcuts.. helps ALOT