[ddo] patch tomorrow

[setanta at dspsrv.com]

Intresting to note, we havent finished Deleras Tomb. I spoke to the guy in
the grave yard and then back to Deleara and she gives you the next part,
which is lvl 8.

I may be kicking around later.

B


> if anyone's bored (like me), I'll be idling in TS if anyone fancies some
> rep
> grinding (ie old quests on hard/elite).
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <setanta at dspsrv.com>
> To: <ddo at dspsrv.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 3:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [ddo] patch tomorrow
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>>
>>> Is there anyone being particularly stung? By what?
>>
>> Nothing for me, I'm a cheap date!
>>
>>> Healing pots. Nobody should be going into an instance of duration
>>> "long"
>>> or
>>> "very long" without at least 10 (yes I said 10) pots of cure serious
>>> wounds.
>>
>> I am usually sitting on a few CMW and CSW pots and I also have two big
>> (78) point heals that I can pop. In genral I try to keep an eye on my hp
>> bar and if I am low I will pop a big heal on myself or retreat. If I am
>> out of LOS then as far as I am concerned I am on my own and will have to
>> look after myself. Because my heal is a "one big pop" affair, I will
>> normally run my points down to to about 1/3 of max before applying the
>> lay
>> on hands.
>>
>> I should carry a CLW wand in the event that connor gets floored to pick
>> him up off the slab! I'll buy a cheepie
>>
>>> Especially the melee combatants. All the hold / stun / trip effects
>>> have
>>> been souped in recent patches and I'm very aware that some of ye are
>>> brutal
>>> about healing yourselves - tbh sometimes I question if you even know
>>> you're
>>> even taking damage.
>>
>> Oh I do, I feel every slap.
>>
>>> I'm not having a go - I just think the
>>> melee combatants need to be more aware of their surroundings regarding
>>> receiving heals. Split level areas probably give the most hassle for me
>>> to
>>> get line of sight.
>>
>>>From my point of view, if I need healing and can not retreat to LOS then
>> its my bad, and I will die as a result. My own stoopid fault.
>>
>>
>>> - Nobody ever protects the healer in this game ...... I mostly don't
>>> need
>>> it, but our party always seems to be running around like headless
>>> chickens
>>> without a strategy in mind.
>>
>> You can be a bit "runny-offy" yourself at times, but I take your point
>> to
>> a degree as it can be difficult to keep track of where everybody is.
>> That
>> being said Od and I take A LOT of aggro, drawing away a lot of heat..
>> Also
>> with some opponents you have to close them down FAST. Arcanes and
>> witchdoctors being an example. You can not let those Arcanes get into
>> their stride or they will put some big hurt on you. Also Conor you
>> should
>> be aware that we make these opponents go away quite rapidly. I do about
>> 42
>> points of damage a round to my primary target and about half that to the
>> guys flanking.
>>
>>> Healing wands. Keep em coming! At the moment I am burning at least one
>>> fully
>>> charged CLW wand per long instance and half CMW wand per instance. I
>>> don't
>>> mind buying CLW wands cos they're cheap - but they are also now
>>> completely
>>> useless as in combat wands. CMW are just about effective in a scrap.
>>
>> Whats the balance between buffs to prevent damage/ deal damage vs
>> healing.
>> I am tending to take divine favour to help me on the "make bad guys go
>> away" front, but mabey should switch back to Virtue (+12 hp) as my
>> default
>> spell choice.
>>
>>>
>>> DOG (type) animals - I have crap reflex saves ..... if there are dogs
>>> around
>>> - get them off me.
>>
>> My ability to do that is usually limited by the fact that I too am lying
>> on the floor being chewed of as my balance and reflex scores suck large
>> also (low Dex and big AC pen). Mike and Leigh are the men for that job,
>> Mike in particular as Wild Empathy makes them play "nice doggy". Dogs
>> and
>> wargs are a big enemy in the game.
>>
>> The other big risk for me is the non-corp opponents who ignore my
>> physical
>> armour. All I have is prot from E and sheild spell (on bracers) will
>> sheild of faith help here. Mage armour is self only isnt it?
>>
>>
>>
>> We are getting tighter on tatics I think (at times), also keep in mind
>> it
>> is supposed to be fun and not all about min-max.
>>
>> B
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