Mind sorcs and possible changes for alb utility
Due to many changes over the years the game balance has changed currently you can run bard Druid warden on hib
Because of giving healer speed you can run
Healer pac healer aug then shaman
This covers all your cc all of your heals and also speed then just fill with whatever.
These are basic examples
The problem on alb is that both speed classes cannot heal .
So albs are always at a disadvantage for heals.
My proposal would be to give the mind sorc a heal ability rather like the mentalist or the warlock.
At the moment in time a mind sorc can do limited damage is restricted to a speed and cc role.
If the mind sorc was given this ability it would do much to address the utility problem on alb.
Be nice to have an honest debate on this subject and any other ideas to correct the situation would be nice to hear.
Because of giving healer speed you can run
Healer pac healer aug then shaman
This covers all your cc all of your heals and also speed then just fill with whatever.
These are basic examples
The problem on alb is that both speed classes cannot heal .
So albs are always at a disadvantage for heals.
My proposal would be to give the mind sorc a heal ability rather like the mentalist or the warlock.
At the moment in time a mind sorc can do limited damage is restricted to a speed and cc role.
If the mind sorc was given this ability it would do much to address the utility problem on alb.
Be nice to have an honest debate on this subject and any other ideas to correct the situation would be nice to hear.
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There are prescidence for otter heal casters I will cite the mentalist and warlock.
Mentalist can actually cc and damage.
The lock can spreadheal that requires no power If a particular Chamber is up Pretty crazy in this power limited game.
So asking for the sorc to get some form of healing in the mind line is not unreasonable let’s try have an actual debate with valid reasons for and against.
- sorc can only heal if the melee abs buff is up.
- sorc r5 silences the sorc (if it isn't the case already, idk)
Other than that I think it would be cool
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While I believe the main goal of balance is around 8v8, Hibernia has so much utility packed into the three support classes. Hibernia with Druid/Warden/Bard gets Speed, CC, SOS, Both red resists, red PBT, red Celerity and demezz.
Mid you get Speed, CC, Demezz (Pac Healer), (Aug Healer) Red Celerity, both Red Resists after the Aug healer change and with a Shaman - no SOS, No PBT.
Alb you get both red resists for running Cleric and Friar, Two Demezzes with Friar and Sorc, Bolt Range Mezz,1655 (pre range buff) blue AE Root on Sorc if spec'd 44/31 and 10% group mezz reduction, speed, and cc. No PBT and no Celerity.
Alb and Mid have nice toys but still don't have red pbt and SOS running three support classes.
Not to mention if Alb or Mid want to run PBT they need to run a fourth cloth class whereas as Hib is a scale wearing class with a shield.
Brut, the Witchcraft Lock still requires Power for Spreadheal. You have the ability to pop a 20 Power regenerating ability but spreadheal still taxes your power quite a bit. It's the group heals that require no power if you use the witchcrafting casting secondary ability. Also, I heal much more with my group heal than spreadheal. The only benefit is spreadheal isn't reduced by disease. I get more healing per second out of my group heal than my spreadheal on my Witchcrafting lock.
Spreadheal is a primary spell whereas group heal is a secondary which is affected by secondary affecting spells.
The overall consensus is that Alb is the strongest realm and can make a killer tank group, but it does require a bit more finesse as you'll have more casters in it than in other realms.
His request is specifically aimed at the Alb full tanker group.
The only way I see this is to probably reduce the Sorc's utility.
Example, the Mind Sorc af/ abs buff would
- reduce damage by 40% (like it does now)
- the intense focus of your mind reduces your spell range by 25%
- cannot charm a pet
- you gain access to single target heals, 3.0 cast spd/ same delve as paladin single heal/15% power cost per cast
You cant give a stealth class heals or it breaks a huge part of the game. Giving sorcs a non spec heal however seems more then rational and dosent crash anything.
The alb 8v8 setup is about having the right players and needs a set 8 man to be successful.
My proposal is mainly aimed at the utility side on alb and the general lack of players to create the perfect group.
It’s mainly for the casual and small 8 and even Zerg players it shouldn’t really effect the leet 8 man set up but it should help the casual and small man player
If sorcs where to get heals, I would put it in body if most sorcs go Mind/Body.
As great as that sounds, it would kill the stealth game.
Nothing to do with people being lazy in fact why throw out an antagonistic comment like that what does it achieve.
This thread is about helping alb utility something that is a problem if you knew anything about the mind sorc line you would understand that full mind makes you a cc bot you can’t damage you can only debuff and cc kinda gets boring it’s not unreasonable to give them some form of heal just purely for fun playing the class.
To put it in the body line would be op.
As for minis I wouldn’t want a heal but I would want the aoe mez cast speed reduced to 3 or 2.5 secs and possibly a spirit debuff or damage conversion to spirit not an unreasonable request seeing as mid and hib both have this ability for different debuffs .
I’m not asking for anything here I’m making a suggestion to improve alb utility it’s not About making all classes the same it’s creating some kind of balance.
Again for the 100 time it’s a change to the mind line.
I would be quiet happy to see bards going back to only having a basic group heal and single target I would also like to see healers lose speed but that genies out of the bottle now.
Changes have consequences I’m just trying to correct some of them.
By giving sorc heals it would through the utility through the roof of a class that doesn't need it. Its a fantastic class always has been always will be. I notice your not mentioning the number of demezzers in that 3 man alb compared to the hib for instance the view is one sided or the damage output in comparison for the same 3 man or the fact that one class has all the stat debuffs. Think beyond that 3 and the rest of the group set up instead of just focusing on one part that's the issue.
still would like to know the better/leet group setups on the realms---rr5-6
also what would the sorc split spec be and how much rr do you need for it--with all the det 9 tanks dont you need
the higher delve mez?
I know plenty about Mind Sorcs. Since I have one. What are you talking about they cant do damage? When you have a cabby debuffing body, you use your LT.
Why did broadsword give sorcs speed and water breath what was the reason if not to improve alb utility and to help form groups with a low population the trouble is they did half a job.
It’s heals in the mind line not body not matter.
There is an issue with utility on alb and the low population has made it more evident.
There is an issue in game with balance 6 relics numerous zergs on hib tells you something is wrong.
You can continue to ignore the situation but all you will do is lose more players.
I’d be interested to see what the leet 8 mans run on alb
Body train I assume
Thane energy train on mid
And hib well bard warden Druid fill with Dps
You all throw comments about alb not lacking util compared to the other realms but you can’t back it up with evidence.
Yes, the go to Alb setup is the Body debuff train because it has the most utility. No other debuff train on Alb comes close. Giving Mind Sorcs heals doesn't address this problem and only significantly benefits small mans. Remember, Alb has four classes that can heal (Friar, Cleric, Heretic, and Paladin) just like Mid (Shaman, Healer, Warlock, and Valk) and Hib (Warden, Druid, Bard, and Mentalist). I personally don't go higher than 44 Mind on my Sorc as the melee buff isn't great, the shield buff isn't worth it at RR5+, and instant mez is a crutch. There's plenty for a Sorc to do in a group without adding heals on top of it. If you're bored playing a Mind Sorc, then you're fighting players sleeping at the keyboard.
The issue with synergy has nothing to do with damage types. Sorc/Necro/Cab are all well synergized in terms of damage (Body/Spirit). You can include a Theurg with that if Air specced (spirit), or a non-Air spec Theurg isn't going to be nuking much. The only remaining caster is a Wizard, which just got a self 50% heat debuff in Earth for the baseline nuke in Fire.
Warlocks, Animists, and Bainshees all suffer some synergy issues. I.e. Animists and Bainshees don't have access to Heat (Bainshee can get Cold and an Animist can get Matter via a bomber, which is clunky) and Warlocks don't have access to Cold. A Hex spec lock, however, can self debuff 50% matter for the baseline cursing nuke.
You're right, Cleric/Friar, Sorc, Minstrel. That's three classes to get some of the critical utilities (SoS, Speed 5, Heals, AoE Mezz with a long duration, etc) of just a Bard or a Healer. I hope you see the problem now...
As for moving debuffs out of Body Spec - what's the point? You can't move them to Cabalist. You shouldn't move them to Necromancer (they have more than enough utility and a Matter DD/Snare and pet that nukes matter and debuffs matter already). You could theoretically move them to Theurgist, but that's just going to stray a Theurg away from interrupting via pets - which is their role. The only remaining Alb caster is a Wizard (or theoretically Heretic) - Wizards just got a 50% heat debuff and Heretics definitely DO NOT need one.
I see a lot of Alb bias in your post~
I wonder if changing the paladin lvl 50 2H style to incorporate a high delve DD proc would have more effect than adding heals to a sorc.
I mean the sorc is already busy CCing and rupting, I don't think adding another layer of heals when your group has 2 heals + paladin + potentially a heretic solves anything.
Alb tanker survivability is already extremely high. Dps, however, is a bit short. Adding a 160/180ish spirit DD proc on Sun and Moons could add a layer of spike dps to the tank train.
Having more "critical utilities" on one class is a bigger issue if you're running less than a FG. All these classe offer additional utility on top of the ones you listed. Unless the realms becomes mirrored, this is one of the few ways to keep classes diverse. While the game design isn't perfect, it's better to compare group setups than individual classes when evaluating a deficiency.
I've honestly never thought Alb groups were hurting beyond not having a second debuff train. Spirit is a convenient offshoot from Body and doesn't change the setup much. Alb can technically put together a Heat debuff train but it would be straight DPS while lacking pets. Some utility loss can be made up by coordinating sub specs for disease and NS though so it could work. The larger problem I see on Alb is the players...region speaks for itself I think. RIP Sengwu
Surprising that it needs to be said again but .... each class is unique. The minstrel has abilities that the Bard does not. The Sorc has abilities that a Healer does not. Just because Alb has a few abilities (carefully selected for you to make your point) spread out over classes it doesn't mean it's at an advantage. Alb groups will benefit from additional utility that these classes bring.
It's really getting boring trying to explain the same basic principles over and over .....
Remember when pallies (the guys with great 2h dps/snares/bodyguard) couldn't group/spec heal?
Remember when friars didn't get meditation, et al.?
Alb healing classes have gotten some major love, and alb has the best spell resist abilities in game (minstrel/tick).in a game where spell resists are king and compliment heals, albs can't complain about heals.
On CC, it used to be mids got more instas because albs had the range and dex (extremely clutch). Now Minstrels can push and have several cc abilities. Mid/Alb cc is largely the same but albs now get enhanced defensives.
I think what albs should understand is that the sorc isn't a healer and if you want it to heal it should be a different class. Friars are the best healers in game. Hope I said that clearly enough. Until such time as sorcs cant function as a pet class/debuff class/damage class in addition to cc, it wouldn't go over well on mid/hib if sorcs got heals. (don't forget for solo/small man they already get lifetaps and dots and now speed 5, if you give them any heal they will be invincible solo).
Warlock heal changes giving healers speed insta charge 5 for charge tanks which I would argue benefitted mid most plus the thane energy conversion.
With the same changes to hib chanters animist shrooms vale walkers vamps champs and various other changes to hib classes.
My point is pug group utility on alb has suffered
This is not a your realm had more than my realm thread it’s a genuine attempt to correct the dumb patches that have been brought in.
Now I’m quiet happy to roll all the patches back to pre necro change patch would you all agree that both hib and mid would want the same id wager not one of you would if you do want a
Reroll free free to post here.
The answers to this question should be very interesting.
The game is probably most balanced its ever been right now. While I do have a bug bear with the free charge ask anyone who I play with I could go on for hours about that the rest of the game is pretty good balance wise.
I still cant understand where your coming from with pug utility on alb there are so many excellent classes with lots of utility to make a decent group and there is class defining abilities that no other realm has which make them seriously hard to fight against to the point like people have said previously they are not allowed in drafts.
"All his points revolve around wanting to face smash his keyboard since all he wants to run is tanks."
It shows very little understanding of the game design, mechanics, and balance strategies. I’m not even sure why so many people are replying to this nonsensical garbage.
And please explain to me how it would affect class balance I would be interested to hear your reasons seeing as you have such a wide ranging understanding of the class.
Let me clarify the proposal
The proposal is for the sorc to have single target heal and group heal in level 50 mind spec only if the melee protection buff is up this negates the sorc having any significant damage output and the ability to heal rather than just being a cc bot which if you played the class I would assume you would understand.
It addresses Some of albs problem with group utility that has been compounded by subsequent class and patch changes.
I repeat I’m quiet happy to see a reroll to the pre necro change patch when I thought the game was balanced.
Only one person so far is happy for a class reroll that tells me you are quiet happy where your realms are at.
I repeat please tell me why the proposal is bad not knee jerk this is bad and throw insults .
I’m quiet happy to hear any other proposals
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@Shoke bolts take into effect armor tables/resists (like arrows).
@Koe i don’t know that Friars are better than Wardens or even aug healers. Minstrels have always pushed / not why you’re presenting this as something new.
Saying “classes are different in DAoC” doesn’t address concerns about utility imbalance and how it may take one realm many more slots/players to achieve the core “minimums” of a functioning group - not to mention the impact that has when running smallies
That's the only meaningful argument here.
Alb 8mans don't have utility issues. Small mans do compared to Mid or Hib. Providing Sorcs heals doesn't remedy that, imo.