[ddo] patch tomorrow

[Cliffy]

anyone else?
I know Leigh's probably not free .... Mike? Joe? Diarm?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <setanta at dspsrv.com>
To: <ddo at dspsrv.com>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [ddo] patch tomorrow


> 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).
>>
>>
>> ----- 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
>>
>>
>>>
>>>> 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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