Tomorrow is the day of Release in Europe

As you all know, tomorrow is the day of release in Europe, and thus I've decided to add a few thoughts on how I feel about the Priest of Mitra class and the game itself.

First of all - HEALING
This is, pardon my French, Fucking Hard the first few times you do it in Age of Conan, because you can't hang back and pop a Greater Heal or what they're all called. Most of the heals, or maybe even all of them, are HoT's (or Heal over Time spells). This makes healing in AoC much more offensive than in WoW (and AO), because you just can't afford having the tank reach 25% health or less before casting your spells. And, another thing that's new and weird the few first times, is that you can't target your tank and heal him, your spells are all AoE (Area of Effect), and you'll have to move around to be close enough to reach those you'll want to affect with your heals.

So, in my oppinion, after having played Doctor in AO and Holy Priest in WoW, a Priest of Mitra is much more fun to play, as you'll have to actually Work to keep your group alive.

Second - SOLO
A Priest of Mitra is actually a very good solo character imho. I can easily kill several opponents of my own level (talking strictly PvE now!), and I can heal myself. It all became easier when I figured out the skills, and that I could max the one called Casting Concentration, in order to get interrupted less. With the spell Repulse, that knocks the attackers off their feet while dealing damage, I can easily handle a group. And, if all else fail, I've got my mace and shield, and I actually deal a fair amount of damage that way as well.

Third - PvP
Even if I'm on a PvP-server, I haven't seen much action yet. There is no PvP in the starting zones, and you can actually reach level 15 or 16 without going to the first PvP zone (White Sands). I choose that approach, as I wanted to learn how to play my class a bit before going to battle, but when I went to White Sands, I learned that a PoM is feared by people the same level or lower, and should be feared by single players one or two levels above you as well.
I've also heard from guildies that fighting a PoM is hardcore, at least if the priest know his class.

All in all, I'm looking forward to a lot of fun in AoC, and I'm hoping to see a lot of people joining now that the game goes live. :)