[ddo] patch tomorrow

Sun Aug 20 07:21:51 IST 2006

I can play from next thursday on..

Leigh

On 8/19/06, Dr. B. P. Casey <setanta at dspsrv.com> wrote:
>
> 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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