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[InkofDeath]

They've had one patch where they had a buff, lol.

 

I'm counting both the class and the archetype updates that directly affected the class in some way, as well as bugs with the class that were easy to make an exploit out of the class. Don't quite know if that last one is a true buff though.

 

 

 

Regardless:

 

http://forums.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=79985

 

http://forums.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=88078

 

http://forums.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=101147

 

http://forums.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=107983

 

http://forums.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=117816

 

http://forums.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=127256 < - - This is an arguable update to them, as it affects them positively and negatively in some way.

 

 

 

They've had consistent updates, as well as fixes.

 

 

 

EDIT:

 

 

 

I'm having a terrible time trying to implemented a custom UI. I'm trying to use this:

 

http://forums.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=129747

 

 

 

Yet it doesn't seem to work in-game.

 

 

 

I download it.

 

I extract the file to the AoC\Cd_Image\GUI\Custom.

 

I fix the revision numbers.

 

 

 

I launch the game.

 

The UI doesn't change.

 

 

 

What am I missing?

[Vidi]

Bah, those links need me to log in and it won't accept my forum password/user.

 

 

 

We had one "big buff" a few weeks ago, after that it's been small, un-noticeble tweaks. Pacts got fixed, Dark Mediation got giving a spell animation instead of a stun, the spell animation is the same as one of the spells a PoM has though I think, either way it doesn't change anything unless you can interupt it once your mana is filled (if so then ya, that's handy for raids!)

 

 

 

Up-coming patch looks disapointing for PvE players. And there's a huge memory leak or FPS eater in kheshatta. Was farming in epic khes yesterday, my FPS would be at 40-50 (normal) and over time it'd slowly go down, boss fights would take 10fps off at a time, till it got down to 3fps. Everyone in my group was suffering this problem. Seems to be cos of the updates there, which are nice updates, but they're causing major FPS problems.

[InkofDeath]

I can suffer the loss of FPS as I only get 7 or 12 regularly until the next month. >.>

 

 

 

The biggest issue to me was that dexterity update. Totally wiped my defense. Mobs hit me for 500 at my own level, mobs three levels lower hit me for 250 to 320. I can hardly take 2 mobs at once, if at all. >.>

 

 

 

Looking forward though to Wednesday just because I want my keybindings fixed. -.-

 

 

 

Also E3 in 6 hours live on G4tv.

[Nadril]

Skate, there's actually a workaround to the keybinds on the forums somewhere. Only works if you used to have them a certain way and they changed though.

 

 

 

It involves moving around the .XML file for em.

 

 

 

 

 

The biggest issue to me was that dexterity update. Totally wiped my defense. Mobs hit me for 500 at my own level, mobs three levels lower hit me for 250 to 320. I can hardly take 2 mobs at once, if at all. >.>

 

 

 

My HoX (who is 29 now) hasn't had much of a problem taking 2-3 of same level mobs on him, and he's super squishy.

[Vidi]

Try Ctrl + Alt + C if you're on multi-core. Do it till you get the "Debug: Now using all avaible cores" message in combat window I think it is. gives a small (5-10) fps boost but is welcome never the less.

[InkofDeath]

I saw that workaround, but I'm already having enough trouble trying to get the custom UI mods to work, lol. >.>

 

 

 

Tons of Assassins are complaining about getting hit too hard or unable to take on 2 mobs, there's about 3 topics about it in the Assassins forum, so whether Assassins got more affected by it or not I don't know, I just know the Destiny Quest Ice Cave took me an hour and 50 minutes to do, I was utilizing every heal, and ability I had per every mob. This dungeon should only take 20-30 minutes at the most. The mobs don't even respawn in this dungeon.

 

 

 

And you started a HoX Nadril? Good luck with it. ^_^

 

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Thanks vidi, I'll try it out, though it's already been switching between one core, and all available cores lately (apparently for everyone?).

 

 

 

Edit: Yea, as soon as I switched the settings to use all available cores I immediately went down to 4 FPS, then hovered to 6, then stayed at 5.4 -5.9. Weird...

[Vidi]

When I did the Ice Cave quest on my Demo it took maybe 20mins, was incredibly easy. Hour and 50 mins? Just wow, Assasins really need some work.

[Nadril]

When I did the Ice Cave quest on my Demo it took maybe 20mins, was incredibly easy. Hour and 50 mins? Just wow, Assasins really need some work.

 

 

 

It's more of a bug if anything. Good sin's do just fine in both PvE and PvP. They do, however, take more skill than barbs to play.

 

 

 

 

 

Either way I think it's a bug currently that was introduced that last patch, dunno what it is exactly though. Like I said I haven't had much a problem with my HoX, and they're usually considered squishier than a sin.

[InkofDeath]

When I did the Ice Cave quest on my Demo it took maybe 20mins, was incredibly easy. Hour and 50 mins? Just wow, Assasins really need some work.

 

 

 

It's more of a bug if anything. Good sin's do just fine in both PvE and PvP. They do, however, take more skill than barbs to play.

 

Exactly. Up until the last patch I've been doing just fine playing the class how I think it's suppose to be played. I only had difficulty against 5 or 6 mobs at once (at close range you can hit 3 (4 if your lucky) at once, and kill them in groups like that), that were my same level, or +1 higher. In PvP it was only bad against guardians, and if a Ranger happened to get the first hit, which would stun me, I'd have a very difficult time getting to them before they snare me again. You have to utilize the hide ability, as well as picking the right spec at each level range. Lotus is best used in PvE pre-50(or 60), while Corruption really takes the stage til 70, and Lotus makes a good comeback at 70-80. This is only PvE though. Corruption wins after level 65 for PvP.

 

 

 

Barbs are go in, pre-load combos, and knock things down quickly, rest, repeat. Sin's are one mob at a time, but quickly killing them. If you set 20 mobs up for both classes, each class would end at roughly the same time (though I think Sin's would finish faster) after killing each mob.

 

 

 

Assassins have one of the highest (if not the highest) DPS.

[Nadril]

Barbs are go in, pre-load combos, and knock things down quickly, rest, repeat.

 

 

 

[bleep] preloading combos man. Last week I literally had a barb charge me, twist around behind me, and lob my ToS's head off.

 

 

 

Level 80 vs level 80. I didn't even get a chance to react. At least against barbs who don't preload I can stun them, or something.

 

 

 

 

 

Although there is a certain appeal of being able to run up to guys, use a 2 button combo (as my HoX) and destroy them. I've been making ToS's think twice about rolling the class. 8-)

[InkofDeath]

 

 

 

[bleep] preloading combos man. Last week I literally had a barb charge me, twist around behind me, and lob my ToS's head off.

 

 

 

Level 80 vs level 80. I didn't even get a chance to react. At least against barbs who don't preload I can stun them, or something.

 

 

 

 

 

Although there is a certain appeal of being able to run up to guys, use a 2 button combo (as my HoX) and destroy them. I've been making ToS's think twice about rolling the class. 8-)

 

Lol yea pre-loading is hilarious, but fun if you have a class that can actually preload something...

 

 

 

Though I don't know if Barbs CoS is worse than a Bear Shaman pre-loading. Bear Shamans are freaking scary at 70+, hitting 5k+ through three shields...and healing...>.>

 

 

 

Edit: 20 minutes till E3 is streamed live on G4tv. =)

[Nadril]

 

 

 

[bleep] preloading combos man. Last week I literally had a barb charge me, twist around behind me, and lob my ToS's head off.

 

 

 

Level 80 vs level 80. I didn't even get a chance to react. At least against barbs who don't preload I can stun them, or something.

 

 

 

 

 

Although there is a certain appeal of being able to run up to guys, use a 2 button combo (as my HoX) and destroy them. I've been making ToS's think twice about rolling the class. 8-)

 

Lol yea pre-loading is hilarious, but fun if you have a class that can actually preload something...

 

 

 

Though I don't know if Barbs CoS is worse than a Bear Shaman pre-loading. Bear Shamans are freaking scary at 70+, hitting 5k+ through three shields...and healing...>.>

 

 

 

Edit: 20 minutes till E3 is streamed live on G4tv. =)

 

 

 

Barb CoS X crit == 10k dmg.

 

 

 

Hell even non crit they hit like 10 times for 700dmg each hit.

[InkofDeath]

Barbs aren't a hybrid class though, to me bear shamans are more annoying to kill than Barbs.

[Vidi]

On my shammy, with a timed renewel (+50% damage modifier for a brief moment) I usually hit 500-600 x2 in a combo. When critting, 1k-1.1k x2.

 

 

 

Now, I'm only level 45, and I know there's another spell which adds another 45% damage modifier (atleast I think it's 45). So later in the game, with a good blunt, good combos, and those 2 stacked, shammys can do some pretty insane burst damage. For a healer/melee class it's pretty scarey lol.

[InkofDeath]

On my shammy, with a timed renewel (+50% damage modifier for a brief moment) I usually hit 500-600 x2 in a combo. When critting, 1k-1.1k x2.

 

 

 

Now, I'm only level 45, and I know there's another spell which adds another 45% damage modifier (atleast I think it's 45). So later in the game, with a good blunt, good combos, and those 2 stacked, shammys can do some pretty insane burst damage. For a healer/melee class it's pretty scarey lol.

 

If you used that damage modifier, I'd be pretty much toast even if I used my damage debuffs, and even got my kick to work to break the first combo. Though Shamans have other combos which do just as bad damage. >.>

 

 

 

Barbs can't heal themselves, thus I really don't carefor CoS as it's easily avoidable if your paying attention, Shamans heal, and have multiple 1-shotting combos to Assassins.

[Orpheus]

I'm having fun with a HoX right now, it's funny to just pull two weak combos and then Flaming Pillar combo to kill them, while in beast mode. Also, tell me this isn't beastly:

 

 

 

 

[bleep]ing necros, rangers, and shamans are giving me problems, but other classes, i wipe the floor with. I'm having fun with my one clan, Riddle of Steel. We almost have a t2 city built, just gotta get some yews.

[InkofDeath]

Great picture to be honest, you should have gotten it earlier and posted it in the community screenshot competition. Would have won for sure.

 

 

 

Reminds me, my guild, Malfunction, has gotten the T1 city fully complete (disregard what I previously said, info wasn't accurate), now working on the T2 keep. Located @ Potain, Instance 21.

[Orpheus]

Skatedog, what's your clan name, and could you get me in? The clan I was in was acting like idiots and I lost my temper with them, then the leader kicked me. [RoS] is now kos to me.

[Nadril]

Whats the full name of [RoS]? I'll put them on any KoS list of mine too.

 

 

 

Also I'm having a bit of guild troubles with the 7 or so guys I run with. We moved over to [Xen of Onslaught] and have found out they aren't what we thought. I'm sure if they [bleep] up something again that we'll be gone.

 

 

 

Hasn't bothered me much though, just playing my HoX. Why I got my Tempest up to 80 I have no idea, it's not really my kind of playstyle in group PvP (always first to go down :P).

[InkofDeath]

Skatedog, what's your clan name, and could you get me in? The clan I was in was acting like idiots and I lost my temper with them, then the leader kicked me. [RoS] is now kos to me.

 

Malfunction.

 

What was your name again? #-o

 

 

 

And I'd be happy to. :

 

 

 

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Yea, healers are always the first ones to go down, rather quickly if you ask me.

[Orpheus]

Skatedog, what's your clan name, and could you get me in? The clan I was in was acting like idiots and I lost my temper with them, then the leader kicked me. [RoS] is now kos to me.

 

Malfunction.

 

What was your name again? #-o

 

 

 

And I'd be happy to. :

 

 

 

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Yea, healers are always the first ones to go down, rather quickly if you ask me.

 

 

 

The name I'm using is Ulitariunia.

[Vidi]

Just did a full Atzels Fortress run with only 2 wipes, both on Atzel. A conq for Atzel is really nice if you can keep him alive.

[InkofDeath]

Just did a full Atzels Fortress run with only 2 wipes, both on Atzel. A conq for Atzel is really nice if you can keep him alive.

 

Isn't any class nice if you can keep them alive? Lol...

[Nadril]

Just did a full Atzels Fortress run with only 2 wipes, both on Atzel. A conq for Atzel is really nice if you can keep him alive.

 

 

 

The necro and/or demonologist gives me problems.

 

 

 

However, to be fair, the best run I did in Atzels (haven't cleared it, only ran 3 times) we ran with a DT tanking. The necro was all about taking it slow, not taking excessive risks and placement (so to not get hit with AoE). The demonologist kicked our [wagon] though, we just didn't have the heals or the tank for him and he'd wipe the floor with us.

 

 

 

My HoX is now level ~35. Only problem so far is that HoX gear is a [bleep] to find, and I have a feeling I'm going to use a lot of mage and/or sin gear. Not like it matters that much, considering that gear isn't a big deal. Plus I believe it was this last patch that made it so my HoX gets more of a bonus out of + fire dmg (magic).

[Vidi]

Our tank was in t2/t1 epic gear, had no problems at all.

 

 

 

As for skatedog, Conqs have combat res, which is EXTREMELY helpful.

 

 

 

For the necro/AoE bosses we just ran away and ran back after he casted it while the tank stayed still and took a beating.