anonymusd
09-17-2005, 11:21 PM
<DIV> I play a barbarian warden on the faydark server. I began playing Eq2 with Eq1 still on my mind. It's not the same game. With the latest patch it swung a bit more towards the old way of things, but regardless, I'm having fun. Anyways, on to the point! In Eq1 I played an ogre shaman and loved every second of it. Not ever really truely being overpowered but feeling like it because I learned how to play it well. Don't get me wrong, I died my share of times, but just had a blast. Anyways, in Eq2 I wanted to play something similar. I enjoyed being huge and stupid and scary but having all the adaptability. Looking like I could rip your legs off and beat you with them, but rather throwing a million and half buffs on you and sending ya off with sow. So when I came to EQ2 I looked over the mystic and defiler intently. But alas it just didn't quite feel the same. IMO and only IMO does the wardenfury kinda sorta feel like the old school shaman, with buffs, heals, regens, dots, etc.... So I created a barbarian warden. I woulda went ogre, but my friends were starting off in Qeynos and I didn't really feel like going 20 levels without them....call me soft-hearted...lol......</DIV> <DIV> So I started playing with an idea in mind of being a big, strong, scary healer. Well, I wanted to through my traits and spells I picked and see what you thought....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For my racial traits I chose...(<A href="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=chars&message.id=34814" target=_blank>http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=chars&message.id=34814</A>) This is a link to all the barbarian traits so you can see what I gave up.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>1) Blood of Halas (+5 to Cold Resist)</DIV> <DIV>2) Strong Jawed (+5 to Crushing Resist)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For my class traits I chose...(<A href="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=16&message.id=7476&query.id=30925#M7476" target=_blank>http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=16&message.id=7476&query.id=30925#M7476</A>) This is a link to theb updated training options for wardens.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>1) I chose Regrowth here because I am 28 and all 4 of these spells have been replaced, but in the off chance I am super low on power a regrowth at Master2 for little to no power use would be more beneficial than any of the others.</DIV> <DIV>2) Here I narrowed it to Cold Snap or Barbcoat because they are the furthest from being replaced at this level and my regen spells are already doing as good or better than the upgrade to Greater Regrowth. So I nailed it down to Cold Snap since it does the Cold Resist Debuff as well, effectively 'upgrading' my Frost spell as well.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For my Traits I chose....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>1) Insightful (+5 Wisdom)</DIV> <DIV>2) Warm Blooded (+ Cold Resist)</DIV> <DIV>3) Calm (+5tick Power Regen)</DIV> <DIV>4) Enlightened (+4? Wisdom) I believe this was only 4 I may be wrong.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So that was my choices IIRC and I am mainly going for Wisdom, Power Regen, and then Hp</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So whatdya think? And if any can assist me in finding a list of class traits to see exactly what I did pick, thanks. I am almost positive this is it though. I just did it last night. So far as I can tell, I have always had more HPPower than every other healing raceclass combo I have run across. I don't have super equip either. I am still wearing the quested stuff from level 20. Before the last patch the rest of my gear was all blue, green or grey. IMO Power is basically the main stat for us anyways, and resists would probably be second. My theory on this is that we technically shouldnt be getting hit, so miti, avoid, hp, hp regen, agi and sta should be irrelavent, we dont melee super well enough to make a difference so str is irrelavent. Not saying this is the best or only way, just mine.....please post <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mista Mojorisen</DIV> <DIV>28th Barbarian Warden of Faydark</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>