[ddo] patch tomorrow

Dr. B. P. Casey setanta at dspsrv.com
Sat Aug 19 12:24:23 IST 2006 

Also,
That quest would be a lot of fun to do again with Leigh as his  
backstab would rock againgt the hypno'ed guys!

B


On 19 Aug 2006, at 09:54, setanta at dspsrv.com wrote:

>
> That was good last night, with I thought some tight play at the end to
> take that outpost. Lessons learned. Slow plus FBall is a nasty combo.
> Sleet storm is a nasty, powerful spell which we should mabey use more.
> Hypno pat works wonders against worgs.
>
> Lots of fun, if somewhat expensive.
>
> B
>
>
>> 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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