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Meldur <Meldur@t-online.de> wrote in
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> On 12 May 2005 14:25:38 GMT, Graeme Faelban
> <RichardRapier@netscape.net> wrote:
>
>>Meldur <Meldur@t-online.de> wrote in
>>news:44f5819dsajcequgvr8795scneshn01so3@4ax.com:
>>
>>> On 11 May 2005 19:07:40 GMT, Graeme Faelban
>>> <RichardRapier@netscape.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>D.J. <jolly73@boingcableone.net> wrote in
>>>>news:upi4811caqv1597uq2ijfng914kiq1t469@4ax.com:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Jonathan" <phoenixprince@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>] D.J. wrote:
>>>>>] > I would hope that if they are increasing the number of spells
>>>>>] > available, the number of casting slots will go up from 8.
>>>>>]
>>>>>] They aren't increasing the number of spells, they are just
>>>>>] dividing the below 50 spells out so that players get at least one
>>>>>] spell every level. As
>>>>>
>>>>> Ah, okay, thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>] fa as casting slots go, at level 55 players can purchase an aa
>>>>>] for 3 points that grants an extra spell slot.
>>>>>
>>>>> I really don't feel that there are enough spell slots. I'm used to
>>>>> paper and pencil campaigns, ad&d, that have more spells available
>>>>> per character per day, and still there aren't enough...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>That's all part of the balance though. You learn which spells you
>>>>should keep handy under what circumstances.
>>>
>>> I dont know,so much has changed,especially the corpse summoning
>>> NPC radically took away all risks left,so why not more spell slots.
>>>
>>> For my Cleric,mostly playing puller in Ldon,only 9 slots is a pain:
>>> 1.Complete Heal
>>> 2.Fast Heal
>>> 3.Group Heal
>>> 4.Heal over time
>>> 5.Yaulp
>>> 6.Pacify
>>> 7.Stun 1
>>> 8.Stun 2
>>> 9.Root
>>>
>>> I hear there are Clerics out there,who have Divine Barrier memmed
>>> all the time,cant hardly imagine this.
>>> What about buffs or cure spells?Every time someone has a minor
>>> disease I need to swap spells.
>>> And a slot fur a nuke wouldnt be too bad either,15 of 43 AAs on SCF
>>> nearly wasted. =)
>>>
>>
>>Clickies are your friend. I have clicky Abolish Disease, and clicky
>>Remove Greater Curse, as well as swappable equipment for clicky Swift
>>Like the Wind. I need to get clicky root one of these days too.
>
> As far as I know there are not much clickies available for Clerics,
> only items that come to my mind is the Ornate BP,which has a summoned
> hammer pet,not very useful,and the Kunark BP with clicky complete
> heal,usuable every 7 minutes on the same player only.
>
> If you know any not too expensive or 1 groupable,let me know.
🙂
Well, the two I wear are usable by clerics too, but are not 1 groupable,
and require Fire access. What does the cleric ornate legs have for an
effect? I don't think there is a significant difference in clickable
effects available to clerics vs shaman, it's just a matter of being able
to get the items. Generally, the better items do require a raid.
>
>>
>>In general though, I keep one spell slot as my general purpose swap in
>>whatever I need for this occasion slot, and a few others that I do
>>swap for raiding vs xping with a group, or soloing. Mind you, I don't
>>have as many heals to choose from, I keep two memmed all the time,
>>but, I do have debuffs and such that I keep handy instead.
>>
>>1. Malos
>>2. Root (nonraid) or Malosinia (raid)
>>3. Yoppas Mending
>>4. Utility slot (Malicious decay, buff slot, anything else I need
>>situationally) 5. Cannibalize
>>6. Poison DoT or Ferine Avatar situationally
>>7. Turgurs Insects
>>8. Quiescence (until I get my level 70 HoT)
>>9. Sisslak (curse based DoT)
>>
>>Only ones of those that I never swap out are 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, the rest
>>are situationally swapped when I know what to expect.
>
> I help me with a bank of loadspellset hotkeys,which only switch the
> 9th spot,at least this saves me some clicking.
>
One of these days I should set up some spellsets...
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