Post by Tallaith on Nov 19, 2009 12:30:21 GMT -5
... that I would actually enjoy playing Ceallian again as much as I did last night.
I've been experiencing burn-out with Minstrel. NOT with Cay as a character, with LotRO, or as Fearless Leader; however, after two and a half years of playing the class, I was honestly sick of it. I've taken a nearly two month long break from questing or raiding with her at all; for a couple months before that I was only rarely taking breaks from RP and helping Kinnies to do end-game content.
So last night I pitched in, and dragged Amari away from Dragon Age, and helped Deveon with a three-man radiance instance in the Water Works. I've done the instance a dozen times and never beaten the last boss, always traited as Warrior-Skald. This trait set is meant for DPS and while I can still heal for over 1100, there is a huge power drain for literally anything and healing skills are under penalties for inductions, strength, and other handy buffs like resists and motivation.
So. Just for shits and giggles.. I retraited with a mutant trait set made up of all three available skill sets. I kept a few Warrior-Skald traits and leaned heavily towards the "buff" set over uber heals. BUT! Just these tiny changes made all the difference in the world with how effective I was!
Not to mention, both Amari and Deveon are awesome at the Captain class. We burned down the long Caerlug fight in about twenty minutes, half the time of our normal average. And for the first time, with no wipes, and Deveon's very first attempt at the fight, we beat the last boss!
I'm pretty happy that we did so well and that I actually enjoyed the experience. We went straight to HoM afterwards, but sadly, since none of the three of us have ever done the instance, we ran out of time before I turned into a pumpkin and had to go to bed. What we did accomplish there was very successful and I'm so proud!
I can say I may be able to play my Minny again soon on a regular basis. While I love LM and it's quickly become my very favorite class, and the one I feel like I'm best at, I miss playing Cay OOC and running raids and radiance groups.
Wish me luck on learning how to play the class all over again. It will be a huge change to rely on other people to keep me alive so I can heal them, instead of relying on my own RAWR and damage to protect myself.
Just thought I'd "squee!" and brag a bit about how refreshing this was and how excited I am to MAYBE have Cay back.
I've been experiencing burn-out with Minstrel. NOT with Cay as a character, with LotRO, or as Fearless Leader; however, after two and a half years of playing the class, I was honestly sick of it. I've taken a nearly two month long break from questing or raiding with her at all; for a couple months before that I was only rarely taking breaks from RP and helping Kinnies to do end-game content.
So last night I pitched in, and dragged Amari away from Dragon Age, and helped Deveon with a three-man radiance instance in the Water Works. I've done the instance a dozen times and never beaten the last boss, always traited as Warrior-Skald. This trait set is meant for DPS and while I can still heal for over 1100, there is a huge power drain for literally anything and healing skills are under penalties for inductions, strength, and other handy buffs like resists and motivation.
So. Just for shits and giggles.. I retraited with a mutant trait set made up of all three available skill sets. I kept a few Warrior-Skald traits and leaned heavily towards the "buff" set over uber heals. BUT! Just these tiny changes made all the difference in the world with how effective I was!
Not to mention, both Amari and Deveon are awesome at the Captain class. We burned down the long Caerlug fight in about twenty minutes, half the time of our normal average. And for the first time, with no wipes, and Deveon's very first attempt at the fight, we beat the last boss!
I'm pretty happy that we did so well and that I actually enjoyed the experience. We went straight to HoM afterwards, but sadly, since none of the three of us have ever done the instance, we ran out of time before I turned into a pumpkin and had to go to bed. What we did accomplish there was very successful and I'm so proud!
I can say I may be able to play my Minny again soon on a regular basis. While I love LM and it's quickly become my very favorite class, and the one I feel like I'm best at, I miss playing Cay OOC and running raids and radiance groups.
Wish me luck on learning how to play the class all over again. It will be a huge change to rely on other people to keep me alive so I can heal them, instead of relying on my own RAWR and damage to protect myself.
Just thought I'd "squee!" and brag a bit about how refreshing this was and how excited I am to MAYBE have Cay back.