Sorc spec.

[Derian]

Just wondering what the sorc's out there prefer, currently im 44 mind, 31 body and just wonder what others use:

44 mind, 31 body - mind sorc
40 body, 36 mind - bit of both
45 body, 29 mind - body sorc

Seen some kool movies with a sorc having 40 body, 36 mind did nice dmg any thoughts?

 

[Celery]

My Sorc has had a few specs :-

41 Body 34 Mind - oldskool spec

48 Body 24 Mind - great in rvr before SC made resists go way higher

40 Body 36 Mind - current spec, like it very much for both pve and rvr. With a few ToA items (+duration for mez, etc) and perhaps some MoF when NF arrives to make the 34 mez stick better, I think it's a pretty solid spec.

 

[- English -]

the few specs i like:

46body - 28mind irrc. - get the 45 spec nuke, and the mezz shield thing, blue pom (yelo dex/qui aoe).
47Body - 26mind - get spec nuke at 45, purp dex/qui aoe,(cripples healers/casters) - blue pom.

at 41 Body 34 Mind - you have a cap about 400 dmg on spec nuke
at 46body - 28mind - i have a cap of 740 on spec nuke

 

[Pin]

at 41 Body 34 Mind - you have a cap about 400 dmg on spec nuke
at 46body - 28mind - i have a cap of 740 on spec nuke

A little out on that guess...

Caps without bonuses (ToA, RAs, etc):

Level 28 spec nuke: 400
Level 35 spec nuke: 490
Level 50 lifetap: 539
Level 45 spec nuke: 629

So you'll only really use the spec nukes if specced 45+ body, or in PvE to save power.
Add 10-20% to each of those for average artifacts + MoM.


Anyways... If you have decent gear, a few realm ranks and/or assist a Cabalist, you'll see little damage difference going from 31 to 40 body.
If you're lower realm rank or do lots of pve, 36/40 is probably best. Otherwise I would rather specialise towards mind or body.

 

[Tootz]

Pin is right as usual

I prefer my current sorc spec of 36 mind / 39 body. This is a great "jack of all trades" spec, but since the new baseline lifetap, you'll only really use the 35 spec nuke in PvE.

Its all down to how you play really. If you're always grouped and just want to act as mezzer in RvR, then go at least 44 mind. If you like to solo, and still PvE a fair bit, you can't go wrong with 36mind/39body. If you run around with a spirit/body cabi m8, go full body

Oh and Celery, that avatar is damn hypnotic...

 

[Derian]

main question is tho at 40 body, 36 mind can u still tame lvl 50 mobs?

D

 

[Draylor]

Yup

 

[HerculesPluto]

My Sorc has had a few specs :-

41 Body 34 Mind - oldskool spec

48 Body 24 Mind - great in rvr before SC made resists go way higher

40 Body 36 Mind - current spec, like it very much for both pve and rvr. With a few ToA items (+duration for mez, etc) and perhaps some MoF when NF arrives to make the 34 mez stick better, I think it's a pretty solid spec.

hehe thats a pretty fucking shit-hot avatar u got there dude

 

[vintervargen]

the lvl34 ae mez gets resisted alot, so i would suggest going 44 mind.

 

[Kagato]

hehe thats a pretty fucking shit-hot avatar u got there dude

I was just wondering what level Mezz his avatar has.

 

[flex]

started @ 40 body / 36 mind, loved it;
Then went to 46 body / xx mind, was nice but rly missed the control & pet;
Went back to 40 body / 36 mind then with toa, still liked it, but i fealt like even when i won initial mezz, i would miss (only 350 range) or get resisted on healer/bard so they could easymode insta me & the grp still got mezzed.
So i'm 44 mind now & i like it alot, don't think i'm gonne respec out of any time soon. The 400 range is great for interrupting too.

My damage on lt is about the same as when i was 40 body but i do get oop alot faster when nuking :<

 

[Brynn]

Im 47 Body - 26 mind

And i dont really have to bother that much about Crack because we have another mind sorc who does the mezzin and we get purple crack off her.

I think that much body is great, the sorc with that is effective in a number of groups, Cabby Debuff + Pbae Ice groups.

However if you go mind you can get groups much easier because you are the main primary mezzer and all groups need that. But there is no way i want to be the primary mezzer, i tried that once and got so much shit from it i thought i would be better as body

 

[evzy]

Depends if you want to deal damage or assist in a big way in group situations is probably the best answer i can give. Sorc 44 Mezz spec can pretty much mezz everything in sight and can swing a battle in your groups favour if you nail it(obviously resists/purge etc come into play).

But I have to admit although I am a 44 Mind Spec sorc atm I am seriously considering a move to Body (just a bit skint atm and cant solo me a dragon-yet) more because I have played Mind for so long I fancy handing out some higher damage for a change and getting me name on some of those killspams.

 

[Tulkos]

Been body spec which was fun and was really nice dmg but the mezz got resisted far to much.

mind spec mezz was really good but i found the nukes poor tbh

Finally went to 40 body 36 mind and i find it really good tbh nukes seem good i can have a pet if i want and the mezz aint that bad either.

 

[Tazock]

Am 40 body 36 mind, I can only say it's pretty descent. Especially if you solo or duo a lot like me. You get a descent area mezz with a descent area root, yellow crack and you can still get the lvl 50 pets. further more you can pve a bit with it.

Ofcourse you mezz is likely to be resisted against high rr groups and your root won't last long against most tanks. But I don't fight high rr groups only high rr singles and then it's not much a prob if mezz is resisted once.

A question from me is however do you sorcs keep your spec in NF.
Personally I probably throw away the mind or body and get matter spec in place for it

 

[Chilly]

Am 40 body 36 mind, I can only say it's pretty descent. Especially if you solo or duo a lot like me. You get a descent area mezz with a descent area root, yellow crack and you can still get the lvl 50 pets. further more you can pve a bit with it.

Ofcourse you mezz is likely to be resisted against high rr groups and your root won't last long against most tanks. But I don't fight high rr groups only high rr singles and then it's not much a prob if mezz is resisted once.

A question from me is however do you sorcs keep your spec in NF.
Personally I probably throw away the mind or body and get matter spec in place for it

Funny you should say that taz, iv been toying with the idea of body/matter for some time - debuffing my own snare nukes would own rather a lot and its not a puny 8sec debuff, its the full 15sec although it does give root immunity which kinda blows but im not a big fan of root, especially with throw weapon and stuff..

 

[- English -]

yeh pin im just saying that you notice alot of difference in spec nukes - but nowadays, imo mezz is becomming all more useless, yes i can imagine your faces now etc , but what tank doesnt have det4/5, purge, 3 demezzers etc etc. You really must suck if you stand still for the full duration of mezz

 

[Celery]

hehe thats a pretty fucking shit-hot avatar u got there dude

Hehe cheers

I was just wondering what level Mezz his avatar has.

I dunno, but it keeps me entranced for quite some time

 

[Pin]

yeh pin im just saying that you notice alot of difference in spec nukes

Well, of course there is a difference in spec nukes between 30 and 45 body specs (otherwise what would be the point in speccing it? ), but it's mis-leading to compare caps of a RR9 ToA'd body sorc with a RR1 no-equipt mind sorc on a spell which he wouldn't use - a better comparison would be your 740 vs my 622... or <20% difference.

but nowadays, imo mezz is becomming all more useless, yes i can imagine your faces now etc , but what tank doesnt have det4/5, purge, 3 demezzers etc etc. You really must suck if you stand still for the full duration of mezz

Yes a mezz won't last long against most people, but that doesn't make it useless.
Even with det, purge, group purge, resists and cure mezz it's still 400 radius (30% larger area than the lower versions) with low resist-rate.
Forget the duration - if you stop the other group for just 2-3 seconds you are still set, spread, and dropping them. The more you miss, the less of an upper hand you get.


Mezz isn't becoming more useless, but yes, it starts to get that way if you don't spec it


As for NF, I might muck about with a body spec while we have cheap respecs - nuking for 825 no-crit will be fun
But long-term I'll probably be staying mind and let the other sorcs in the group spec higher body.



And as for a Body/Matter spec? You get a 30% debuff for a 143DD snare nuke. I doubt the damage difference will compensate for lack of str/con debuff (let alone the other tools in mind), but no harm in testing it in the cheap respec week.

 

[Galie]

Am I a nOOb or does 50 body rest mind (i think its about 20) sounds good?

Well I don't care really that is the spec I'm gonna use, I want the top AoE Root, the best dmg variance, and the best debuffs. I don't care for mezz these days, in rvr i'm gonna either debuff others dmg, and spam a little AoE amnesia, or do some kickass dmg of my own and spam a little more AoE amnesia.

I'm gonna always run alongside a mind sorc in rvr so who cares if i can't mezz, or have PoT or mezz resist for that matter. I just wanna dd like a bastard and spam amnesia on healers and casters for kicks. I know the mind sorc will hate my guts for it but spamming amnesia is more effective at neutralising casters and healers anyway and we all know they are the real danger in rvr. for the tanks my Kickass root will do the job.

Mind spec is for wussies imo, mezz is sucks more every day, for mezz feedback, det, purge and demezz. Can't demezz or mezz feedback root!

 

[flex]

u actually ever rvr'd ?


Good luck trying to win a fight if you lose mezz & all of your grp gets mezzed.

You wont have more then 1 det tank , & if grp is mezzed, your sorc or both even gonne die in first 4 sec of the fight, don't expect any demezz.


But you're right, mezz isn't very important

 

[Tootz]

Mind spec is for wussies imo, mezz is sucks more every day, for mezz feedback, det, purge and demezz. Can't demezz or mezz feedback root!

Oh dear.

 

[Galie]

I think you are missing my point, I expect to have another sorc there to mezz for me. So I won't be without mezz, I just want to furfil another role, i.e. damage, debuff, demezz, interupt and root.