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Started by Berkut, March 24, 2009, 03:07:20 PM

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Grallon

#225
May 04, 2009, 09:04:27 AM
Day off - had forgotten all servers are down for maintenance until noonish.  <_<



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crazy canuck

#226
May 04, 2009, 11:29:05 AM
Quote from: Syt on May 04, 2009, 12:49:40 AM
I looked at the class, but it seems to be neither a real tank nor a real healer, so it didn't interest me much. I like tanking, but I prefer going "full tank" for that.

It works well as a tank.  In some circumstances where mutiple mobs need tanking a Warden can do better then a Guardian because Wardens have better aoe aggro skills.

Wardens are not meant has healers.  The self healing Warden can do are a nice benefit though since it takes pressure off the healers who can then concentrate on the other dps squishies.  From what I read on the forums in the end game instances Guardians are better tanking one on one but also from what I have read there are not many of those encounters where a Guardian can actually stand there for long.  Unlike WoW it looks that a lot of kiting and exchanging of aggro that is required.

Plus Wardens solo a lot faster because they do a lot more damage.

I could never go back to my Guardian after playing with the Warden up to the same level.

My guardian is 34 and is now a mule.  My Warden hit 37 over the weekend.

Syt

#227
May 04, 2009, 01:18:18 PM
Alright, I rolled a Hobbit warden. Seems straight forward enough, but could someone please explain gambits to me? :unsure:
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Syt

#228
May 04, 2009, 02:03:29 PM
Quote from: mongers on May 04, 2009, 01:51:09 PM
Quote from: Syt on May 04, 2009, 01:18:18 PM
Alright, I rolled a Hobbit warden. Seems straight forward enough, but could someone please explain gambits to me? :unsure:

Imagine a clenched fist shaking slightly from side to side.  :bowler:

:huh:

Never mind, though. I didn't notice I had to buy gambits from my trainer.  :blush:
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crazy canuck

#229
May 04, 2009, 02:10:42 PM
Quote from: Syt on May 04, 2009, 02:03:29 PM
Never mind, though. I didn't notice I had to buy gambits from my trainer.  :blush:

:lol:

Just make sure you take the time to study which gambits are the most effective in particulary circumstances.  Early on that is easy because you get very few but as you level you get much more variety and you will have access to 2, 3, 4 and 5 slot gambits.  Each has their place and can have a huge impact on gameplay.

I love this class for that.  Its not just pluggin away at the same buttons over and over.  You have to think about your strategy and plan ahead a bit.  You dont want to be in the middle of bulding up a 4 slot gambit only to realize that you should have started another gambit entirely.  Also, you can shift to another gambit in midstream if you are really on the ball.

As one of our Kinmates said, "Wardens are one of those classes you cant just pick up after a week or two away.  You really have to know what you are doing" or words to the effect.

Crazy_Ivan80

#230
May 04, 2009, 02:14:29 PM
and for those few europeans plaing on laurelin... (about 1, excepting me :D): the Flame of the North still exists albeit in a much reduced form (4 peeps and a horsehead). Oh well :D

Syt

#231
May 04, 2009, 02:16:37 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on May 04, 2009, 02:10:42 PM
As one of our Kinmates said, "Wardens are one of those classes you cant just pick up after a week or two away.  You really have to know what you are doing" or words to the effect.

That makes it sound like I should stick with my Champions/Guardians/Hunters. ;)
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Berkut

#232
May 07, 2009, 02:18:13 PM
For teh record, LOTRO at 1680x1050 with 4x AA, and all the bells and whistles cranked to max looks amazing.

I think the biggest grpahical "wow" difference was being able to ramp the draw distance out to ultra high. The world suddenly seems much more epic.
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Syt

#233
May 07, 2009, 02:24:33 PM
Quote from: Berkut on May 07, 2009, 02:18:13 PM
For teh record, LOTRO at 1680x1050 with 4x AA, and all the bells and whistles cranked to max looks amazing.

I think the biggest grpahical "wow" difference was being able to ramp the draw distance out to ultra high. The world suddenly seems much more epic.

I'm running it at max all at 1920x1200 and have a good time. If only the objects in the distance wouldn't "pop up". :(

I especially like the shadows from objects (trees, buildings) on my char.
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—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

Sophie Scholl

#234
May 08, 2009, 03:31:30 AM
Quote from: Berkut on May 07, 2009, 02:18:13 PM
For teh record, LOTRO at 1680x1050 with 4x AA, and all the bells and whistles cranked to max looks amazing.

I think the biggest grpahical "wow" difference was being able to ramp the draw distance out to ultra high. The world suddenly seems much more epic.

Mind posting a screenshot for those of us who may never get to dream that impossible dream?  Thanks in advance.
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Syt

#235
May 08, 2009, 04:01:14 AM
Mind you, the engine is two years old. And Oblivion or FO3 this is not. Also, I'm still in the starting area of dwarves/elves.




I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

Syt

#236
May 08, 2009, 04:02:07 AM
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

crazy canuck

#237
May 08, 2009, 03:04:46 PM
Quote from: Berkut on May 07, 2009, 02:18:13 PM
For teh record, LOTRO at 1680x1050 with 4x AA, and all the bells and whistles cranked to max looks amazing.

I think the biggest grpahical "wow" difference was being able to ramp the draw distance out to ultra high. The world suddenly seems much more epic.

Yep,  I took a few moments just to look around after I got the new rig.  The world looks very nice.

Sophie Scholl

#238
May 08, 2009, 04:16:34 PM
Thanks Syt.  Definately does look nice on those settings.  When I played way back in the beta I had lower settings and it was still pretty to look at, but those shots are fantastic.
"Everything that brought you here -- all the things that made you a prisoner of past sins -- they are gone. Forever and for good. So let the past go... and live."

"Somebody, after all, had to make a start. What we wrote and said is also believed by many others. They just don't dare express themselves as we did."

Syt

#239
May 09, 2009, 03:11:21 AM
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

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