It really isn't, when higher power items are attainable only by paying, it's pay to win. The power increase is irrelevant. I'm not saying neverwinter is/isn't pay to win, but your definition is off.
Unless I'm misunderstanding something, the guide actually has a few chilling presence discussions, have a look at 1: Why choose the Spellstorm Renegade path? and 4: Stats. CTRL+F chilling and you'll see he made excellent posts on chilling presence and chilling advantage. EDIT: If it's only the offhand bonus you're talking…
I agree, I've been testing going with the erinyes as my companion of choice, and even with a 15/1.2s cooldown it's extremely rare that I find myself without two buffs. As IZ touched, an extra offensive slot is probably what I'll be testing out next. That said, I would like to start a discussion. This guide is aimed at…
Why on earth would you run oppressor when the current state of the game favours Spellstorm-Renegade by such a big margin? It's basically shooting yourself in the foot.