HP/MP regen powders

They don't stack. And in fact the cleric buff (max 10 hp/mp per sec regen) will overwrite the powders (50 hp/mp per sec regen). So if you're playing a cleric and randomly buffing people, please check to make sure they don't have a hp/mp regen buff on them already before you cast yours.

Baobhansidhe - Heavens Tear wrote: »

And for any god you pray's sake, stop casting armor buff on casters and magic resist buffs on warriors "to compensate". That's ridiculous to give a percentage of nothing. Magic boost casters and armor boost warriors instead, they'll like it.

The magic resist buff on warriors is actually pretty useful.

Arcane armor has virtually no p.def. Its p.def rating is only 11% of the m.def. e.g. The level 40 arcane chest piece gives 550 m.def and 62 p.def.

Heavy armor has substantial m.def. Its m.def rating is 43% of the p.def. e.g. The level 40 heavy chest piece gives 552 p.def and 235 m.def.

So a warrior-type will have a significant amount of m.def for the cleric buff to boost (since it increases it by a percentage). Also, unlike casters who rarely get hit and thus can regen their hp back as they play, melee classes playing solo will always get hit and their remaining hp determines how long they can fight without sitting to regenerate. Any reduction in the damage they take is useful. So if they're fighting magic-casting mobs, the magic resist buff is most appreciated.

I agree any added defense, however insignificant is useful.

A small increase in def (phy or mag) can make a significant difference in %DR (%Damage Reduction), especially so if the def is low to start with.
i.e. adding 200def when you have 1000 increases %DR a lot more than adding 200 def when you have 12000.

Also, even a 1% increase in DR can make a significant difference over time.

The bests clerics gimme both phy and mag def.

Lastly. The +50HP or +100 regen is nice, but only lasts 10min. When I am doing a FB run I prefer to let the cleric give me the hour long +10/sec buff and then at bosses I overwrite with the +50 or +100 apoth potions (multiple times against something like FB bosses). After boss, when the apoth runs out, request a rebuff.

Not necessarily the cheapest way to do it, but definitely the safest.

Baobhansidhe - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Yep but we're speaking to a novice Cleric. He will have at first to specialize if he wants to level. THEN when he'll have a few 10's under the belt he will have spirit to spend to those skills.

Doesn't that count for classes?! I'm lvl50 now, and I'm finally able to get some skills besides the tanking/aggro skills. I also play a foxveno at lvl30, and she can't get all fox skills either.
Every class has those 3/4 skills that require the absolute priority. That doesn't mean the other skills are useless, and every player chooses them according to their playing style.

Is there a list of the Icons for each buff etc that gives an explanation which each one does?

Do powders and potions produce an Icon for the cleric to see?

If I see someone who has no icons I give them all the buffs, I try and work out what will not help the rest by the icons but as I only play cleric / Archer its difficult to see and understand what will and will not have a detrimental effect.

I got into an argument with a barbarian over it last night, in fact some other cleric had put guardian charm on him, it ended amicably I'm glad to say.

Would the rest prefer that we don't buff / heal until asked for, I'm often whispered demanding buffs so it seems that most people like them anyway.
As a rule us clerics don't solo as well as other classes but I've never whispered a melee character and demanded they tank for me!

Though I admit I've never had a whisper saying you (insert swear word here) why did you do that! when I heal one of you as you are fighting.

I nearly always get a ty btw.

If the icons are the same then I don't give that buff anyway but a list would help.

The HP buff includes the MP buff anyway.