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Forum: Troubador 03-04-2011, 12:49 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,432
Posted By aelder~
<p>As a raiding troub, I thought about this very...

<p>As a raiding troub, I thought about this very differently.</p><p>If you are getting new upgrades you are rapidly losing ability mod.  Despite developer comments that Ability Mod was being...
Forum: Troubador 11-03-2009, 04:20 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 254
Posted By aelder~
<p>Number 1, gear.  Number 2, gear.  Number 3,...

<p>Number 1, gear.  Number 2, gear.  Number 3, gear.</p><p>Then, buffs you receive are really the most critical thing, tbh.  I'll have the names all wrong but basically DPS mod from...
Forum: Troubador 04-24-2009, 09:57 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 116
Posted By aelder~
<p>While I understand the complaints about scout...

<p>While I understand the complaints about scout DPS vs. caster dps, it's overstating it to leave caster dps out of raid and [Removed for Content] you from progression.  There are so many damage...
Forum: Troubador 04-24-2009, 09:49 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 163
Posted By aelder~
<p>Unless its a long group fight, leading with JC...

<p>Unless its a long group fight, leading with JC on the MT isn't really necessary.  You'd be better off with JCing a cleric.</p><p>In general, group/raid trash you will want to JC your highest DPS...
Forum: Troubador 04-24-2009, 09:21 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 138
Posted By aelder~
<p><cite>Seefar@Nektulos...

<p><cite>Seefar@Nektulos wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Talking about mezzing, I don't use poison (but only coz I'm a goodie and poison seems kind of evil) so I wouldn't know whether it interferes...
Forum: Troubador 04-02-2009, 01:07 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 392
Posted By aelder~
<p>While your group would be more effective with...

<p>While your group would be more effective with a dirge (for the reasons detailed above), troubs have plenty to offer paladins.  As a hybrid class (like troubs), pallys use spells as well as CAs. ...
Forum: Zones and Population 03-31-2009, 07:50 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 255
Posted By aelder~
<p>Solved--have at...

<p>Solved--have at it.</p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Aelder</p>
Forum: Zones and Population 03-30-2009, 01:29 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 255
Posted By aelder~
<p>They must be so consumed with fixing this...

<p>They must be so consumed with fixing this error that they haven't yet even posted the initial change to the Update Notes forum:</p><p><span >Hotfix<em> March / 24 / 2009</em></span> MISTMYR...
Forum: Quests and Live Events 03-25-2009, 09:46 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 155
Posted By aelder~
<p>Unlocked on Nektulos now as well.  Have at...

<p>Unlocked on Nektulos now as well.  Have at it,</p><p>Aelder</p>
Forum: Zones and Population 03-24-2009, 05:15 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 255
Posted By aelder~
<p>Zarrakon was "fixed" today... now you can hit...

<p>Zarrakon was "fixed" today... now you can hit adds after being rezzed.  However, even after the buff drops you remain unable to hit Zarrakon--target is immune!  As a result you get progressively...
Forum: Troubador 02-04-2009, 11:38 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 201
Posted By aelder~
<p>Let's assume for the sake of argument that it...

<p>Let's assume for the sake of argument that it gets well balanced in Testing (don't hold your breathe, I know) and tanks can hold aggro if assasin is also using all his de-aggros etc.  Basically...
Forum: Troubador 02-04-2009, 11:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 145
Posted By aelder~
<p>At least Tap Essence gives power to the Troub...

<p>At least Tap Essence gives power to the Troub (albit miniscule).  It would be prefereable if Driaing Incursion did the same so it had greater utility to both PvP and PvE troubs.</p>
Forum: Troubador 02-04-2009, 11:18 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 170
Posted By aelder~
<p>Here's a new, sad realization I just came...

<p>Here's a new, sad realization I just came across.  In the constant battle to improve my dps, I adorned my shiny new Captain's Mouldering Flesh Cord with a fabled Smoldering Combative Fastening...
Forum: Troubador 02-04-2009, 11:00 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,232
Posted By aelder~
<p>Regarding the 2x difference in damage on...

<p>Regarding the 2x difference in damage on Thunderous Overture between 2 level 80 troubs, it is quite possible.  Have to take into account:</p><p>Lyrical Mastery (10%), Enhance TO AA x 5 (10%),...
Forum: Troubador 10-31-2008, 04:44 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 134
Posted By aelder~
<p>A number of you have suggested our encounter...

<p>A number of you have suggested our encounter spells should be made true AoE.  While I too would love to parse higher on room pulls, there is a mechanics & balance concern that prevents this...
Forum: Troubador 10-29-2008, 02:30 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,232
Posted By aelder~
<p>If my math is notionally correct (let me hear...

<p>If my math is notionally correct (let me hear it if I am wrong), Draining Incursion & Tap Essence (and Painful Lamentations on single mobs) should be left on the shelf.  With a decent group set...
Forum: Troubador 10-29-2008, 02:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 92
Posted By aelder~
<p>Manual targetting for JCAP, while it saves you...

<p>Manual targetting for JCAP, while it saves you from retyping macros everytime you join a group, is very 2006.  It requires you to lose target on mob.  Even with a macro line to retarget your tank...
Forum: Troubador 06-20-2007, 02:06 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 269
Posted By aelder~
<p>I have been thinking about our nearly...

<p>I have been thinking about our nearly universal desire to have root & daze removed from PotM and have concluded its never going to happen... I suspect "they" don't want to bring back eq1 days of...
Forum: Troubador 06-20-2007, 01:58 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 211
Posted By aelder~
Muca@Venekor wrote: <blockquote>...if aria is...

Muca@Venekor wrote: <blockquote>...if aria is running and u cast mez, it can proc and mez is broken,right? i use health reg instead and depends who is my oponent im switching health reg to aria....
Forum: Troubador 05-24-2007, 12:48 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 624
Posted By aelder~
<p>Shields were more useful in KoS because of...

<p>Shields were more useful in KoS because of melee based AoEs--archaic round for example even had the vs. crush bonus too.  Shields can help on non-melee AoEs as well though: show me a weapon that...
Forum: Troubador 05-24-2007, 12:37 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 393
Posted By aelder~
<p>Yes, Troubador + Dirge in a group is actually...

<p>Yes, Troubador + Dirge in a group is actually fun and quite effective b/c you can use the best of both buffs without overlapping--only one uses Bria's and the other their deaggro/aggro.  CoB and...
Forum: Troubador 05-22-2007, 02:25 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 539
Posted By aelder~
<p>If you plan on raiding EoF T7, go Tunare at...

<p>If you plan on raiding EoF T7, go Tunare at <b>some point</b> to get your guild a free Wolfsbane (wolfsbane is consumed in the Mayong fight to prevent raid-wiping-werewolf adds from spawning). ...
Forum: Troubador 05-22-2007, 02:10 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 624
Posted By aelder~
<cite>peepshow...

<cite>peepshow wrote:</cite><blockquote>Uyaem@Runnyeye wrote: <blockquote><cite>mirage06 wrote:</cite><blockquote>Procs will go off more often </blockquote>Hmm ... partially true, I'd say. <img...
Forum: Troubador 05-16-2007, 08:14 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 272
Posted By aelder~
<p>Old School: Fading Memories ftw</p><p>Then I...

<p>Old School: Fading Memories ftw</p><p>Then I could use it to train sarnaks on the devs</p><p>     >> You have gotten worse at Petition in game GM (37/350)  <<</p><p>d'oh,</p>
Forum: Troubador 05-14-2007, 12:34 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 147
Posted By aelder~
<p>To summarize our new conventional...

<p>To summarize our new conventional wisdom:</p><p>Troub INT at the time of troub's attack dictates the size of proc done by the troubador's own attacks</p><p>Troub INT at the time of casting PotM...
Forum: Troubador 05-14-2007, 01:58 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 242
Posted By aelder~
Rufio@Everfrost wrote: <blockquote>Cookie cutters...

Rufio@Everfrost wrote: <blockquote>Cookie cutters of the world unite, I bet there are some troubs on here who sadly enough came straight to the forums and gobbled up the STR/WIS preachings of...
Forum: Troubador 05-10-2007, 12:35 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 659
Posted By aelder~
[Removed for Content] at your non-soga model,...

[Removed for Content] at your non-soga model, slam... right down to that paunch.  Your haffer been eating lots of pies, I see.
Forum: Troubador 05-08-2007, 08:51 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 242
Posted By aelder~
<cite>TerabithianWhisperwind...

<cite>TerabithianWhisperwind wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>"what bugs me are people that choose to build their characters inefficiently, and as a result, my group/raid is therefore unable to complete...
Forum: Troubador 05-07-2007, 12:50 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 242
Posted By aelder~
<cite>Magnethjelmen2...

<cite>Magnethjelmen2 wrote:</cite><blockquote>Antryg Mistrose wrote: <blockquote> Dirge has a CoB upgrade.  Troubadors just don't seem to be well understood as a class by SoE and that is reflected in...
Forum: Troubador 05-05-2007, 05:09 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 123
Posted By aelder~
<p>Any time you are in a group or raid, turn it...

<p>Any time you are in a group or raid, turn it on, using 1 of your 5 concentration slots so that the group is less likely to run out of power while fighting or have to pause between fights to regain...
Forum: Troubador 05-04-2007, 02:40 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 111
Posted By aelder~
<p>I would, first off, say: ignore most of our...

<p>I would, first off, say: ignore most of our posted threads arguing about AA choices and belittling folks that don't do the DKtM and Blade Dance lines.  Whether you are in the majority (I am) there...
Forum: Troubador 05-03-2007, 12:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 86
Posted By aelder~
<p>The ring from Nizara is the Ring of the Four...

<p>The ring from Nizara is the Ring of the Four Winds, but alas you are unlikely to get to it sooner than the Grinning Dirk of Horror (first named mob in Lyceum of Abhorence) the previous poster...
Forum: Troubador 05-03-2007, 12:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 91
Posted By aelder~
<p>The OP offers a description of how to "snare"...

<p>The OP offers a description of how to "snare" kite in a manner that was similar to what most bards did to solo hard content in EQ1.  It required a moderate amount of room and you would run...
Forum: Troubador 04-30-2007, 10:04 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 659
Posted By aelder~
<p><img...

<p><img src="http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s237/smacos/Picture2.jpg" border="0"></p>
Forum: Troubador 04-27-2007, 12:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 86
Posted By aelder~
<p>The surest way to lift your dps is through...

<p>The surest way to lift your dps is through procs.  This is essentially true of gear for any slot.  That's why its rare, I think, to see a bard without bone-clasp girdle, for example.  Other belts...
Forum: Troubador 04-27-2007, 12:17 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 165
Posted By aelder~
<p>I have started to run with 2 of the...

<p>I have started to run with 2 of the freethinkers league pieces even against non-vampires just to see its effect on crit totals.  Looks good anecdotally so far.  I'll post some ACT numbers once I...
Forum: Troubador 04-23-2007, 12:55 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 339
Posted By aelder~
<cite>Triag wrote:</cite><blockquote>don't forget...

<cite>Triag wrote:</cite><blockquote>don't forget that on the 40% str based damage, 26% was from auto attack Those 26% were reached thanks to HASTE and DPS mods, which as a troub should be around...
Forum: Troubador 04-18-2007, 12:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 119
Posted By aelder~
<cite>ForgottenFoundling...

<cite>ForgottenFoundling wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Bump is the 2nd AA ability of the Agi line and requires a dagger to use.</p><p>Also, a shield will only help on melee based AEs and the majority...
Forum: Troubador 04-18-2007, 12:14 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 339
Posted By aelder~
<p>Good numbers and examples Akito. I did the...

<p>Good numbers and examples Akito. I did the same with raid parse and was getting average hit higher for wizard with 660 INT vs warlock with 843 INT but the average results were off for the same...
Forum: Troubador 04-17-2007, 02:37 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 557
Posted By aelder~
<p>Thanks for the correction on Divine Recovery,...

<p>Thanks for the correction on Divine Recovery, Slixxer.  I was talking from memory and trying to recall what someone's raid spam said.  The 33% faster recovery then isn't a big deal for us, but I...
Forum: Troubador 04-16-2007, 10:00 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 557
Posted By aelder~
Divine recovery is like jester's cap, but for the...

Divine recovery is like jester's cap, but for the whole group (iirc, 24 seconds of 50% faster casting speed + 33% faster recasts).  You hit the cleric with Jester's first so that the cleric can use...
Forum: Troubador 04-16-2007, 01:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 84
Posted By aelder~
<p>As the other troub gets better at jousting,...

<p>As the other troub gets better at jousting, gets or uses his AE immunity options more effectively, and/or gets better gear/resists, he should spend less time face down in the mud and more time...
Forum: Troubador 04-16-2007, 12:45 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,271
Posted By aelder~
I could also imagine mez and charm being useful...

I could also imagine mez and charm being useful to a duo...
Forum: Troubador 04-16-2007, 12:43 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 557
Posted By aelder~
<p>I have stopped queueing songs (except when...

<p>I have stopped queueing songs (except when PotM is up) and now click when available, under the (perhaps erroneous) belief that you don't get your autoattack melee swings between queued songs. ...
Forum: Troubador 04-16-2007, 12:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 119
Posted By aelder~
<p>There is also the AA line that requies you to...

<p>There is also the AA line that requies you to use a shield, but I gather that's most popular among the PvP crowd for "bump" (iirc) so you can stun folks.  </p><p> If PvE and you go the standard AA...
Forum: Troubador 04-13-2007, 12:51 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 339
Posted By aelder~
<p>I would concur with Uyaem.  Under most...

<p>I would concur with Uyaem.  Under most circumstances, I tend to get more damage from incremental INT than STR.  And STA > AGI for survivability, and when do you really run out of power?  WIS FTL -...
Forum: Troubador 04-09-2007, 10:55 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 557
Posted By aelder~
<p>One constructive thought.  We have talked some...

<p>One constructive thought.  We have talked some about gear and cast orders.  I highly recommend knowing your buffs, or rather theirs.  You may have the experienced the disappointment of being out...
Forum: Troubador 04-09-2007, 10:06 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 117
Posted By aelder~
For soloing, tankless small groups, I'd go with...

For soloing, tankless small groups, I'd go with the Shadowed Song.  For standard groups and raids probably the nightchord.  If you ar raiding, keep an eye out for the relic resounding bp--it has...
Forum: Troubador 04-09-2007, 10:02 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 97
Posted By aelder~
<p>I am not sure what the frequency of free...

<p>I am not sure what the frequency of free respecs is, but you can now do it often enough to play around without incurring significant cost.  I have done it around 5 times and never paid even 1...
Forum: Troubador 04-09-2007, 09:50 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 60
Posted By aelder~
<p>Thanks for the thumbs up, chili.  Troubs...

<p>Thanks for the thumbs up, chili.  Troubs always appreciate the love.</p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Aelder</p>
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