Avoid the grind, form a group..in an mmorpg? Who would have thought it
Gratz on 80, first here perhaps?
yeah just to clarify that, NONE of the dungeons in kheshatta are doable by a random xping group at the moment. You will just die, horribly
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yeah just to clarify that, NONE of the dungeons in kheshatta are doable by a random xping group at the moment. You will just die, horribly
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Probably because tanking (gaining and keeping aggro, threat-management) is totally broken in AoC.
If a frigging bodypull generates more threat then a 'this will cause the enemy to focus on the character'-move, screw it.
Sure, I didnt have hateful strikes from soldiers-tree, but cmon.. if i *spam* aggro-moves, in defensive stance, doing that threat-reduction shout on DPS'ers, someone shouldnt pull off aggro 'without doing combos'.
Respecced out of Taunt, had it maxxed out and couldn't keep aggro in Sanctum. If it continues like this, I doubt you will have many tanks remaining in this game in a month.
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currently its roughly 350 kills of (my level + 2) mobs in order to advance.
Anyone care to share their experience?
Exactly the same number of kills for me at 62 killing L64 mobs roughly. Managed to level twice with about 1/3 of the xp coming from quests.
Some of the quests are ridiculously easy. Even managed a red group quest solo, killing Pick bosses in Thunder River Valley, L66 mobs.
Really dont mind the grind. Only problem are the retards who occasionally come to your spots with AoE grps and take eveything. Was really bad in FOTD.
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Oh, is this one of those dungeons they keep harping on about on the main forums where it's impossibly difficult because, some players think, it is still not finished yet?
It works, just have to careful with over-dpsing early on in the pull. The DT we had in onyx today did great, full defensive feat spec ofc
Not sure, all the non raid instances I've done fine so far (scorp cleaned, caravan cleaned, ravine not started, onxy only half done) you just need 6 non retarded people :F
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From what I noticed of grping in sanctum, catacombs, MS, Cisterns, Tomb.. a full melee group works the best.
Key is to block mobs from reaching support, so form a circle around your support andjust dps them mobs to hell. DT, guardian, conq, pom, bs and tos worked the best in the groups I been in.
Taunt seems very broken indeed.
Then againalot of things are abit unbalanced or simply broken at the moment. Atleast they are patching every few days and not once every month or 6 months..
Key is to block mobs from reaching support, so form a circle around your support andjust dps them mobs to hell. DT, guardian, conq, pom, bs and tos worked the best in the groups I been in.
Taunt seems very broken indeed.
Then againalot of things are abit unbalanced or simply broken at the moment. Atleast they are patching every few days and not once every month or 6 months.. 
Stallion
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I highly doubt it, my assassin is female, and I don't see how the dps could be scaled up from current levels. Can 1 combo shoot level 80 mobs (with 0 shields in the attack direction) atm, and I was level 76 at the time..
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With such visions in your head you should visit a doctor as soon as possible.
Soldiers have no problems maintaining aggro whatsoever.
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I'm a complete noob when it comes to tanking, but went for a DT in this game. I do ok, my only problem is when i play stoned and do rubbish pulls and get shouted at by entire group.
When i play sober holding aggro is easy, especially with Sadisim which is proc that eventually begins doing AoE damage once it hits a certain level.
I've specced heavily into Life Tapping and poured approx 10 feat points into buffing Mystical Bane, which turns out to be a huge resource for insane amounts of damage (for a tank at least).
I've tanked in Fields of the Dead against the Vanir elites, i've tanked the sanctum several times, and i'll probably be tanking the Tomb as from tomorrow.
Tanks not easy for me personally, but thats probably because i'm a noob at the concept and playing these sort of games in general, but its certainly not broken.
When i play sober holding aggro is easy, especially with Sadisim which is proc that eventually begins doing AoE damage once it hits a certain level.
I've specced heavily into Life Tapping and poured approx 10 feat points into buffing Mystical Bane, which turns out to be a huge resource for insane amounts of damage (for a tank at least).
I've tanked in Fields of the Dead against the Vanir elites, i've tanked the sanctum several times, and i'll probably be tanking the Tomb as from tomorrow.
Tanks not easy for me personally, but thats probably because i'm a noob at the concept and playing these sort of games in general, but its certainly not broken.
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Especially if you use aggro combos, and actually spec to aggro.
Oh and, well, use aggro gear.
I love when people complain about features being broken and then get told "well, have you tried pressing a button to HIT the monster?"