Every buffing class in all 3 realms is getting new resist buffs

[Allison]

Every class except for bards, that is. :(

http://www.camelotherald.com/more/208.php

[Boom]

Druid Nurture spec
23 Strength of the Sun (resist heat)
32 Resillience of the Sun
43 Aura of the Sun

24 Warmth of the Badger (resist cold)
35 Warmth of the Wolf
45 Warmth of the Bear

26 Earth Affinity (resist matter)
38 Earth Bond
48 Earth Union

Bleh, you can have it. Its already confusing enough trying to figure out which buffs to give to which people. And we just got that new acuity buff that ups damage on caster spells. Now everyone is going to want all three of these in addition to everything else.

Tank: Hey Boomy could I get some buffs please? I need str and const and af and hunters attack, and oh please give me all three of those new resists I think I see some albs casting all three kinds of spells.

Ranger: Boomy I need dex and const and those three resists and the quickness/dex please.

Caster: Boomy you going to give me acuity? and I really need the resists so I can get close enough to ae those albs, and some const would be nice while you are at it, and of course I need dex.

Bard: Boomy I need yellow buffs please.

Boomy: ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!


As long as they have a 16 buff limit, I really have no need for any additional buffs. If they let me buff until I run out of conc, then I could afford to give everyone some extra resist buffs.

Also this is too confusing. I am going to be in RvR and wait to see what kind of magic the albs or mids are using then say "Hey, everyone come back to me, they are using heat magic, let me buff you with heat resist.

Oh well, I didn't plan on taking my nurture spec past 20 anyway so I won't be getting any of these new buffs. So I guess I have nothing to worry about.

I am getting that new acuity buff (level 12 nurture) today though. I talked to a caster (enchanter) and he said he does way more damage with it.

[Canidae]

Heh.. No kidding Boomy! At least on one of those accounts feel free to say NO!. Not being mean, but Rangers can buff themselves. They generally only want our buffs so that they don't have to recast theirs.

[Allison]

Hehehe. I was thinking the same thing, Boomy. Too many buffs as it is. You're right, I'm glad I don't get the new ones. :p

On a side note, your comments about people demanding buffs reminds me to ask something. Do people think bards are stupid? I appreciate when tanks tell me they are low on endurance, especially when we are chain pulling and I'm trying to keep tanks in endurance and casters in power (no end bar so I can't tell how low they are). But, sometimes I get in groups with people (tanks mostly) who act like I just fell off the turnip truck.

I hear stuff all day long like, "HEAL HEAL, WTF?" and "MEZZ MEZZ MEZZ!!" and "end song" "pow song" "speed song." I get a little insulted I guess when at every single downtime someone tells me to play power song or when we start travelling someone tells me to play speed song. What am I? Stupid?

I guess because I hear it so much I get defensive and forget that I have to educate people about what I can and can't do. Like if I'm the only healer and we get an aggro in the middle of a fight, sometimes mezzing would mean someone dying and it's better to try and just heal. Or, I can't mezz something if you're bapping on it. Or, I can't heal when I'm being bapped. Or, I can't mezz if everyone insists on standing in front of the entrance to a pit and I can't see the adds to target them. Or, if you don't tell me you're pulling, don't expect me to be Johnny on the Spot with the mezzes.

Just once I'd like to tell one of those tanks, "Fire blade? WTF? Taunt taunt!!" and see how they like it. :p

[Jing]

Canidae: true, but some druid/bard buffs stack on ranger buffs... plus not all rangers spec in their self-buff line... =)

Warmth of the Baddgerr.... i don't wanna see what kind of graphic appears when you cast that.....

;):hump:

[Boom]

Alli, is the bard mezz single target or area mez? Cuz if its area I would just remap the F8 key to an easier to find key and just smack that to autotarget the closest mob and mez em all. If its single target and you need to mez the second mob because the tanks are bapping on the first.... good luck :/ I mean you can try tapping F8 repeatedly to switch between the mobs, but it doesn't always work so good.

I remapped F8 to Q, and F6 to W. Target, attack mode, and #3 is /stick. :D I know, I know, I'm not a tank. :p

[Allison]

I have a single target and an AE mezz. I usually prefer the single target in close quarters because of the following: It is a 2 second cast as opposed to a 3 sec cast for the AE; It has a longer duration than the AE; It isn't resisted as much as the AE; I don't risk drawing unwanted adds like I do with the AE; If it's resisted, I only have one mob coming after me instead of 2. And finally, if I mezz both targets, the tanks get confused about which one to hit first, and sometimes start bapping both. :)

But, when in a dungeon, if people just won't stand to the side, I do have to resort to using the AE sometimes just because of targetting issues. Then, after about 30 secs, I'll go back and cast single mezzes on the already mezzed mob to get a longer duration. I also use this tactic if there are 2 adds instead of one.

The method to be used really depends on the location and level of the mobs I'm mezzing. :)

[Boom]

Ah, well that all makes sense and stuff. :) Three seconds is too long of a casting time for an aemezz in my opinion. :/ specially since it seems like EVERY alb and mid class has insta everything. To bad you can't mezz us stoopid tanks who keep bapping the monsters you mezz. :D

Omg, boomkitty just jumped up on the desk next to the keyboard and is sitting there looking at me with a "I've never been up here, is this ok?" look on his face. Sooooo cute!

[Dape]

Don't worry Jing, you won't see the warmth of the Baddgerr spell. I save that one for the girls.
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