AA Setup

Belgue · 12-07-2007, 12:10 PM

I have just change my AA setup for conjuror tree, it was based on some advices from this board about stoneskin and sacrifice pets, and I am loving it. We can bring so much more to our group in raids.

Here is my AA setup:

/discuss

rorion · 12-07-2007, 12:16 PM

I was thinking about going down the hydromancer line for communion.

What does that end line stoneskin do again?

Belgue · 12-07-2007, 12:21 PM

Its a group stoneskin, it will absorve 2 hits that are lower than 50% of your HP, and it last for 1 min, recast is 2 min. You can put that up for every single pull, is amazing, will save your group a lot of times.

But that tree offer much more, reduce recast for pet stoneskin and intercede are REALLY nice for hardcore raids. And putting points into self stoneskin you give your pet another stoneskin for aoes. So with that three, you can always have something up that will protect your pet from dying.

And another note, if you have 1 point in self stoneskin you can sacrifice your pet and he will not die, giveing HP and Power to your group (nice hint Karma).

Khylan · 12-07-2007, 12:21 PM

I put 5 in enhance Mage pet always. I went hydromancer but i am seriously rethinking that. Nobody is catching me on the parsor yet so i'm sitting up top all alone but i'm sure they will figure it out soon enough and battle for the king of the hill will begin. Pet suriveability in this expansion is a must and what the hydromancer brings I'm not sure outweighs the benifits of the others.

buatmas · 12-07-2007, 06:25 PM

Raid Setup:

aeeron · 12-08-2007, 02:03 AM

group stone is uber i have it aswell

Shinobih · 12-08-2007, 08:21 AM

OH the old aa dilemma hehe.. I've tried most of it and still I haven't found one i'm really keen on. (Wonder how much i've spent on aa merchant lol)

But in all my changings i've found that:
1. I've always missed the reduced cast time in pet heals just cause it really helps keep those suckers alive.
2. I never really got the point of using enhance vehement skin for pet..half the time i'm in raid it's not mellee dmg that kills the pet. In which case the enhance stoneskin is so much better, I especially use it when I have fire pet planar shifted and i don't feel like backing it off to avoid the next oncomming ae. As far as the group stoneskin I saw no big use for it either...maybe in the future?
3. I'm just like the other guy, I always have points into enhance fire pet. I tried the water pet for communion thing and honestly I saw no big change.
4. As far as unabate line I have all of em maxed out but the fire dot and none in frigid winds. Mostly cause of what someone else said on another post..."the faster you cast em, the sooner you'll get em back to cast again".

I don't know though, I'm sure i'll get bored again next week and pay another 10plat to change it all lol. Just like comming here for good ideas. BTW whatever happened to them putting ingame item in to be able to switch your aas?

Tanaka
80 Conjuror
Deathsdoor
Everfrost server

buatmas · 12-08-2007, 12:28 PM

I only see one benefit in the hyrdomancer line, the increased casting speed of swarm pets, which is shit compared to foundations line. Vehement Gem and Intervention are up alot quicker with 5 pts, on a named fight with an AE you gotta pull back for bubble for, just hit intervention. On mobs with smaller AE's I use vehement gem, the extra defense even helps, ive noticed the Inferno golem doesnt get owned like the Igneous Savant used to.

I see the group stoneskin useless as well, If I remember correctly it only works if the damage is less than 50% of group members max health. Why bother with it if it's not going to be make or break .. dont pick up your furies slack.

I also see alot of conjuror's mention in summoner channel, and even in 70-79 that they are using hyromancer just for communion, im sorry but that is the WORST idea EVER. The hyrdomancer by itself is a complete retard and does nothing. Why waste all the benefits of foundation line just for another pet that won't do anything every 2 minutes. (during raid's I don't even use it everytime it is up.)

Just my take on AA's, imo Bubble, Foundations, and Unabate are the best choice for soloing, grouping and raiding.

aeeron · 12-08-2007, 12:29 PM

I dont understand why ANYONE would put points into the mage pet on EOF tree, no offense but go look at ACT in tier 1-tier 3 zones with unbate and 4 points in the wisdom tree that increases all pet melee/casting skills my hit rate combined is about 98% or higher, its a complete waste to put anything into that hydromancer tree.

Belgue · 12-08-2007, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buatmas

Raid Setup:

Hey Buatmas, you went reall far into foundation and didnt get group stoneskin? You should try it.

Btw, why 5 points in renew servant? put 3 there and if you want to keep 2 pints in that tree put it in self stoneskin, to get your pet more 2 stoneskins.

And, with our raid shard, why to put any point at all there? Just put it anywhere else.