Lvl 30 training ...dont choose the healing ritual

[Myros]

<DIV>Well I wasted another choice on thiis one.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>At lvl 30 my adept III healing ritual heals for 512.</DIV> <DIV>Like and idiot I chose the lvl 30 ritual healing spell ... it heals for 488 and costs more to cast. It bonus is removing minor trauma effects ... considering minor trauma effects dont stick for more than 1 second this is hardly earth shaking.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>They are both on the same timer as the new one is supposed to be an "upgrade" to it, so its either/or.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Im now 3/3 for worthless training choices ... what a great day ;p</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>M</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[Crados]

<DIV>I was wondering which to choose, thanks for the tip what's the recast time on these? I was thinking of getting the debuff if its got a normal recast as I'd use it every fight. Otherwise if its long time the emergency complete heal looks good</DIV>

[Myros]

<DIV>All the training spells have the same recast timer as the original they "upgrade".</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Here's my tip and this applies to them all ... if you have adept III in a spell do not upgrade it, as it will more likely be a downgrade with a minor extra effect thrown in. If you have app III in a spell that you actualy use then I would consider choosing that one as the new one will actualy be an improvment.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I wish I had known this before I chose mine, oh well.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>M</DIV>

[Di0Xi]

Why is it a ritual anyway? ritual was our level 18 spell, and only mystics get upgrades of that and we get sacrificial heal at level 32 which is different.Gaurus crippling sphere sounds not really worth it, while it may be an upgrade to a decent spell since I only have adept1, the addition sounds useless.I've gone for the degredation one, but if they change that ritual I might regret it because a real ritual at higher level might be handy in emergencies and that ritual will get better with level too.Actually I wish I picked the ritual now <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />. Even if it heals for less than one would want, if its 1 second cast time thats still useful since we never get another heal like that as far as I know and they do improve with level.<p>Message Edited by Di0XiDe on <span class=date_text>01-07-2005</span> <span class=time_text>03:14 AM</span>

[Lani]

<DIV>I picked the Slow spell that drains power.  Since I only have app2 apothy (level 38 spell i think) I picked that.  I wonder what the level 40 spell is?</DIV>

[Fredric]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Lanier wrote:<BR> <DIV>I picked the Slow spell that drains power.  Since I only have app2 apothy (level 38 spell i think) I picked that.  I wonder what the level 40 spell is?</DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE>I picked this also, and I like it...I hope everyone picked group cure also :smileyvery-happy: So happy they read my mind for once.<BR>

[Scarycast]

I picked the DOT and it does 60 a tick at lev 30. The slow component seems mor noticable... maybe.

[Thrax]

I personally think the Oakfallow is a great choice. Adept III healing ritual does cap out at 512hp restored for 122power.Oakfallow's (the new offered healing ritual) is currently healing for 560 at level 34 for 149power cost, but notice the spell still cons orange so it should continue to ramp up for quite some time.The 1 second cast time is what appeals to me with the ritual spells.<p>Message Edited by Thraxus on <span class=date_text>01-07-2005</span> <span class=time_text>01:19 PM</span>

[Penumbr]

<DIV>Yeah, but how many of us have Healing Ritual Adept III?</DIV>

[Myros]

<DIV>Aye since leveling up I noticed the spell was growing with me, so its not such a bad choice after all. At first I had assumed it was going to lock at a fixed level but the fact thats its still orange at 34 is a good sign.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>M</DIV>

[Vahe Celesti]

well this is fantastic info, thanks guys.ive been sitting on my lvl 30 choice since i got it...some of the offerings are quite tempting based on their descriptions-- I like the idea of a stifle (curse of sheilding upgrade), esp since it would give a use to a useless spell. But if the healing spell grows with us as we level as people are saying, then by far that is the superior choice above all.

[Di0Xi]

Yeah I wish I could re-chose <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />But I only thought about that growing thing after I chose the debuff.

[EgilRon]

<DIV>After I dinged 32 I checked out the efficiency's of these two spells (Adept 1 Ritual and the level 30 training spell).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The lvl 30 spell is currently healing for MORE than the ritual (at a greater power cost of course), but the efficiency is ALMOST identical.  I expect that oakfellow will be more efficient at lvl 33, and continue to scale.  IF sacrificial aid is on a different timer (not sure on this), then I will be a very happy camper, as I will have 2 excellent direct heal spells to choose from.</DIV>

[Rhe]

<DIV>Oakwood Fellowship owns healing ritual so hardcore at 43 its laughable.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have adept III healing ritual its capped at 512hps, I choose Oakwood Fellowship and its at 669 now.  Its a fast cast heal, and heals about 70 points less than sacarficial aid at adept 1.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Some advice to the folks picking spells, you better pick them and look at end game unless you plan on staying at lvl 30 your whole life.  You are going to use heals and group dispells a lot more than you will be using a lvl 30 slow.  The same applies to dots and debuffs.  I highly suggest you look at the other spells out there, possibly the level 50 debuff would be of some worth, but the heals and group noxious dispeller pretty much own anything else thats available.</DIV>

[Vahe Celesti]

Yea im really happy with my choices, other than the group trauma heal. I picked the group noxious heal, the group trauma heal, and the ugprade to healing ritual-- I picked the group trauma heal on the assumption that trauma effects are bugged and will eventually stick for much longer sometime in the future.

[Akairs]

Guess you know now but the Training spells are the "Adept II" spells that are NOW ingame. So if you have Adept III of a spell then it is not as good CURRENTLY as your Adept III spell. But it will grow with you as I am finding out that the lvl 20 DOT upgrade out damages my lvl 23 Dot at App III and is still orange I think.