Fallenkezef wrote: ↑Sun Aug 05, 2018 5:06 pm
Whatever Path I go it'll be almost exclusively sc's. I don't like rvr, never have, even on live I ran sc's almost exclusively. Other than doing it for essential gear, rvr holds little interest for me.
-> Solo: SnB full on deftard to initiate pushes regardless of circumstances ~ little point running 2h, you'll likely be the only thing living through engagements but your dps won't cut it, might aswell invest into the hidden mastery tree: mascot (as hinted at above, you'll have the biggest impact in pug SCs by playing 'rolemodel' and 'babysitter').
-> Duo with glass dps: SnB deftard(ish), with few utility picks.
-> Duo with mdps WP: SnB full utility or 2h deftard(ish) with more utility picks.
-> 6>x>+2; as offtank: full utility 2h (don't neglect defensives in any case); as main tank: SnB full utility with only utility picks.
Go about and trial and error; reading about limitations != experiencing them, depending on your playstyle etc. there might be more or less limitiations besides those related to mechanics.
You'll likely find yourself edging towards ever newer and more complex setups as you learn the class and pick up on the little things ~ in the beginning it'll be quite a pain to work out a proper buff rotation/alterations, CC, guard and oathfriend swaps, once you get used to weave your tools as the situations demand it you'll find yourself well capable of dropping various stats in favor of others, or get bored and try fancy new setups (I am atm working on 3ish new gear setups for lulz - one being healcrit, wp and hp/s stack... gonna be a trainwreck, but science demands sacrifices and hilarity).
Abbd.:
Thinking back to my time in early t4 with bad gear, low RR and no regulars to group with:
Go deftard, get as high of an avoidance (relevant to guarddamage, i.e. block/parry as possible), stack ini with talis and a good bit of FS ~ grab BL asap, run it alongside anni/merc/ruin (whatever set had the +spirit resis) and WI (Wind Impervious) until you get used to killing Sorc/Magus bursts with RB (Runic Blessing) and HtL-raving. Also, get your pot economy going - until you manage to properly cycle through your buffs run armor pots and (if you can afford it) resis linis or toughness pots, later you can swap to ele/spirit resis pots and -ctbc linis ~ heal/HoT/absorb pots don't hurt either.
See, issue with (untested or strictly unreliable) niche specs etc is that... if you run them in
instanced based on RNG group content (SCs) you are ruining the fun of others ~ alongside your own, in 9/10 cases, unless you put effort into it and bring a group (+2).
I for one wouldn't bring any of my experimental stuff into SCs even if it would be interesting to see what would happen... I know how it feels to be let down by players opting to deliberately handicap themselves and their team (playing with people that agreed to testing/supporting your schtick is, of course, another story entirely), there is no point continuing that cycle of misery. So, no offense intended in any of the above or previous posts.
Best of luck with yer midget.
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