Rastelin wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 1:58pm:


yeah, firewall became super uber with this new change. People just don't realize it. I think that's why the nerfed it to begin with. +50% damage to firewall + savants.

Soul wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 2:20pm:


I'm thinking that Fire Savant looks amazingly sexy while leveling your Sorcerer up until he gets to the Vale.  At that point, switching to Air looks really nice.

You still get Fire and Cold spells the way that you have them currently and you get nice Electric damage + wings at 18.  Losing out on Acid spells doesn't seem like a significant hardship to me while losing either Fire or Cold spells does look painful.

Sorcerers soloing and Wizards soloing may have gotten a boost.  Lots of what Wizards and many Sorcerers currently do got smacked hard with a nerf bat, though.  Time to find new tactics.

popejubal wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 5:05pm:


So making an air savant. Going to TR the second favored soul I just leveld up in a wizard x3, then Savant.

popejubal wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 5:05pm:


Switching after Let Sleeping Dust Lie, right? Remember you lose 9CLs on Flesh to Stone...

Strakeln wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 8:49pm:


I think that the best way to think about that new ability is that it's a training wheels feat that gets turned off at level 4ish.

JC wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 10:43pm:


Their goal seems to imply otherwise.

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And fuck, I'd still consider that useless at level 1...

Rastelin wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 5:45pm:


Just a note... Remember they reduced the penalty they had on epic trash fort reflex and will saves.

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http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=3657827&postcount=15

Strakeln wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 8:49pm:


My biggest thing with firewall is remembering to turn off heighten for it.  That is going to be so fricking annoying.
Polar ray being buffed... best thing ever.  I want to see 5k+ crits.  The new spell level fully geared, I think will be 27~29 for it.  That is a shitload of damage.
Remember, they are dungeon crawlers.  200 seconds is at least 3 kobolds for them. 
Their endgame experience is based on what they believe it to be since I am pretty sure they only run it to test it with overpowered toons that have gear we can only dream about.

Being an air savant should only lower your ability to penetrate SR and the duration of FtS, other than that it should work fine.

Considering making my sorc an Air Savant when this goes live, and FtS is probably the spell that will go in favor of Chain Lightning (need reconstruct and disintegrate will work nicely now that the force enhancements improve it)

Boatman wrote on Mar 24^th, 2011 at 6:44am:



I still don't understand.  Do you want the chest that badly? Is hypno or a fog of some type or any other cc spell not effective (web not included)? Just asking, because they hypno pretty easy.  FTS is stupid, it is like holding a mob.  You know what a melees reaction to a 100% crit mob? I think it goes like this, "OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG HOW HIGH CAN I CRIT FOR?!?!?!?!!?!? OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!!!!!!!"

Anyways, just kill all four of them.  Chances are a spider died before the first book, it is a pug after all.  One wail will leave only the boss.  Also, a DBF backed by a CoC will kill everything and beat shjit out of the boss.  If you are worried about the chest, just solo it.  Faster and more reliable.

EDIT: I just noticed that you implied all the spiders.  You know what you could of done for the same cost of FTS? FoD.  BAM! Ogre dead, spiders freed.  Wail works to, very effective and sp efficient before the first book.

Boatman wrote on Mar 24^th, 2011 at 9:27am:


Hypno works for me, every time.  If it is supposed to, I would assume not, but it does.  Shh, dont tell the devs.

Strakeln wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 8:49pm:


I kind of assumed that this sample number was for a level 1 caster and it scaled based upon caster level.

Can't say I like the idea in any way shape or form.  Just seems like it will either be a pointless waste of development time with potential bugs or an encouragment for players to sit around waiting for another maxed firewall depending upon the final full numbers.

Epoch wrote on Mar 24^th, 2011 at 10:30am:


What's your objection? Isn't it quite useful again in Reaver's Refuge for Frost Giants, then again in ToD for Orthons? (Disclaimer - I have never run ToD.)