I agree with u for training, but dex is definitly useless in bossfightsPerfectly happy with the Foc/Defense Wolf. Mage being so vulnerable - I'm always looking to supplement his defenses. There is enough gear in existence to plus VIT. Balancing optimal VIT and FOC with DEFENSE is another thing.Where is the foc/vit mount?!?
Re: Why does the horse mount seem so popular?
#12ya, why i still can't wrap my head around why mage DG gives defense.... imo each piece should give a fm and im buff instead ._. bleh. Either that or at least something useful like health or energy... but defense?I agree with u for training, but dex is definitly useless in bossfightsPerfectly happy with the Foc/Defense Wolf. Mage being so vulnerable - I'm always looking to supplement his defenses. There is enough gear in existence to plus VIT. Balancing optimal VIT and FOC with DEFENSE is another thing.Where is the foc/vit mount?!?
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Re: Why does the horse mount seem so popular?
#13Mage DG has defense stat because OTM design is under the impression that DG mages still do a lot of solo lixing and they need defense to dodge mob attacks.ya, why i still can't wrap my head around why mage DG gives defense.... imo each piece should give a fm and im buff instead ._. bleh. Either that or at least something useful like health or energy... but defense?I agree with u for training, but dex is definitly useless in bossfights
Perfectly happy with the Foc/Defense Wolf. Mage being so vulnerable - I'm always looking to supplement his defenses. There is enough gear in existence to plus VIT. Balancing optimal VIT and FOC with DEFENSE is another thing.
Re: Why does the horse mount seem so popular?
#14Given that mages have no armor (by class design) the defense does help a lot for bounties and such, and I have come to greatly appreciate it. However, for a armor set designed for killing EG bosses i feel that DG should be more DPS orientated.Mage DG has defense stat because OTM design is under the impression that DG mages still do a lot of solo lixing and they need defense to dodge mob attacks.ya, why i still can't wrap my head around why mage DG gives defense.... imo each piece should give a fm and im buff instead ._. bleh. Either that or at least something useful like health or energy... but defense?I agree with u for training, but dex is definitly useless in bossfights
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Re: Why does the horse mount seem so popular?
#15It was an armor set designed for prestige purposes, like ceremonial armor, to show off how far your clan has come. It was never initially designed as an upgrade or replacement to EDL.Given that mages have no armor (by class design) the defense does help a lot for bounties and such, and I have come to greatly appreciate it. However, for a armor set designed for killing EG bosses i feel that DG should be more DPS orientated.Mage DG has defense stat because OTM design is under the impression that DG mages still do a lot of solo lixing and they need defense to dodge mob attacks.ya, why i still can't wrap my head around why mage DG gives defense.... imo each piece should give a fm and im buff instead ._. bleh. Either that or at least something useful like health or energy... but defense?
Re: Why does the horse mount seem so popular?
#16Is that really the case? Because I cannot think of a single set of DG that acts this way. DG seems as if it was specifically designed to replace EDL for EG boss killing, from the EDL aura, to the specific upgrades (massive attack and damage upgrades for example). I do get how it is show offy and ceremonial (color scheme and rarity of it) but nonetheless I don't think its fair to say that it wasn't designed to be used as an upgrade, unless OTM or Muldar said something along those lines and i missed it.It was an armor set designed for prestige purposes, like ceremonial armor, to show off how far your clan has come. It was never initially designed as an upgrade or replacement to EDL.Given that mages have no armor (by class design) the defense does help a lot for bounties and such, and I have come to greatly appreciate it. However, for a armor set designed for killing EG bosses i feel that DG should be more DPS orientated.
Mage DG has defense stat because OTM design is under the impression that DG mages still do a lot of solo lixing and they need defense to dodge mob attacks.
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Re: Why does the horse mount seem so popular?
#17Is that really the case? Because I cannot think of a single set of DG that acts this way. DG seems as if it was specifically designed to replace EDL for EG boss killing, from the EDL aura, to the specific upgrades (massive attack and damage upgrades for example). I do get how it is show offy and ceremonial (color scheme and rarity of it) but nonetheless I don't think its fair to say that it wasn't designed to be used as an upgrade, unless OTM or Muldar said something along those lines and i missed it.
May be more powerful but you would still be butter without that armour, this is why I believe it is designed as mix and match so go part EDL part Doch Gul.I question the team's idea of "prestige set". If it was simply for prestige, it would not be more powerful than exalted armor.
Then if players wanted they could get the full set as sort of a status symbol, of course everyone will want it but I would not use it in full as my main armour.
Re: Why does the horse mount seem so popular?
#18I feel that with Doch gul OTM has put themselves in a hole.It was an armor set designed for prestige purposes, like ceremonial armor, to show off how far your clan has come. It was never initially designed as an upgrade or replacement to EDL.Given that mages have no armor (by class design) the defense does help a lot for bounties and such, and I have come to greatly appreciate it. However, for a armor set designed for killing EG bosses i feel that DG should be more DPS orientated.
Mage DG has defense stat because OTM design is under the impression that DG mages still do a lot of solo lixing and they need defense to dodge mob attacks.
In future updates when they want to implement a new armour set, then it has to be better than doch for anyone to bother with it, but if they do that prot for sure will be left staying up, gele still has some nice drops however.
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Re: Why does the horse mount seem so popular?
#19Eh, i know that the rangers and rogues on arawn will continue to pressure us to kill prot for attack braces, also DG is still cool .-.I feel that with Doch gul OTM has put themselves in a hole.It was an armor set designed for prestige purposes, like ceremonial armor, to show off how far your clan has come. It was never initially designed as an upgrade or replacement to EDL.Given that mages have no armor (by class design) the defense does help a lot for bounties and such, and I have come to greatly appreciate it. However, for a armor set designed for killing EG bosses i feel that DG should be more DPS orientated.
In future updates when they want to implement a new armour set, then it has to be better than doch for anyone to bother with it, but if they do that prot for sure will be left staying up, gele still has some nice drops however.
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Re: Why does the horse mount seem so popular?
#20New armour sets should be better than DG for anyone to actually bother with the set.Eh, I know that the rangers and rogues on arawn will continue to pressure us to kill prot for attack braces, also DG is still cool .-.I feel that with Doch gul OTM has put themselves in a hole.
It was an armor set designed for prestige purposes, like ceremonial armor, to show off how far your clan has come. It was never initially designed as an upgrade or replacement to EDL.
In future updates when they want to implement a new armour set, then it has to be better than doch for anyone to bother with it, but if they do that prot for sure will be left staying up, gele still has some nice drops however.
By the time the new armour sets roll up most people will have decent attack braces, currently people continue to kill Prot for confluxes after they get their braces, so if there are armour sets better than DG, Prot will be left up.
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