Just got back...... could i get an update

[chudanat]

<DIV>I have been gone for about 6 months now and i have a 32 zerker and a 24 warden.  I was wondering what kind of good nerfs they did to my warden and if they ever made some of the hots stackable or the primary focus of wardens is now.  If you could drop me a quick update i would appreciate it</DIV>

[Dragonreal]

<P>After expansion/revamp comes out, wardens' focus healing wise is basically going to be regens; all the heals have regens attached to them and they all stack with each other. We'll also get huge wis buffs and wis will have an effect on resists. Lost the group power buff, as well as some resist buffs (furies get elemental resist buffs now as well so we don't have a monopoly on those anymore) and wolf form will only be good for soloing.</P> <P>The wardens in beta have said that the changes to the regens and combat overall are pretty good and that we're still very strong healers despite our numbers seeming low; stackability (both with our own spells and other wardens' spells) makes up for the loss of the huge green numbers we get now. Regens tick faster (2s/tick for the group/single target regens and 1s/tick for the regens on the direct heals/group direct heal), but have a shorter duration (single target is 14s, I forget group, small direct is 6s and large direct is 12s).</P>

[Ravenmi]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Dragonrealms wrote:<BR> <P>After expansion/revamp comes out, wardens' focus healing wise is basically going to be regens; all the heals have regens attached to them and they all stack with each other. We'll also get huge wis buffs and wis will have an effect on resists. Lost the group power buff, as well as some resist buffs (furies get elemental resist buffs now as well so we don't have a monopoly on those anymore) and wolf form will only be good for soloing.</P> <P>The wardens in beta have said that the changes to the regens and combat overall are pretty good and that we're still very strong healers despite our numbers seeming low; stackability (both with our own spells and other wardens' spells) makes up for the loss of the huge green numbers we get now. Regens tick faster (2s/tick for the group/single target regens and 1s/tick for the regens on the direct heals/group direct heal), but have a shorter duration (single target is 14s, I forget group, small direct is 6s and large direct is 12s).</P> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE>Lots more changes still coming in every day, hard to say exactly what our place will be but Dragon has the right idea.  Tho after yesterday our wolf form can now be worn all the time since the concentration cost was removed, woot. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /><BR> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What we are seems to be changing daily and I would expect that to continue for the next week.  I can't say for sure how good we are at anything, not even soloing since that seems to change almost daily.  The only thing that seems to be stable is that we are regen based healers now almost entirely, the rest could change tomarrow so ask again when this stuff finally goes live in a week and you'll have a better answer. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[Mon]

Yea but the wolf form is also a mere shadow of its former glory. Also, I really dont like the new durations.  In fact, I hate them.  All I will do during combat now is constantly cast regens, never able to slip a damage spell in edgewise.  This seems bad for soloing as well, same deal.  Spend more time refreshing regens instead of damaging.  Someone on test, am I wrong? <div></div>

[Shakko]

Yup. =P Although Sylvan Waters is pretty much a must cast when you can cast it again, I've not had a problem spamming heals so much I can't have some DPS fun.  When they fix the tree (which they BROKE AGAIN!  Grr!) it'll give us even more time. <div></div>

[Ravenmi]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Shakko wrote:<BR>Yup. =P<BR><BR>Although Sylvan Waters is pretty much a must cast when you can cast it again, I've not had a problem spamming heals so much I can't have some DPS fun.  When they fix the tree (which they BROKE AGAIN!  Grr!) it'll give us even more time.<BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE>I've not found any trouble having time to cast my nukes if I want to.  I put on our main regen, a heal or two and always have room to cast a nuke or two before casting heals again even under the worst circumstances since you have all those regens going for a few.  If anything I'm having an easier time when our tree works too.  <BR> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In soloing situations I get so used to not having to heal when the Tree is around and my regens are going I've almost died when I forget to cast them again because I was too focused on all the nuking and such, heh.  Plenty of time for dps when it comes to solo for sure.</DIV>

[Shakko]

So the general consensus is...yes, we do have time for freezy and rabid wolf fun. <div></div>

[chudanat]

thanks for the tid bits.. kinda wish i didn't take a 6 month vacation