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I Am Very Happy With The New DC Changes
mrvincent1959
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I kinda resisted when the changes were announced before the last Module release, but I am happy to say that I am really enjoying the new DC.
I grinded Well Of Dragons and I now have the Draconic Templar set along with the new Off-hand from there. Those two Overload Slots are sweet.
I can now pretty much clear most Heroic Encounters in Well Of Dragons AND, .... Icewind Dale. Yes, that's right, Icewind Dale is now FUN. Give it a try.
My Gear Score is almost 18K so its not even maxed and wont be for a long time.
My main encounters for solo play are Astral Shield, Divine Glow and Chains.
Add in all the Dragon Hoard Enchants, and I now do all the old daily zones because I get Refinement Stone drops. You can cut through Sharander, Dread Ring etc even easier now.
The artifacts are the greatest part of this game because its basically the end-game for me. I go everywhere to get refinement items.
I grinded Well Of Dragons and I now have the Draconic Templar set along with the new Off-hand from there. Those two Overload Slots are sweet.
I can now pretty much clear most Heroic Encounters in Well Of Dragons AND, .... Icewind Dale. Yes, that's right, Icewind Dale is now FUN. Give it a try.
My Gear Score is almost 18K so its not even maxed and wont be for a long time.
My main encounters for solo play are Astral Shield, Divine Glow and Chains.
Add in all the Dragon Hoard Enchants, and I now do all the old daily zones because I get Refinement Stone drops. You can cut through Sharander, Dread Ring etc even easier now.
The artifacts are the greatest part of this game because its basically the end-game for me. I go everywhere to get refinement items.
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I would disagree that artifacts are the greatest part of this game. Sure they make you stronger and getting them to purple is not terribly hard for casuals (me). But I'll never get one to orange, let alone 7. Plus my alts. The whole concept of artifacts feels off. What is this process of mashing some equipment into another one to make it stronger, a process i can do on horseback with no instruments or acquired knowledge. It just all feels forced.
Best part: DC is actually FUN to play now.
More like DC is extremely EASY to play now and requires no skill in PvP anymore
Raist Torilrocker | Dwarf | DCWaterdeep Dungeon & Salvage LLC
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I do not agree with raist724 about the PvP part... My DC is still having ALOT of problems with the TRs with perma stealth.
Please elaborate.
Translation: now requires actual *skill* to compete against DC.
Pffft.
Because now you don't actually have do anything to heal your party in PvP is skill?
50k heals to an entire party is totally pro with no work other than some self heals around the campfire while making smores.
In GS top tier 200k to 400k pop heals on a team mate across the map is pro also.
Having a tank DC with gear is no fun and requires no skill. It is just not fun. Why do you think there is so little top tier players on the leaderboard compared to last module.
The only thing I enjoy is being called out for playing FOTM when it is my only class since launch.
TR is the only thing that can kill a DC, and they better be the same or higher GS and use the correct rotation. If that DC is at full health and has the right amount of healing stored it will take 2 rotations of CC to burst down the DC. Even then the domination maps are not always large enough to keep the DC from escaping or finding help. GWF can get lucky against a DC also but those GWF spec and gear for multi crit are rare.
Raist Torilrocker | Dwarf | DCWaterdeep Dungeon & Salvage LLC
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2. DCs have some options in PVP now, you can go full heal mode using faithful, or full dps mode, or a mixture of either and still throw out some useful debuffs. If you go righteous you can finally work on those double kills we all missed on in the last couple of mods.
3. Regardless of whether you think they are easier or not, the game has changed, mod 3 DC was just too far behind, I played EVERY class through IWD, and DC was by far the longest, with GF behind that class, every other class was a much easier during that time-frame (my 12k SW could easily outperform the DC there, with no sets, artifact weapons or anything, just junk gear frankly, something wasnt working on the DC based on this alone.)
4. Wasnt exactly what I was looking for (I wanted a general game redesign on defense stats, not just for the DC, as a rule defense stats ARE not performing anywhere on par with offense stats, so a 4k defense, 2k deflect, 35 AC DC, was pretty weak and still is, due to them not giving actual weight to these stats, they haven't really worked imo since pre tenacity, when I used to be able to sit around in my shield on node and take all sorts of abuse (even though my stats were like 1/3 less then they are today. But even if wasn't what I wanted, this is STILL better then it was.
5. In respect to use of empowerment, its something Ive grown accustomed to and can natural keep track of now, its pretty easy for goodness sake, 3 glowy balls and use it on your next non divine encounter. Frankly, those who are struggling with this at this point, I just dont know what to say.
THIS DC isnt all that removed from end of mod 1/start of mod 2 DC, before the power explosion happened. I could easily at that stage be #1 across the board during most skirmishes, and 1-2 across the board in DD's , while being competitive in PVP. Some of you who might have started post tenacity, will have no knowledge of how strong this class was, Im glad its back, as I had it on the back-burner for some time. (I changed to a AC during its release and had some fun with it, but shelved the entire class for pvp during mod 3 and 4, not that you couldnt win (especially 3, 4 was tough on all classes with those darn glyphs and CW changes at the time)
Even if you DONT love some of the changes, stating its not better, isnt correct, clearly it is.
If nothing else, playing a DC makes you think you can be quite the accomplished pianist.
I could not have said it better myself regarding PVP. I personally think people who like pvp should go play League Of Legends.
Raist Torilrocker | Dwarf | DCWaterdeep Dungeon & Salvage LLC
http://www.twitch.tv/raist718/profile
What are you, an AC or DO, and what tree did you choose?
LAWL, PVPers are generally the worst at PVE in every MMO as it is a different way to play. PVP in this game is atrociously bad as compared to other games. Not much skill needed when PVPers flock to the new OP class of the month in droves. The best thing about Neverwinter is its combat system. Changes made to placate whiny PVPers ruin PVE and if the PVE side of this game gets much worse this game is toast. PVP will not carry this game forward.