Sorry for the long post, but I was in the same spot recently and hopefully can help. Orcus is becoming much easier now when I do the following... The most important changes for me were to use Steel Defense, Fighters Recovery and to sink some boon points into AP gain. First of all, get your stamina up as was mentioned.…
The interlude quest simply tracks the number of daily quests you have completed from Brunor Battlehammer. Go to Brunor in Mantol Derith and accept the daily quest from him. When you complete enough of those daily quests, you will be able to turn in the sword coast quest.
Thanks for the responses. I had a token in the bank to I decided to change to sword master. During the respec I went heavy on Constitution (30 now) to try and max my HP. I have pugged CN twice since then. 1 completion and one close. With my guild group I should be good. Using steel defense allows me to stay immune to…
Thanks for the input. I think I am going to write down all my feats, paragon and power points and re-spec to sword master. If I don't like it, I will just re-spec back to the build I have now.
I do not play an OP, but my guild leader does. He got this companion just for the stat bonus and claimed to see a decent boost to his radiant damage. What I am not sure of is if this ability comes before or after other companion bonuses such as Archons who already boost damage.
Those are good answers so far. I recently changed from an Ioun Stone to a companion with bondings. I went with the portal hound. So far I am pleased, but after mod 10 hits it may be too much damage resistance. If by the time Mod 10 hits my DR is too high, I will swap out for something with a mix of defensive and offensive…
You obviously put a lot of thought into your message. I hope the Dev's take time to read it. The fact that you wrote it from a constructive point of view can help hold their attention. When posters start whining or finger pointing like children, they end up wondering why no one takes them seriously. I agree with your…
Edit- @flyersfan (quote function not working on iPhone for some reason) It's the set bonus from having both twisted main hand and off hand. You gain stacks of either bloodlust or paranoia. Each stack gives you +160 to either defense or power. They stack up to a total of 30 times or so. But you either have to do damage…
I did not follow a build, but have been just exploring build options on my own. I went for the elemental fire longs word and shield. They are currently purple and I plan on getting them up to orange. I have no complaints since the set bonus in hp and defense. Once my artifacts are levelled up, I may change to a different…
From a GF's point of view it can be detrimental when other's stand next to or behind you. I much prefer it if they stand on the other side of the boss in the combat advantage zone. First, my party members get hit with the heavy attacks aimed at me. Then the damage transfers to me through Knight's Valor. If the person…
Sounds like you are well on your way? Are you in a Guild? The Guild boons help for sure. You have excerience tanking, so just keep picking whatever you think is suited to your play style. My personal preference is to hold aggro and protect the party, so protector is perfect for me. I ran Conqueror for a while and posted…
I suggest not giving up on the GF just yet. Orcus can be a tough fight! Don't pay any attention to that video, either. Any GF can survive a very short Orcus fight like that. It's the ones that take 10 minutes that are tough. My suggestion is to run ETOS. For me it was a good training ground. The end boss forces you to pay…
The contract is only supposed to reset if you do not go to icewind dale for a set amount of time or have an active mission. I believe there is a description of how it works when you talk to Bowen Brant in Caer Conig. Just start each day in Icewind by visiting Bowen Brant (or the Arcane Brotherhood person). If your contract…
I recommend not basing your class on movement speed. Pick the guardian fighter. You can lunge into the fight and pull all the enemies onto you, easily surviving while she wastes them with her high damage. As a player of both a Scourge and a Guardian fighter, I can say this would be a fun way to play together.
I feel that this game has a pretty large amount of options when it comes to what to run each day. We all need AD, but if it comes at the cost of having less fun I will just farm less and wait a bit longer for that next purchase. Try setting a lower AD target of 20-25k and spend the rest of your time playing group content…