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On 5 Aug 2005 21:57:21 GMT, Graeme Faelban
<RichardRapier@netscape.net> wrote:
>Meldur <Meldur@t-online.de> wrote in
>news:eri7f1h9nrvv8n9kkc72u891gegt4qamse@4ax.com:
>
>> On 5 Aug 2005 19:25:56 GMT, Graeme Faelban
>> <RichardRapier@netscape.net> wrote:
>>
>>>42 <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in
>>>news:MPG.1d5d488a81b529e5989c5e@shawnews.vf.shawcable.net:
>>>
>>>> In article <ss57f1d3hm2ag34gs0bo4pt666sj4p0m35@4ax.com>, Meldur@t-
>>>> online.de says...
>>>>> I see the following interesting looking tribute skills:
>>>>>
>>>>> Eyes of the hunter - Accuray increase
>>>>> Fury of combat - Double attack chance increase
>>>>>
>>>>> Will these do me any good as a Cleric,especially will Fury of
>>>>> the Hunter give me double attacks as a class which does not have
>>>>> the skill ?
>>>>
>>>> Lol. The first i don't know much about... I thought it was an
>>>> archery item. (??)
>>>>
>>>> The 2nd won't do squat. It will increase your chance at making a
>>>> double attack everytime EQ checks to see if you made one. Since, as
>>>> a cleric you don't have the ability, EQ never checks, and thus never
>>>> increases your chances.
>>>>
>>>
>>>And, even if it actually did, who cares, the amount of added damage
>>>would be negligable.
>>
>> Well,I care,have nothing better to spent my money or tribute on.
>>
>>>As a shaman, I rarely bother to actually turn attack on, I sit on my
>>>Drogmor medding away while the mob beats on me and my pet takes care
>>>of the meleeing. I find my time is much better spent medding rather
>>>than actually meleeing.
>>
>> Hm,Cleric is somewhat different than other casters concerning melee,
>> Yaulp in combination with the proccing hammer and bash certainly
>> makes a difference,in opposite to nukes this damage is not resistable.
>> I guess it has something to do with play style too,but I rarely need
>> to sit on my horse to get the last grain mana.I can see if you are
>> slaying gods all day there is the need to full time sitting on horse.
>>
>
>No, that's while soloing. I cast a lot while soloing, being as my melee
>output is negligable compared to my DPS from casting. Clerics are
>different with regards to having the summoned proccing hammer, although I
>had heard they nerfed the proc rate significantly. I buff up my pet for
>dps output, toss a proc on him, slow and DoT the heck out of the mob,
>then sit around medding, canning, and healing while the mob beats on me.
>With the added 18 mana per tick from medding, it makes a noticable
>difference in the rate at which I can go through mobs.
Proc rate is not nerfed,hammer procs like mad,10 times or so in a
1 minute.
Well,Clerics get 12 mana from Yaulp standing,so its not a big loss.
I rarely solo,as mentioned somewhere else only few places allow
Clerics to solo somewhat efficiently,so thats all about being in a
group.
Mheldur 66 cleric (looking forward to destructive Fury)