Now that the NDA is lifted..

[Memmoch]

Spill it.  I've been told by more than one person that Defilers got really screwed in RoK compared to Mystic's and other healers in general.  Any truth in this?  I'd go to a real eq2 website that would actually have answer's on it but eq2flames is down =/

[inshiningarmor]

  Templars got a nice bonus  Wardens Furies left out in the cold.   When have you ever had to worry about a Mystic?    Forget about Mystics... with the rest of the changes we are no longer needed to raid.    Your 80 ability needs some work ( ours now as I betrayed because of the Mystic problems ) but in all Defilers and Templars are good.   Temps with the best spell though.

[Onenote]

<p>Excuse me but this is the  DEFILER forum.  Not mystics, templars, wardens or anything else.  Come one someone tell us what we have to look forward to!</p><p>Nyliad</p><p>Crushbone</p>

[TheSpin]

<p>New spell</p><p>Deathward - Ward that increases in value depending on how close to death the target is</p><p>Also on the new armor set there is a bonus that further increases the heal amount of this spell.</p><p>Mystics got a pet the procs a ward (or something like that.....don't we both already have this?)</p><p>Mystics are going to be seriously hurting for power regen with some of the changes so I think with this new spell and defiler power regen capabilities the defiler slot in the MT role is still secure.</p><p>(All priests with the exception of furies got something to help them heal, furies got something damage oriented)</p>

[inshiningarmor]

<cite>Onenote wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Excuse me but this is the  DEFILER forum.  Not mystics, templars, wardens or anything else.  Come one someone tell us what we have to look forward to!</p><p>Nyliad</p><p>Crushbone</p></blockquote> I was answering the question above... look up

[Kari]

<p>This is a copy and paste from a post made on the beta forums from zira, of najena server.</p><p>Here is the list of all the upgrades71 - Crystallize Essence  <- Crystallize Spirit71 - Dire Balm <- Putrid Balm72 - Imprecate <- Ruinous Anathema72 - Noxious Efflux <- Malevolent Efflux72 - Precognition <- Portent72 - Soul Cannibalize <- Forced Cannibalize73 - Enormity <- Rapacity73 - Invective  <- Dire Invective73 - Sacrificial Restoration <- Sacrificial Deliverance74 - Absolute Corruption <- Caliginous Corruption74 - Shroud of Armor <- Abhorrent Shroud74 - Words of the Ancestors <- Voice of the Ancestors75 - Hideous Seal <- Abhorrent Seal76 - Abomination <- Malignancy76 - Countenance <- Woeful Countenance76 - Spiritual Shrine <- Spirtual Circle77 - Fulginous Whip <- Fulginous Dominion77 - Panic <- Ancient Terror78 - Ancient Shroud <- Malignant Shroud78 - Emaciate <- Defile78 - Malis <- Putrefy79 - Bane of Warding <- Bane of Protection79 - Carrion Warding <- Carrion Bulwark79 - Terror Chant <- Torpid Chant80 - Ancestral Avenger <- Sprit Avenger80 - Deathward - Ward that increases in value depending on how close to death the target is80 - Wild Accretion <- Impious AccretionMessage edited by Whatsahandle on 10/17/2007 14:48:18. <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/report.m?post_id=4375171" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Report this post to a moderator</a> </p><hr />

[Kari]

<p>I didn't beta buff my defiler to 80 because I didn't want to lose all of my masters, but from the posts in the beta forums, the deathward spell seems underwhelming. It doesn't do much more than our existing wards but it is on a much longer timer. The templars are getting a huge buff, but I don't see this as hurting us at all. To be honest, it will be nice to have stronger templars.</p><p>Probably the biggest change to us is that we will no longer be able to swap out equipment mid-battle. So no switching to labs pants or tribal hat when we need more power and then switching back. However tinkering items can now be used from in our bags, so we can wear good charms and still use the overclocked mana stones and such. From what I have seen, we are still in decent shape, probably our cannibalize aa will be more important than it has been to date, but with the extra aa points it shouldn't be too hard to get.</p>

[TheSpin]

<cite>Kari wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>I didn't beta buff my defiler to 80 because I didn't want to lose all of my masters, but from the posts in the beta forums, the deathward spell seems underwhelming. It doesn't do any more than our single target ward but it is on a much longer timer. The templars are getting a huge buff, but I don't see this as hurting us at all. To be honest, it will be nice to have stronger templars.</p><p>Probably the biggest change to us is that we will no longer be able to swap out equipment mid-battle. So no switching to labs pants or tribal hat when we need more power and then switching back. However tinkering items can now be used from in our bags, so we can wear good charms and still use the overclocked mana stones and such. From what I have seen, we are still in decent shape, probably our cannibalize aa will be more important than it has been to date, but with the extra aa points it shouldn't be too hard to get.</p></blockquote>At least defilers have some power regen that doesn't require swapping items.  Mystics are going to be hurting.

[Thatdumbg]

The hat is still nice (alot of people will end up wearing it the whole fight), but it is lagging behind a little bit. I've noticed power conservation plays a more critical role in some of the fights I've seen... mob DPS has definitely scaled higher then priests healing capabilities this tier. However, it is hard to say if and for how long it will stay that way, as who knows what people's kits will actually end up looking like. We've seen the beta-buffed jewelry, we've seen some other stuff here and there, but by and large there is alot of gear out there we haven't seen... and power management is always more of an issue when you first take on content.Honestly, nothing a power root can't handle IMO... on top of the fact that channel now gives a positive mana return, if you are in the MT group, you are probably still fine.

[inshiningarmor]

   Most of us are not going to get next to a mob and melee.   That gives us alot more options to use the gear we need to get the job done without getting pasted.   Make sure you do not retire all of you power clickies, bring potions/totems, and power roots and with the group most of us are in there should not be an issue.