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Best companion for cleric : what one are you using?
frost168
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Beta 4 is over, and many changes occurred to the companions. Some companions were absent from the zen store, and all finally received max level based on companion rank.
I did not spend any zen on the zen companions, but instead had been trying out all the white companions in previous betas. Most of my companions were already maxed at 15 or higher, so I can comment on how they performed up to 50 at level 15.
With beta 4, I put away the cleric companion and primarily used the dog and man at arms. During solo play, i really enjoyed the man at arms. It did quite well, even though it was limited to level 15. It did get eaten up on the tuffer mobs, but was able to survive long enough for me to kill the group. I did like the fact that it would come "protect" me when I was attacked, switching off it's current target to taunt the mob off me.
The dog did well, but seemed to die faster than the man at arms when attacking tuffer mobs.
In dungeons, the companions seemed to not even be speed bumps. They died pretty quickly, never dodging the red splats. While they survived the typical trash mobs, they pretty much became splats on the ground when faced with the tuffer mobs, mini boss's and boss mob. I'm inclined to believe that Ion stone companion might serve me better during dungeon delves.
Anyone able to use the Ion stone on a cleric ??
which companions were you using?
I did not spend any zen on the zen companions, but instead had been trying out all the white companions in previous betas. Most of my companions were already maxed at 15 or higher, so I can comment on how they performed up to 50 at level 15.
With beta 4, I put away the cleric companion and primarily used the dog and man at arms. During solo play, i really enjoyed the man at arms. It did quite well, even though it was limited to level 15. It did get eaten up on the tuffer mobs, but was able to survive long enough for me to kill the group. I did like the fact that it would come "protect" me when I was attacked, switching off it's current target to taunt the mob off me.
The dog did well, but seemed to die faster than the man at arms when attacking tuffer mobs.
In dungeons, the companions seemed to not even be speed bumps. They died pretty quickly, never dodging the red splats. While they survived the typical trash mobs, they pretty much became splats on the ground when faced with the tuffer mobs, mini boss's and boss mob. I'm inclined to believe that Ion stone companion might serve me better during dungeon delves.
Anyone able to use the Ion stone on a cleric ??
which companions were you using?
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Did cost 2 gold for a white companion however, so buying it early may set you back a little.
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I can't wait to find out how much it's gonna cost in AD's to upgrade the companions. I love the dog, but hate that it's stuck at level 15. It would survive so much better at level 30. Something to works towards
So far, the only class I've seen comment on the ioun stone companion, is the CW. Has any cleric used this companion? I am definately considering getting this one at the start. Thanks to being able to have 3 actives companions, I can then level my "free" companion when the others are off training for hours and hours LOL.
I think at high-end we will see the vast majority of players using cats and stones, effectively having 3-4 extra items equipped is fairly powerful. Especially if you consider that if your companion dies in a dungeon your losing a huge amount of effectiveness, at least with these types of companions your constantly gaining a bonuses. And with Clerics and other ranged companions constantly running into melee and dying it makes it that much more appealing not to have them running around like headless chickens.
Does anyone have any more specific information on the cat? I am trying to plan an investment in the stone or cat and want to make a more informed decision. Is the cat the same as a stone with +crit/recovery? If so wouldn't the cat seem superior?
personally I preferred the cat companion while playing as a cleric, despite needing to be more mobile in fights I just got used to planning my encounters that way. I tried that floating shield and wasn't very impressed with it-- it didn't seem to take any agro from me, nor defend me very well (and attacked slowly?). and since I was doing more of the damage, I was effectively also healing myself better.
+15 crit/recovery rating -or- Crit/recovery percent?
+ Rating doesn't sound like much of a benefit as 85+ would be needed to increase % by 1.
That's +15 at level 1 from what he said. It would increase as the cat leveled up and you would also get 100% of whatever runes and equipment you put on it. Level 50 equipment easily has +200 of some stats or +100 of 2-3 stats depending on the type of gear.
I spent BW4 running with the rock golem from the zen shop and I plan to pick one up on day 1. He's a good solid little tank with decent dps and he keeps aggro pretty well on single targets which with cleric AoE is all I usually need. He's probably interchangeable with the man-at-arms without much difference though.
100% agree on Galeb Dhur, he will be a day 1 purchase for me as well. As far as level 55+ dungeons though I am assuming it would be better to have a passive stat pet with 100% uptime then a dead pet 50% of the time. So it comes down to cat or stone for that purpose. I just want to pick wisely.
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So PW wants people to pay 25 to 30$/Euro for a companion... **** that's a bit pricey compared to other online stores for other gaming companies. I'll have to wait until the 27th and then decide if I should get it then or wait to see if anything new if released in the weeks to come or they may reduce the price after a while.
60 Drow Trickster Rogue
11 Elf Control Wizard
Server: Beholder
Guild: Praetor Lupus
Guild Website: http://www.PraetorLupus.com
Hero of the North & Guardian of Neverwinter Founder.
The price is a little ridiculous. Honestly I think the Man-at-Arms is close to equivalent except he's white (rank 15 cap) and Galeb Duhr is purple (rank 30 cap). It remains to be seen what the cost is for the companion quality upgrade items is since they were simply marked as "Coming Soon" during BW4. If they aren't too bad the Man-at-Arms might be the way to go. I just have the Zen already there so I'll probably grab Galeb Duhr.
My overall plan for companions is to have a Tank, a DPS, and a Stat Stick (Ion/Cat). The tank will be for soloing primarily and maybe using the DPS if I'm farming something easier. The DPS and Stat Stick are for group content since I've seen a few GFs complaining that tank pets actually makes aggro control a lot more difficult for them in dungeons. I'll probably lean towards the stat stick in dungeons/groups though.
60 Drow Trickster Rogue
11 Elf Control Wizard
Server: Beholder
Guild: Praetor Lupus
Guild Website: http://www.PraetorLupus.com
Hero of the North & Guardian of Neverwinter Founder.
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Im using the cleric atm (ye, she heal me while i heal hehe but it help me survive) but i feel she will be outdated soon as she start to die a lot now (im around lvl 40 atm).