Sooooo, what RA's did you get? <minstrels>

[Verena]

I'm wondering what RA's the high ranked minstrels have taken. I'm still not sure which are worth it for us and which arent.

I've got:

Aug Con 1
Toughness 1
Tireless 1
Avoidance of Magic 1
First Aid 1
MCL 1

I simply LOVE MCL, FA1 sucks and only heals me for 80-100hp I'm not sure if the extra 50hp i got from aug con and toughness is worth it, but I still have my respec so I'd like to hear other minstrels on these subjects. Tireless is nice, I like having a pet sometimes and twisting eats end so anything that gives me a tiny bit extra is worth it fr only 1 point IMO.

SOS is a nice RA but I rather get some passive skills first before I start going for SoS and IP.

I've been thinking of getting Long Wind cause I see myself chasing skalds/bards a lot with mach5+sprint but problem is once I get to them I'm out of end. Anyone tested it, is it worth it?

 

[Danya]

At the moment with my measly number of spec points I have
Aug con 1
Aug str 1
aug dex 1
aug qui 1
aug acuity 2
serenity 1
mcl 1
toughness 1
sos

SoS utterly ROCKS, if you don't have it GET IT! MCL is very useful given how fast instas empty my powerbar. I'm considering respec augs+serenity to FA, but given that a lot of people said it's not worth it I'll probably stick with my passives until I have enough to respec FA+IP. Next up for me is a level of AoM.

 

[Verena]

Originally posted by Dannyn
At the moment with my measly number of spec points I have
Aug con 1
Aug str 1
aug dex 1
aug qui 1
aug acuity 2
serenity 1
mcl 1
toughness 1
sos

SoS utterly ROCKS, if you don't have it GET IT! MCL is very useful given how fast instas empty my powerbar. I'm considering respec augs+serenity to FA, but given that a lot of people said it's not worth it I'll probably stick with my passives until I have enough to respec FA+IP. Next up for me is a level of AoM.

Gah you're slow with replying today, it took you 5 long minutes damnit. Sorry but i expect a little better from you. hehe

Well seeing as I'm just grinding away at exp first before entering the 50's BG's a lot more I only had 10 points to spend. Can't see myself spending em all on a pure RvR RA when I'm not even lvl50. I do agree though it does look very cool and it's on my wishlist for sure.

I took aug aquity 2, serenity 2 and MCL 1 on my chanter in hib and it's freakin amazing.

I hadn't played her in couple of months and I was exactly 42.5, I played for 4 hours solo and I'm 43 now. For a mage it's a dream come true, it's like having psong2 running all the time with a nice 35% (yes it fills 3.5bub of POW on my bar) pow heal every 5min.

For my minstrel I'm not sure though, a mage isn't really in combat when casting spells so you're pow regen is running "most" of the time. As a "warrior" minstrel (hehe, love that word) I'm not sure if it's worth it, I love MCL though but getting +12 cha and tiny powersong running doesn't seem too good for me. The +cha is noticable for our DD's but it's not like it's our main form of dmg dealing.

 

[Danya]

I can tell you now, serenity isn't worth it on a minstrel. MCL is _well_ worth it though. Non-combat means you can't use it with a weapon drawn or while casting, so you put your sword away, MCL, draw it again. Generally I use it after mezzing someone or while running around. Hmm wonder if it's worth me respeccing to MCL 2 and waiting a bit longer for IP...

 

[Coren]

My current RA template (will prolly get some adjustments later):

Aug con 1
Aug dex 1
Aug str 1
Aug qui 2
Aug acuity 2
Serenity 1
Tireless 1
Avoidance of Magic 1
Dodger 1
Toughness 1
First Aid 2
Ignore Pain
Speed of Sound

Tested it for a while now, and no matter how much they cost, I'm never going to dump SoS and IP. Both invaluable lifesavers.

Contrary to what Dan said, serenity 1 is defintely worth it. Mana regen is capped at a value of 5, so if you have serenity 1 and PS4, you'll regen an empty powerbar in no time.
Same with tireless. In combat you won't notice the effect much, but you will when resting/running around. Wouldn't be a primary choice, but if you have enough points it's worth spending one point in.

Toughness gave me 32 hp and aug con 1 gave me 22hp, which is only worth it if you got enough points or need aug con as a prerequisite.

Dodger 1 and it's prerequisite was a waste of points IMO. I might notice a diffence if I'll get dodger 3, but that won't be an option since I want to keep IP and FA2.

So I think I'll wait a bit, get 1 or 2 more RA points and respec the dodger (and maybe some aug's aswell) to Mastery of Pain 2 or more and MCL. Got MCL on my wizzie alt and it's simply too good to pass and you won't even notice the 5 min timer on it.

 

[Verena]

Originally posted by Dannyn
I can tell you now, serenity isn't worth it on a minstrel. MCL is _well_ worth it though. Non-combat means you can't use it with a weapon drawn or while casting, so you put your sword away, MCL, draw it again. Generally I use it after mezzing someone or while running around. Hmm wonder if it's worth me respeccing to MCL 2 and waiting a bit longer for IP...

I've read that MCL 1 gives 30%, MCL2 40% and MCL3 50% power back. That's a lot points for only a slight improvement over MCL1. I'm not sure if it's worth it. Serenity is indeed very nice I noticed on my hib chanter but I'm not swimming in points so I'll pass on that one till I'm 50 and RvRing more often.

As a highlander I probably will take some aug quickness cause we have a severe lack of it due to race starting points.

 

[Verena]

Originally posted by Coren
My current RA template (will prolly get some adjustments later):

Aug con 1
Aug dex 1
Aug str 1
Aug qui 2
Aug acuity 2
Serenity 1
Tireless 1
Avoidance of Magic 1
Dodger 1
Toughness 1
First Aid 2
Ignore Pain
Speed of Sound

Tested it for a while now, and no matter how much they cost, I'm never going to dump SoS and IP. Both invaluable lifesavers.

Contrary to what Dan said, serenity 1 is defintely worth it. Mana regen is capped at a value of 5, so if you have serenity 1 and PS4, you'll regen an empty powerbar in no time.
Same with tireless. In combat you won't notice the effect much, but you will when resting/running around. Wouldn't be a primary choice, but if you have enough points it's worth spending one point in.

Toughness gave me 32 hp and aug con 1 gave me 22hp, which is only worth it if you got enough points or need aug con as a prerequisite.

Dodger 1 and it's prerequisite was a waste of points IMO. I might notice a diffence if I'll get dodger 3, but that won't be an option since I want to keep IP and FA2.

So I think I'll wait a bit, get 1 or 2 more RA points and respec the dodger (and maybe some aug's aswell) to Mastery of Pain 2 or more and MCL. Got MCL on my wizzie alt and it's simply too good to pass and you won't even notice the 5 min timer on it.

Mind if I drool a bit over your RA's

I'm probably gonna take off the aug con/toughness so I can have IP asap. I like SoS a lot but as I'm not 50 yet I think I'll wait till i reach 50 and got some more to spend.

Don't see any of you mention purge, I like the idea of the RA itself but 10 points is a lot if want to get IP and SoS too. Gonna shove that to the bottom of my wishlist.

 

[old.linnet]

Serenity not worth it if you have psong 5 already ....

Speed of Sound is, however, awesome. (I can imagine it would come in handy in PvE when trying to get out of one of those impossibly bad pulls, as you'll maintain the uninterruptible speed even if you are down to a sliver of health
)

MCL is not only useful but also pretty.



Lin

 

[old.Reckless <Lion>]

Aug Str III
Long Wind I
Avoidance Of Magic I
Speed Of Sound

10pts left to spend

Will probably get some more Long Wind, Avoidance of Magic, maybe some more Aug's. Leaving my options open for purge....but i doubt very much if i will get it. Mez is easy enough to avoid.