Templars pretty well screwed over in this expansion?

Kizee · 01-07-2008, 10:16 AM

I don't know if it is just me but this is absolutely nothing to look forward to this expansion. It actually looks like they are trying to get the few people that play templars to quit.

1.) Having to solo quest to get 80. (Go go shitty dps)
2.) No plate quest rewards....we have to grind faction and PAY for the few plate items off the faction merchants.
3.) The shitty scaling of the spells from t7-t8.
4.) Getting screwed over on a lower cap for + healing items.
5.) Crappy raid itemization!!!
I have searched databases and I can count on 1 hand the items I would want for upgrades and none of them made me go OMG I need to get that.

The first fabled set made me go WTF when I saw it and the VP fabled set isn't much better.

I don't know if SoE is trying to make us wizards in plate with all the priest only +spell damage and + hostle spell haste. Couple that with the majortity of items having + healing on them but we cap it so easily so it goes to waste.

They need to add in some more healer procs/effects to the raid loot for the people who want to be a better healer and take the restrictions off some of the class only loot because there are alot of pieces that could be dps gear (for those clerics that like to dps) that are flagged as fighter only.

I have never seen so much loot get transmuted so early into an expansion before and it is pretty disturbing.

Dants · 01-07-2008, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Kizee

I don't know if it is just me but this is absolutely nothing to look forward to this expansion. It actually looks like they are trying to get the few people that play templars to quit.

1.) Having to solo quest to get 80. (Go go shitty dps)
2.) No plate quest rewards....we have to grind faction and PAY for the few plate items off the faction merchants.
3.) The shitty scaling of the spells from t7-t8.
4.) Getting screwed over on a lower cap for + healing items.
5.) Crappy raid itemization!!!
I have searched databases and I can count on 1 hand the items I would want for upgrades and none of them made me go OMG I need to get that.

1) Not really a big deal, since you only have to do it once. It's not that Templars can't DPS and solo well, it's that most people suck at doing it and cry about it. I've solo'd with a Templar, a Necro, and a Troubador, and the templar has been by far the easiest and safest to solo with.

2) Doesn't really matter, because the leather rewards are pretty good. It'd be nice if some of those were plate, but oh well.

3) You think Templar spells scale bad, you should play a bard.

5) Every class is suffering from this.... I've been sitting at the dkp cap in my guild for a few weeks now and we currently have 9/24 members of the guild dkp capped.

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The first fabled set made me go WTF when I saw it and the VP fabled set isn't much better.

Are you kidding me? 2% stoneskin for the 3 VP set is amazing in an expansion that relies off stoneskin and avoidance.

15% to Aegolism is decent because buffing HP is always nice.

I'll give you that the 7 set is useless, but mostly every other classes' 7 set sucks too.

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They need to add in some more healer procs/effects to the raid loot for the people who want to be a better healer and take the restrictions off some of the class only loot because there are alot of pieces that could be dps gear (for those clerics that like to dps) that are flagged as fighter only.

I'll agree with this. The class restrictions are completely fucking stupid and are part of the reason why RoK loot is so fucked atm.

I still think Templars made out like bandits this expansion and disagree with most of your rant.

Phrozen · 01-07-2008, 11:21 AM

Please lock this thread.

Kizee · 01-07-2008, 11:24 AM

I am not sure how you can say we made out like bandits.

I was alot more excited in T7 with the choice of stuff I could get. Do you know that there is only 1 other item out of VP that I would like to get besides the whole 3 pieces of set gear.

I agree that the 3 set bonus for templar set is nice but the 100 or so hps that the 5 set bonus wont stop the tank from getting 1-2 shotted.

Kizee · 01-07-2008, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Phrozen

Please lock this thread.

Why?

Phrozen · 01-07-2008, 11:32 AM

Because it's stupid. Templars are more powerful than ever atm (since T5 anyways).

Ralalron · 01-07-2008, 12:01 PM

I'd have to agree with Huxley. We got hooked up in this expansion.

Kizee · 01-07-2008, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Phrozen

Because it's stupid. Templars are more powerful than ever atm (since T5 anyways).

For the most part I am talking about the lack of good loot that is an upgrade over what I have now. You know.... the progression you are suppost to get when the level cap raises?

quasigenx · 01-07-2008, 12:35 PM

Biggest open issue IMO is the +heal cap on our reactive. If that was fixed, I would be happy. The poor itemization effects all classes, so it's not really a Templar issue.

Kizee · 01-07-2008, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by quasigenx

Biggest open issue IMO is the +heal cap on our reactive. If that was fixed, I would be happy. The poor itemization effects all classes, so it's not really a Templar issue.

It would be nice if they fixed that. IDK why the hell ours caps so low.

At least some people are spending dkp for items that drop. There are some really nice gear for scouts, mages, fighters out there.

Every time a templar/inq. plate armor piece drops me and the inq. in guild are like "I don't want that piece of shit...transmute it". Some of the items have some really nice resists but alot of good that does you when resists really don't matter a whole lot.