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[Guide] 51 Chloromancer

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:31:29 +0000

Hey,

As per request: a little info on my view on the chloromancer class. I'll only talk about 51 Chloro builds, since so called hybrid specs fall short on both dps and healing. If you want someone to off-heal, get a cleric: they will do more damage *and* more healing.
Also, I'm a bit late making this post... Apologies for that, but at the time I was asked, I was still testing some alternative builds myself first.

Basically there are 2 available roles for the (51) chloro: main tank healing and raid healing. Both of those roles are covered by the same build: you don't need two soul builds to be available for both roles.
Remember though that chloro is a pretty aggro-rich class: even in MT-healing mode you will do: single target damage + single target healing + AoE healing and sometimes + AoE damage = *lots* of aggro.

The build that's most effective to use is a no-brainer really: 51 Chloro 15 Warlock 0 Archon . Before 1.7, the 3rd Soul was reserved for Archmage (PvP soul), but since everyone has Break Free now, there is no use for that build anymore for PvE.

51 points in Chloro to maximise your healing output;
15 points in Warlock to get Opportunity (a proc that reduces the cast time of your next spell to zero), and the extra 10% hitpoints, which are of course very nice to have when you are raiding. Obviously a large hitpoint pool is less important when you're only doing Experts...
Opportunity has a less obvious benefit: it makes you able to move while casting channeled abilities, like of course the most important chloromancer spell: Void Life. Opportunity also allows you to do a bit of healing while you are moving, by allowing you to cast e.g. Natural Healing and Nature's Touch while moving. It depends on a proc though, and thus is very unreliable. The HK Chloromancer crystal takes better care of this...
0 Points in Archon will grant you 2 buffs, discussed below.

Buffs
A chloromancer isn't a buff bot, and offers very little utility. Both buffs offered by having 15 points in Warlock, offer very little value: Neddra's Strength will be overwritten by every other hitpoint buff that gives 40 or more Endurance, and Dark Armour is a very weak damage shield.
The only nice group/raid buffs Chloro's have at this point, is Living Energy, and Wild Growth. But Living Energy is only useful if there is no bard around, or if the bard is preferred to cast a buff that better fits the needs at that specific time (like runspeed, resists, ...). Even though Living Energy only claims to reduce the skill/spell cost by 10%, it makes a *massive* difference.
Wild Growth is considered to be a PBAOE HoT (heal-over-time), but since it makes enemy targets in range take 10% more damage, it is mostly used as a dps buff. The range was recently ninja-buffed (at least I didn't read about it in any update note), from 10m to 25m, severely increasing it's raid effectiveness (running into melee range is not always a good idea for someone who only wears cloth).
As self buffs, there's Wild Abandon (removes roots and snares), and Entropic Veil (consumes charge but increases damage output by 19%). Please note that since chloro heals are in fact converted damage spells using a multiplier, even a little more dps will increase your healing by a significant amount.
There's also Corrosion, which is a PBAOE DoT, with a limited range, but it can help you on large pulls.
The 3rd Soul - Archon - offers 2 very nice in-combat self-buffs though: Searing Vitality and Pillaging Stone. Make sure to keep those up all the time. The only downside about both is that they require a hostile target, so you can only cast them in combat.

Rotation

*LOL*

There is no rotation for a chloromancer: simply spam Void Life (mouse button 4 for me) while having Synthesis on your tank for MT healing, or by using Livebound Veil for raidhealing. Ignore Vile Spores, Ruin, Nature's Fury, etc...
Radiant Spores (mouse button 5 for me) is a must-have to keep running, even though it's less effective on some encounters. Still, it requires very little time and effort to keep up.
Of course you need to keep most of your other spells standby on your hotbar, in case of emergencies like unexpected adds, or spike damage.
Bloom doesn't heal that much, and you need to remember you lose 2x global cooldown if you interrupt your Void Life spam to cast Bloom. The better your gear gets, the lesser value Bloom will have. You can use it to top off a squishy, but it is not very useful to cast on a tank. 2x Global cooldown means that you lose 2 ticks of Void Life.
If Opportunity procs, you might choose to use this macro:

Quote

#show Nature's Touch
suppressmacrofailures
cast Nature's Touch
cast Vile Spores

Other spells of value
Of course you won't win any healing awards by just spamming Void Life, and doing only that. Playing a Chloromancer effectively requires a bit more, luckily
It is not a very complex class, but like everything else it needs practice and experience to master.

I'll start by mentioning one of the most important things to have as a healer. It counts for other classes like dps people as well, but it won't be this important to them.

I'm talking about hotbar setup.

Make sure you put your spells where you can find them without looking, without losing time by trying to remember where that bloody icon is...
As an example I'll show mine, but it will be different for everyone. Just make it intuitive for *you*.
The screenshot below shows my entire UI layout (the raid-window is hidden behind the character window, to show raid-buffed stats).

I use very little macro's. In every game stopcast macro's are *very* useful but they don't work that well with channeled abilities, so it won't interrupt your Void Life immediately. I still have them for cures and fast casting heals anyway though.
The cure macro which will make your life easier, is this:

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#show Nature's Cleansing
suppressmacrofailures
cast @mouseoverui Nature's Cleansing
cast @group01 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group02 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group03 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group04 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group05 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group06 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group07 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group08 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group09 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group10 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group11 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group12 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group13 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group14 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group15 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group16 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group17 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group18 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group19 Nature's Cleansing
cast @group20 Nature's Cleansing

Other spells are:
- HEALS: Bloom (see comments above); Flourish (group heal); Essence Surge (emergency single target heal); Natural Healing (a bit meh since it takes 2.5 seconds to cast - you can use it when Opportunity procs); Wild Growth (see comments above); Natural Splendor (AoE DoT up to 8 targets, and heals up to 8 allies for a large amount - be careful though since this spell is an aggro-nightmare).
- MANA REGEN: Sacrifice Life: Mana (warlock); Living Shell (try not getting hit while this is up); Empathic Bond (requires a Synthesis-target)
Overall these 3 skills make the Chloromancer a mana-battery: never ever will you run out of mana

Consumables
Not required for instances, but a must-have for raiding:
1. Heroic or Mighty Brightsurge Vials: increase both spell power and spell crit. Remember even a small increase in dps converts into a larger increase in healing.
2. Burning Powerstone: adds 200 spellpower.

Planar Attunement
You can put PA points whereever you like, just remember INT is your most important stat, END second, WIS third. Gear though will be INT-WIS-END, in that order.

There, that's a short summary of what makes a chloromancer a chloromancer. In case I forgot something, or if someone disagrees on something, please reply to this post

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If we had a shoutbox I'd say "Great job last night!"

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:53:17 +0000

It was a great night with focus and energy and drive.

I think we turned a corner last night.

Awesome!

Today's Birthdays (22-February 12)

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:01:01 +0000

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Leadership

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:26:18 +0000

Dear all,

In the nicest possible and most positive possible manner I want to remind everyone what a complete b!t£h it is to be a leader. This is something I have done in the past (poorly) and I just want to let you all know it is a thankless job and almost always without reward.

But we should ALL be grateful and thankful because few, if any guilds, have the permanent, dedicated and strong leadership that we have here. It is often more important to have clear decisive direction as a group then for the leader to be right. Our leaders will get us there, but along the way, changes need to be made. It is far more detrimental to have a lack of direction, lack of decisiveness. We don't have that.

I had to catch myself tonight as I looked over the Raid manager. Why am I in this role? What is that note about? Why is that person left out? But I took a breathe and reminded myself it's a thankless job to lead...to be in the position to make such decisions, is hard. To be a member is to accept direction and do the job I'm asked to do, for the good of all.

And WHEN our leaders do make changes, know and believe they are doing so for the good of the guild. Trust they are doing their very best for us, the members, and remember, it's a thankless job.

A word about longevity.
Imperium has had the same leader since it's inception 10 years ago. We have officers who are on every day who have been in Imperium for a long time. There is almost always an officer online.

Many of you have been in many other guilds. But did you have the support, the dedicated leadership and longevity of those leaders? Or did they burn out? Did the guild burn out and die? 99% of guilds burn out. 99% of hard core Raiding guilds die. They burn bright then fade. Why do you think Shoreline is recruiting? Because their members are bored. Being first practically guarantees you'll not be around for long because you made up of a bunch of instant gratification seekers and not comrades who love gaming together.

This is a marathon, not a sprint. We are here because we love gaming together and we trust our leaders to get us to the promised land.
And they will IF we support them and don't make the job any harder or more thankless then it already is.

Best,

Archon on Akylios

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:39:20 +0000

http://forums.riftgame.com/rift-general-discussions/classes-telara/mage-discussion/295863-what-does-archon-do-akylios.html

Bluedots post - see im a good archon lol

"Archons on Akylios have a 5 step process to success. I have detailed the process below. Follow this process to the letter for guaranteed success.

1. Pull aggro on adds and die.
2. Not have enough resist gear and die.
3. Get hit by breath and die. (See item 2)
4. Get hit by wave and die.
5. Call out waves for the raid while dead."

I do have enough resist though - but obviously this doesnt show on first look cos when i buff u im debuffed myself

Unfair changes Nerfs to Lesser Essences and players forced to buy New Sigils

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:19:38 +0000

They put resistance sigils on pts and they cost 60 inscribeds and 30k planarite each...they nerfed down resistance from essences down to 8,10,11 and 13 which make new sigils usless as they dont exist....
My only note is Trion Y U keep doing this in BAD way!!

Source:http://forums.riftgame.com/public-test-shard/300821-unfair-changes-nerfs-lesser-essences-players-forced-buy-new-sigils.html

Welcome: Odinson

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:27:16 +0000

Welcome Odinson!

On behalf of all of us in Imperium we would like to welcome you to our community and hope you will enjoy gaming with us. Please feel free to browse around and get to know others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.

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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:01:01 +0000

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Rift Application - Odinson (APPROVED)

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:17:32 +0000

Character Name	Odinson

Gender	Male
Where are you from?	England
Current Server	Steampike
What souls does your main have?	Paragon 38, Champion 26, and Riftblade 2 - I use the rising waterfall rotation
What level are you?	50
Do you understand that you are responsible to stay informed through our website about changes to policy and other announcements regarding the guild and community?	Yes
Is this character you are hoping to join with your main character?	Yes
What are your playing times?	Monday - Friday: 5:30pm - 11:00pm (ish) Saturday - Sunday: Usually free both days, however may vary due to relations ship stuff
Are you prepared to use Ventrilo?	Yes
Are you interested in attending raids?	Yes
What MMO games have you played previously?	World Of Warcraft - Played a Shaman RDPS + Raid Healer Completed 10man ICC and Heroic up too Lich King. RiIFT - Fully completed and Farmed all T1 Raids, knowlege of tacts of both HK and RotP. However little experiance as I have just returned form a 3 month break.
Why are you interested in joining Imperium?	I am looking for a reliable guild with great progression. I practically have every week day evening open to raiding and pushing forward with raid progression/farming. I have little alts as I prefer to focus to build up one character, allowing me to completely focus myself to getting my character to be the best. I enjoy playing as a DPS and am a focused raider, and is open to criticism.
Who do you know in Imperium?	No one unfortunatly, I have just transfered from Icewatch as I was not happy with my guilds progression.
How did you find us?	Official Forums
Are you in agreement with our 'Guild Charter/Philosophy' and our 'Recruitment Policy'?	Yes

Raiding Research

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:27:56 +0000

http://www.raidingresearch.co.uk/

This is a site that might interest some people here. It's run by a PhD student doing research on raiding and raiding culture. It's mainly focused around WoW (I know of her from her work with one of my previous WoW guilds) but is applicable to any raiding MMO.

Perhaps we could interest her in some views on raiding in Rift?

Raid Stats Site (logs)

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:52:47 +0000

Raid Stats Site (logs)

If any of the technical minded members of our community are able to assist I have the content from the old Raid Rifts site. I am interested in setting up a site for our own data and possibly opening it up to others if it can be done.

Data/Site
Tape-RaidRifts-Site-d8957d4.zip 959.51K 4 downloads

If you would like to take a look at the content from raidrifts.com the zip of the old site is above.

Let me know if you can get this working and if so I will set up a site, db etc etc and we can get it up and running.

Regards

Saboteur changes for 1.8

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:14:52 +0000

Saboteur changes for 1.8

Originally posted by Ailion (Source)

Here are the preliminary changes for the Saboteur in 1.8, with the goal of making the Saboteur a competitive AOE DPS soul:

All Saboteur Charges can no longer be parried/dodged/blocked/deflected.
High Explosives: Functionality has been changed. Your Fragmentation Bomb, Time Bomb and Annihilation Bomb cause the target to bleed for 6 seconds.
Combat Survival: Removed
Combined Arms: New talent. Your Fragmentation Bomb has a 50/100% chance to detonate all Blast and Spike Charges you have applied to your enemies.
Charge Booster: Functionality has been changed. Increases the damage bonus from Attack Power of your Charges by 10%. The damage bonus from Attack Power is increased by 3% for every point spent in the Saboteur Soul above 21.
The Trapper: Removed
Trench Warfare: New talent. Increases the damage bonus from Attack Power of your Bombs, Traps and Land Mines by 10%. The damage bonus from Attack Power is increased by 4% for every point spent in the Saboteur Soul above 26.
Demolition Specialist: Now affects an additional 2-4 other enemies, up from 1-2 other enemies.
Caltrop Charge: Functionality has been changed. It now causes the target and surrounding enemies to bleed over 15 seconds when detonated.
Splinter Charge: Now deals damage and applies debuff to the target and surrounding enemies.
Embers Charge: Now deals damage and applies debuff to the target and surrounding enemies.
All traps, except Land Mines, now no longer have a cooldown.
2 Piece HK Synergy Crystal: Functionality has been changed. It now increases the damage of Blast Charge and Spike Charge by 30%.
4 Piece HK Synergy Crystal: Functionality has been changed. It now increases the damage of all Saboteur’s AOE abilities by 15%.

Warrior AP Changes

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:07:36 +0000

Warrior AP Changes

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Originally posted by Atrius (Source)

Happy Friday everyone, I wanted to drop by and let you all know that we have the first pass of AP changes in for the Warrior calling and you will be getting to play with them in the next PTS patch. The intention of these changes is to get the Warrior AP scaling to a solid baseline foundation so that we can make sure they are scaling properly and in a balanced way to other callings. One side effect of this is that we had to pull out a lot of band aids we were previously using to scale things in a more even fashion and have had to do a lot of rebalancing to get things in order after all of that.

What does all of this mean to you? Well, because of the extent of the changes we wanted all of you to get a chance to play with it and beat on it sooner rather than later. Please be aware that these numbers are only ballpark and nothing is final, there are changes still on the way. If you get upset, we encourage you to communicate that upset in a productive way so we can evaluate it and make some changes. If you find OP builds, let us know so we can look at them, and if you find underpowered builds let us know about those as well. You will notice that the damage of just about every ability has changed to some degree, some up and some down but in the end it should result in a more balanced playing field across the DPS souls in the Warrior. The two biggest areas you will notice changes are in Elemental damage and scaling, and Dual Wield versus Two Handers. I am also providing a list of patch notes so that you know what to expect.

Warrior Changes

Warrior

All Warriors now get a Passive Buff called Building Fury that shows up in one of their souls that gives them increased Attack Power contribution to Finishers based on Attack Points used.
Finishers no longer gain an increase to Weapon damage based on Attack Points used.
All Damaging abilities have been re-balanced to work with using Attack Power in a more consistent manner.

Beastmaster

Fixed a bug causing Slashing Strike to delay for a couple seconds.

Champion

Bloodthirst now gains a 200% Attack Power contribution instead of a Weapon Damage Modification.
Disruptive Strike now gains a 200% Attack Power contribution instead of a Weapon Damage Modification.
Fixed a bug that caused Deadly Strikes to work with one handed weapons in certain circumstances.
Reduced the effectiveness of the 4 gear benefit in Rasmolov’s Champion Crystal to 20% from 35%.
Cornered Beast duration has been reduced to 2.5 seconds, hits every 0.5 seconds. Cooldown has been reduced to 30 seconds.
Titan’s Strike cooldown has been reduced to 30 seconds.
Destroyer’s Bearing has had its damage bonus increased to a maximum of 50% instead of 35% and now always generates an attack point.
Disruptive Strike has had its cooldown reduced from 15 to 10 seconds.
Weapon Specialization now grants 0.6% per Talent Point for each Soul Point spent in Champion.

Paladin

Retaliation now gains a 200% Attack Power contribution instead of a Weapon Damage Modification.
Disarming Counterblow now gains a 200% Attack Power contribution instead of a Weapon Damage Modification.
Paladin’s Reprisalnow gains a 200% Attack Power contribution instead of a Weapon Damage Modification.

Paragon

Way of the Mountain now only enhances the damage of Finishers while Dual Wielding.
Paired Strike now gains a 200% Attack Power contribution instead of a Weapon Damage Modification.
Path of the Hurricane now gains a 200% Attack Power contribution instead of a Weapon Damage Modification.
Path of the Raptor now gains a 200% Attack Power contribution instead of a Weapon Damage Modification.
Death Touch now gains a 200% Attack Power contribution instead of a Weapon Damage Modification.
Rising Waterfall now gains a 200% Attack Power contribution when Dual Wielding instead of a Weapon Damage Modification.
Rising Waterfall now does higher damage when Dual Wielding.
Flurry duration has been reduced to 2.5 seconds, hits every 0.5 seconds. Cooldown has been reduced to 30 seconds.
Teaching of the Five Rings now grants 0.6% per Talent Point for each Soul Point spent in Paragon.

Riftblade

Rift Strike now gains a 200% Attack Power contribution instead of a Weapon Damage Modification.
Static Shock now deals damage based on Attack Power.
Riftblade – Storm Blade now deals damage based on Attack Power.
Rift Fury now affects all attacks just like Teaching of the Five Rings and Weapon Specialization.
Rift Fury now grants 0.6% per Talent Point for each Soul Point spent in Riftblade.

Void Knight

Rift Shield: Can no longer be cast on a target currently under the effects of Rite of the Ancestors or Spiritual Conflagration.

Today's Birthdays (19-February 12)

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:01 +0000

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Raiders - A Reminder

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:57:40 +0000

Raiders - A Reminder

Equipment
Over the last few weeks I have noticed upon inspecting people on our raids a worrying trend of some people not having the correct Sigils equipped, not running FULL consumables and using the wrong vials etc. I appreciate that some players can get away with using a DPS sigil or STR/Dex vial for example on SOME fights but for others to not be equipped correctly simply ends in their death. Now whilst I have no issue with these players wanting to die what I do object to is when it effects the raid force and results in wipes and progress being lost.

Builds/Roles
In order to raid at this standard every player in the raid needs to be familiar with ALL builds that are relevant to their role in the raid. If you do not have this knowledge then it needs to be gained ASAP.

Focus/Concentration
In order to have as much time as possible on Akylios so we can learn the fight it's important that we clear lower HK as a minimum on a Friday night so when this isn't achieved it basically means we have lost a week in our Akylios learning curve. Last night too many of the raid force were just not concentrating. I have lost count of how many times we have done these fights so EVERYONE should know exactly what we do and when we do it. In addition to this we should also know what others do and when they do it. To see people standing 10 meters back from the pack on Grugonim tells me one of two things.... They are not concentrating or they don't care. Irrelevant of which of these it is there is no place in our raids for people that do not focus and concentrate and as for the second reason I refuse to believe this is even possible.

Suicides/Deaths
Enough is enough! There are still too many unnecessary deaths that are just not acceptable at this level of raiding. I appreciate that we all try our best but we really need to sort this out ASAP as currently I seriously doubt our chances of finishing HK due to raiders taking too many deaths. Most of the deaths we suffer are caused by players killing themselves and this needs to be addressed NOW! We are in danger of being forced to leave those out that struggle for the sake of the raid force and this is something I wish to avoid at all costs.

Conclusion
Start concentrating, use the right equipment and stop killing yourself is the bottom-line. For those that raid that do not have the right Sigils then I suggest you pull your fingers out, start doing events etc for source-stones and get the essences ASAP!

The Future
I am noticing an increasing amount of raiders that only login for raids. Whilst your playtime is of course your decision and none of my business I would like to point out that if you do not have the correct sigils in place for the next tier of raiding when we start the new tier then you shouldn't blame me when you are excluded from that tier.

Welcome: Elecktra

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:07:50 +0000

Welcome Elecktra!

On behalf of all of us in Imperium we would like to welcome you to our community and hope you will enjoy gaming with us. Please feel free to browse around and get to know others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.

Elecktra joined on the 18 February 2012 - 08:00 AM.

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Rift Application - Elecktra (APPROVED)

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:02:31 +0000

Character Name	Elecktra


Gender	Male
Where are you from?	england
Current Server	Riptalon
What souls does your main have?	pyromancer 51
What level are you?	50
Do you understand that you are responsible to stay informed through our website about changes to policy and other announcements regarding the guild and community?	Yes
Is this character you are hoping to join with your main character?	Yes
What are your playing times?	I play as much as possible. I work a 5on 3off Rota system so my days off shunt by one day off each week. Having said that, I am on for as long as possible ( 20 hours sometimes) when I have days off or holiday A little extra, if accepted I would like to bring my rogue and warrior to your guild if possible. Both are level 50 although, I need to get used to my warrior again. It's a dps with 340+ hit, mage over 300 focus and the rogue has about 200 hit
Are you prepared to use Ventrilo?	Yes
Are you interested in attending raids?	Yes
What MMO games have you played previously?	Eve Online (6 years) WOW Aion Rift
Why are you interested in joining Imperium?	Having looked at the web site and seeing the level of organisation, it looks like a place where I could settle. I am casual in respect of the days I can play but ' hardcore ' when I can get to play. I enjoy raiding and like to be a part of a team and "team" is important to you. There is only one thing worse than playing alone and that's being alone in a crowd. I have been in MMO groups like that and it isn't good. It would appear that you have everything required to have an enjoyable game experience and I would like to be a part of that
Who do you know in Imperium?	No one yet Look forward to hearing off you
How did you find us?	Official Forums
Are you in agreement with our 'Guild Charter/Philosophy' and our 'Recruitment Policy'?	Yes

Today's Birthdays (18-February 12)

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:01:02 +0000

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Hybrid spec for T2s

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:58:57 +0000

Recently I ran a T2 with a mostly relic Warrior that was tanking with a hybrid spec and a mix of tank and DPS gear.
While I've tried this myself on occasion, he seemed to do it pretty effectively, hitting 3200 DPS on some trash pulls.

From the abilities he was using, it looked like he was using VK / 28 RB / 12 PL or close to it. It seems to work well enough, although I've not been able to get decent DPS out of it on fights with one target, which the guy still seemed to pull off reasonably well. I was using just enough tank gear to get enough toughness, sword & board, mostly DPS jewelry except for Akryon's Mirror.

Does anyone have experience with playing a similar spec in experts, or do you know of some kind of guide or tips on how to play this spec more effectively? Sometimes I end up in low DPS groups and it might speed things up a little

IKP Decay System - Overview

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:55:52 +0000

IKP Decay System- Overview

With the imminent arrival of a new raid zone the time has come to once again address the amount of IKP that some of us have. Prior to HK arriving we reduced everyone's IKP and increased the item costs to narrow the gap between the ones that had raided since day one and the newer members. Whilst this is still an option for us this time around an alternative method is to implement a 'Decay' system.

What is it and how does it work?
Simply put it shows you the IKP for each member based on the last three months of raiding. In essence this means that a new member that joins today will have the possibility to have the same IKP as me for example in 3 months time if we both attend the same amount of raids and have the same expenditure.

Current IKP Standings with 'Decay' System - 12 weeks for earned and spent

Current IKP Standings with 'Decay' System - 12 weeks for earned and 6 weeks for spent

Conclusion
I was in two minds about this at first but after looking at it from an unbiased point of view and putting the raid and administration of our IKP system before myself I am now of the view that this is the fairest system and also a good thing to implement. I do believe we need to do something as at present it allows some members to enter the new raid zone and get every piece of their armour before a peer is able to get one and this is NOT in the raids interest.

Please Note
A decision on how to deal with our IKP will be made prior to the new raid zone.

Imperium Rift Related

[Guide] 51 Chloromancer

If we had a shoutbox I'd say "Great job last night!"

Today's Birthdays (22-February 12)

Leadership

Archon on Akylios

Unfair changes *Nerfs* to Lesser Essences and players forced to buy *New* Sigils

Welcome: Odinson

Today's Birthdays (21-February 12)

Rift Application - Odinson (APPROVED)

Raiding Research

Raid Stats Site (logs)

Saboteur changes for 1.8

Warrior AP Changes

Today's Birthdays (19-February 12)

Raiders - A Reminder

Welcome: Elecktra

Rift Application - Elecktra (APPROVED)

Today's Birthdays (18-February 12)

Hybrid spec for T2s

IKP Decay System - Overview

Unfair changes Nerfs to Lesser Essences and players forced to buy New Sigils