Grace WP/DoK Needs Help – Simple Fixes, Not a Rework

[jadin]

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share my thoughts on Grace WP. Whether this opinion holds weight with the devs or other players especially those who main Grace/DoK is open for discussion.

I’ve playing this game since its original release, all the way through the official server shutdown. I also played Return of Reckoning around 2016–2018, I didn’t really take the game seriously until around 2020 during COVID. Honestly, that was one of the best times ever playing RoR. It felt like every MMO, private server, and game had a massive influx of players. RoR even hit peak population and had to open another server, which was pretty crazy at the time. Some of you might remember that it was a great.

That’s also when I hit level 40 and eventually reached RR82 on my main, all while playing Grace. I’ve seen and read all about the good, the bad, and the ugly with the spec.

To keep this from getting too long, I’ll jump to the recent healer patch. Almost every Grace/DoK main I’ve talked to feels disappointed with how the spec now plays especially in terms of healing and defense. I’ve been hearing the same concerns and suggestions across the board.

Personally, I think the class doesn’t need a full rework or a complete rollback. I understand the direction the devs are trying to take, and I don’t think we need to go backwards. That said, I believe a few small tweaks and number adjustments could move Grace in the right direction.

Healing Buff Suggestions

To start, I’d suggest Removing Divine Strike but with a purpose. Its benefits should be redistributed across the toolkit.

• Sigmar’s Radiance

Small healing buff + increase Divine Fury generation from 30 → 40 to compensate for losing Divine Strike.

• Sigmar’s Will

The cost is currently way too high, especially if the goal is to encourage using heals outside the standard Grace rotation.

Small healing buff + Reduce cost to 50 Divine Fury minimum

These changes would make the rotation feel smoother and less clunky, allowing more flexibility in using other healing abilities.


Defensive Buff Suggestions

With upcoming stat changes and how fragile Grace WP currently feels, A few small adjustments could help:

• Shield of Faith (tactic)

Increase block bonus by +3% (total of 8% with a shield equipped)

• Sigmar’s Vision

Add +2% block (bringing it to 12%) and extend duration from 15 seconds to 20 seconds (Simple quality of life change) especially if you want to promote other healing capabilities while fighting.

Combined, this gives an additional +5% block, improving survivability while also allowing for more gear flexibility especially helpful for newer players.


Unlikely, but Wishful Thinking

This one’s a bit more ambitious.

With lifetaps now heavily affected by healing debuffs, the class feels significantly worse especially since Grace healing is already weaker than dedicated healers. The spec already requires complex positioning, rotations, and gearing, and now it’s even more punishing.

I think lifetaps should be affected by healing debuffs but not to the same extent as normal heals.

A possible solution:

• Reduce the effectiveness of healing debuffs on lifetaps by 50% for Grace players

This keeps the mechanic intact but makes it less punishing and more in line with how the spec is intended to function. I know this change would ultimately require a lot more number tuning but could be worth it in the end.

This is my suggestion. Its not going to fix grace day 1 but I think this would be a good start! I’m not a developer, so I don’t know how feasible these changes are, but they seem like reasonable adjustments rather than a full overhaul.

Curious to hear what others think and thank you for reading. Decree/Martyr

[jadin]

If anyone thinks this is too much or too small feel free to express detailed reasons on why and any other suggestions or ideas I would love to hear them

[yoluigi]

Sorry man but they probably aint gonna change anything man. it's gonna be years before they touch again the class