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The level 30 cleric -- when everything changes
madqhue
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While playing alts I keep encountering Level 30-40 clerics who do NOT understand what their role is in the game. They join groups and say "hey make sure you have pots, I'm dps and debuffing" or something similar and then proceed to do nothing. Less than nothing really because they were matched to a group for being a Leader role and they arent performing it.
It can be understandable how they get to this point because until level 30 there really isn't any viable way for them to perform their role. Healing Word is ancillary healing at best and by level 30 it really is no longer viable for anything but 'extra' healing or topping off between combats. Sunburst is not a spell that many Clerics will use while soloing and when they are in a group they will note that the heal it triggers at level 30 is just not very powerful compared to their group mates hit point totals. In fact if they had been using it previously with Divinity active they might have gotten yelled at for knocking mobs away while the GWF or CW were trying to AE them down.
At level 30, however, we get Forgemasters Flame which on the surface doesn't look very impressive at all. Until people put one point in it and cast it with Divinity active they simply will not understand what an amazingly strong heal this spell is.
It really is a complete game changer. Unfortunately a great many do not appreciate the spell or understand how it works which leads to a large number of horrific experiences both for the Cleric as well as their group mates in the first post level 30 skirmish and dungeon content.
If you are not yet level 30 then make sure to put your first point in Forgemasters and get used to using it (especially choosing a beefy target to act as the anchor for the heal since you dont want the heal radiating off a mob that dies immediately). If you are a member of a guild and see new players or alts of existing players struggling at level 30 make sure they know about this. Everyone will have a much better time if you do.
It can be understandable how they get to this point because until level 30 there really isn't any viable way for them to perform their role. Healing Word is ancillary healing at best and by level 30 it really is no longer viable for anything but 'extra' healing or topping off between combats. Sunburst is not a spell that many Clerics will use while soloing and when they are in a group they will note that the heal it triggers at level 30 is just not very powerful compared to their group mates hit point totals. In fact if they had been using it previously with Divinity active they might have gotten yelled at for knocking mobs away while the GWF or CW were trying to AE them down.
At level 30, however, we get Forgemasters Flame which on the surface doesn't look very impressive at all. Until people put one point in it and cast it with Divinity active they simply will not understand what an amazingly strong heal this spell is.
It really is a complete game changer. Unfortunately a great many do not appreciate the spell or understand how it works which leads to a large number of horrific experiences both for the Cleric as well as their group mates in the first post level 30 skirmish and dungeon content.
If you are not yet level 30 then make sure to put your first point in Forgemasters and get used to using it (especially choosing a beefy target to act as the anchor for the heal since you dont want the heal radiating off a mob that dies immediately). If you are a member of a guild and see new players or alts of existing players struggling at level 30 make sure they know about this. Everyone will have a much better time if you do.
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You have no choice and this point in time.
@OP, that about sums it up. Level 30 you get Forgemaster's, USE IT. You also get Foresight, USE IT. Both should be maxed at 3 as soon as possible. Then there isn't much change until 50 when you get Astral Shield. If I ever hear about a cleric in a dungeon NOT running AS after they get it (unless there's another cleric doing it in the group) then I will strongly recommend they reroll or delete the game.
"oh goody" i thought, "this actually gets hard enough to make me learn wtf i'm doing" time to head off to the forums for some class reasearch, boss research, and possibly hunt up a guild.
i have to admit i completely missed forgemasters flame on my first read through of the paragon path stuff.
And I've never had anyone complaining about me not healing, use pots, they are there for a reason and play smart so you won't stand still in ads/skills.
But I don't know how it will work in higher lvl areas, it's just really fun now. I have a ton of recovery so my encounter are on 10s cd each. I plan on getting divine armor, divine glow and astral shield for more a prot/buff if needed. What are you guys thoughts on dps cleric in later lvls?
Thanks for the tip, I just hit 30, and didn't know what to take. Still afraid to group after my first complete fail.
Look up unspecified's build and videos. There will be no more fail after that