For those that played Uthgard before which of the support classes is lacking most?

Warden
Druid
Bard?

Trying to decide on which to play, thanks.

Most groups will have 2 druids ^^
Most groups will have 1 Bard ^^

Most Hibs will have 1 warden lol

If you got the Skillz play a bard if not stay away :+) (hardest class for hib imo)

but besides that Druid :+)

bonerot wrote:For those that played Uthgard before which of the support classes is lacking most?

Warden
Druid
Bard?

Trying to decide on which to play, thanks.

Druid is pretty straight forward and as mentioned there will be 2 per group. Bard is the single most important class in 8v8 while being responsible for mezz, demezz and interrupting casters plus prekiting to ensure not getting mowed down by tank trains.

Warden is useful, but feels boring to play at this patch level w/o shield in their spec... in 8v8 you pretty much run around interrupt casters putting out little/no dmg, have bubble (or dmg add) going, and if people are dying you throw out some really awful heals. Warden feels bad at this patch level imo, but can be useful for resists/pbt if your group finds somebody who can play the boring position (can't even peel well with just a side snare from blades).

Druid and Bard will be equally in demand. You can always have 2 bards in a group as well to ensure nobody sits in mez and more interrupts are always good as long as they work well together to not waste casts on mez immune targets. As stated though, bard is a bit more complex/mechanical while druid is straightforward and useful for just buffs alone.

looking at druid specs is it acceptable to go with a tri spec balance or is it preferred more to go with a buff/heal spec?

bonerot wrote:looking at druid specs is it acceptable to go with a tri spec balance or is it preferred more to go with a buff/heal spec?

Don't think you can afford tri spec if you are filling a purely support role, nature brings very little to a support role, but if you see yourself soloing then it wouldn't hurt. Ideally a group would want Nurture spec and one Regrowth spec so that you can get good resists/spec buffs while still having solid heals.

there are several viable druid specs.. i would highly recommend a dual spec, rather than tri. first of all, the lv20 and the lv32 pet both have a stun proc, which sounds nice, but also applies stun immunity for the target, which is something you'll want to avoid. furthermore, you sacrifice too much in order to get nature up.

here are some specs:

33 regrowth, 42 nurture, 7 nature .... purple int buff, other buffs yellow; also decent heals (the lv33 major heal will be your bread and butter)

35 regrowth, 39 nurture, 12 nature... all buffs yellow, except for haste; decent heals plus 75% grp instant

40 regrowth, 35 nurture, 9 nature.... buffs getting a bit crappy, only str/con still the same; the major heal is the same, but you got 100% rezz and lv39 spread now.. i would only recommend that spec with some rr (including toys like mcl2 and raging power), because it can be very mana consuming, and only if you know the other druid has at least 39 nurture.


some ppl will argue, that the higher spread aint worth the sacrifice of nurture. the higher spread can be very life saving in certain situations tho, if you can compensate the mana costs. but with the first 2 specs you are basicly save.. i personally would prefer the one with 42 nurture, simply because there will probably be lots of casters after release

thanks for the great info! awesome stuff when tryin to figure out between druid and warden. thanks again!

#1) Common spec
Nurt 40 Regrowth 35

#2) Tri Spec
Nurt 40 Regrowth 30 Nat 20

3#) Also stated above alittle more caster Friendly but Rarly used.
Nurt 42 Regrowth 33

#4) and Good 2ndary Druid
Nurt 44 ( str/con red ) Regrowth 31

Just imo i think Every group should have a #1 spec druid in group, While the other specs can be very useful.

Check out what each of those specs has to offer here: http://play.nixian.eu/index.php?page=ch ... lass=druid

i was wondering this question myself. My first 50 was a bard on igraine.. and it was challenging.. (on days when there's no group, it was almost impossible to solo XP) Life is tough in RvR.. mez, heal, speed, endurance, instas...

I rolled a druid when i returned.. 40/30/20 spec.. good balance.. but pretty boring..

i can't decide what to roll when beta ends too

My suggestion would be play first what would keep you playing. But I always would recommend something that also fits your play style. AKA if you will mostly solo maybe a Warden or Battlebard, or if you PUG a lot maybe balanced Druid, or if you are looking to get into 8v8 Bard/Druid support specc'd. IF we are talking ONLY support classes though.

if there's enuf players within my level, I'll be more then happy to play a full support character.

i figured, as a bard with end 5song, everyone should love me even if i sat there and /dance whole fight.. hahaha

Decent bards will always be in high demand. Plus they can duo with any damage dealing class.

alf wrote:if there's enuf players within my level, I'll be more then happy to play a full support character.

i figured, as a bard with end 5song, everyone should love me even if i sat there and /dance whole fight.. hahaha

There will be more players than we know what to do with for the first several months at least. Grouping to 50 should be no problem.