tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279669963757550971.post4614073565406135593..comments2023-07-29T09:45:13.642+01:00Comments on Bootae's Bloody Blog: Having impact as a player below RR80Bootaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857676039536372689noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279669963757550971.post-31595187647845916482010-12-17T13:23:38.240+00:002010-12-17T13:23:38.240+00:00GSF
Good points. I'm rr 78 now. I feel yo...GSF<br /><br />Good points. I'm rr 78 now. I feel your pain.<br /><br />Firstly - a good healer is going to accumulate more rr than you. Simply by their aoe heal mechanic they will "contribute" more.<br /><br />How can you "help"?<br /><br />Guard switching. Keep ultra defensive and ultra survivable but set a hotkey for your guard (I'm wasd for movement so I use F) when you see the mdps train start to hit a target switch guard and get close. <br /><br />It's hard work but if you're focusing on snaring/punting it's a good tactic to learn.<br /><br />Also when your target is being hit don't hit the dps class. look for the tank running on their shoulder, move behind him (so you remove their parry/shield) and knock him as far away as you can with full grudge. Then cave-in the mdps and watch him melt as your colleagues stomp him into a bloody mush in the time it takes for his guard to get back into range.<br /><br />Personally I think they should remove the reknown bar and the scores from scenarios. You either win or you don't. You had fun or you didn't. Anything else is secondary imo. <br /><br />Never forget that by removing guards, removing dps and hindering movement you are invaluable. Also remember that guard on someone who is nowhere near you and not taking damage is useless. Move the guard and the guarder to where it's useful. Most solid healers can and will position themselves in such a location that the're easily defended in the event of aggro anyway.<br /><br />Hem.Hemaphroditehttp://www.killfrenzy.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279669963757550971.post-45980857997066115402010-12-10T09:02:01.288+00:002010-12-10T09:02:01.288+00:00Thanks for the replies all. I'll have to exper...Thanks for the replies all. I'll have to experiment with the renown gain, as mine has always gone up quite well regardless of which toon I was playing. Certainly it flew up on my Squiggie, Zealot, Shammy, Witch Elf, etc.<br /><br />It seemed to be on my Black orc too, but I've not played him much since the patch. I'll do some more toying around with him and get back to you...Bootaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857676039536372689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279669963757550971.post-77940141834001115472010-12-10T03:02:47.605+00:002010-12-10T03:02:47.605+00:00\shamefaced.
I was too frustrated to offer a sinc...\shamefaced.<br /><br />I was too frustrated to offer a sincere thanks for the options you offer to those of us deep in the trenches.<br /><br />I have tried most of the ideas you suggest and endorse all of them. I guess I feel like I could be doing more and gaining more for what I am able to do. <br /><br />All of the suggestions you offer don't register in scenarios or skirmishes (to my knowledge) as worthy of RR points. So while they are helpful, they reward very little towards RR advancement.<br /><br />There I go again....<br /><br />Again, much thanks for taking a swing at offering options and solutions to the wayward RR 30s and 40s players. To my knowledge you are the only one to extend a helping hand rather than a "suck it up" retort.<br /><br />Maybe Destro isn't all that bad after all...GSFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279669963757550971.post-67552793154975547862010-12-10T02:35:19.911+00:002010-12-10T02:35:19.911+00:00Mr. B,
Salutations!
As an Iron Breaker, it has a...Mr. B,<br /><br />Salutations!<br /><br />As an Iron Breaker, it has always been my personal mission to keep my War Priest safe and sound. He got all my buffs and 100% Guard coverage. He also got all the defensive Debuffs, snares and punts. In fact I recast myself into a Punt and Snare build so that no one could get close to my WP.<br /><br />I discovered two things.<br /><br />First, in Scenarios, that WP did record healing. Hooray! Mission accomplished! He topped the charts on healing and scored record RR points. I got little. I had no damage and little measureable contribution to the scenario. I fell behind in RR accumulation.<br /><br />Second, in Warbands, the WP was never attacked until the Destro Steamroller crushed the frontline. At that point I was an after-thought as I can only Punt and Snare so much and the WP is the prime target not the IB. Also, Punts only work when you can penetrate the armor. Same results though for success, the WP scores hundreds of RR points, I get tens for "assisting". I fall further behind.<br /><br />Perhaps I should have been up in the front lines keeping a Slayer safe instead (/facepalm, two builds), I dunno. What remains the same in Scenarios as in WBs is that I am not gaining RR because I am not killing / damaging. I am Punting and Snaring like a Champ (except against RR 80 armor), but not getting the kills. So I get secondary RR gain (tens of points...) - at best.<br /><br />So maybe this is a Tank issue? Maybe not, but if a character is not doing damage or heals (and this applies to all types) they are not gaining significant RR points. Only high level RR weapons and armor enable survivability and damage, resulting in RR point accumulation. With such a disparity between RR 4X armor and RR 7X armor, I just can't last long enough to cause damage or even Punt effectively.<br /><br />Often I feel like a syphon on the War Band, sucking up RR for doing nothing of value or being ineffective. I play to contribute, but the Armor (with requsite buffs to strength, toughness, resistances, etc) I have is a shadow of the RR 80 armor (with all those buffs and such).<br /><br />So what's a Dwarf to do?<br /><br />(thanks for a chance to post!)GSFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279669963757550971.post-35289859716250576572010-12-09T10:40:38.001+00:002010-12-09T10:40:38.001+00:00What about the often talked about (or it used to b...What about the often talked about (or it used to be) chance to freeze xp gain, but with a slight twist? That being allowing one to continue to gain renown, but not experiencing any benefit outside the maximum renown rank for that tier. Therefore it effectively organises a separate realm for those massively behind in renown to catch up whilst enjoying the game.<br /><br />This method would also allow a greater and more varied population in tier 3 which is never a bad thing whilst additionally, in my eyes would be fairly easy and low-maintenance compared to segregating the high RR players to the lowbies in tier 4 and redesigning all of the gear prior to Invader (when most classes begin to stand a chance).<br /><br />Thoughts?Funkehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279669963757550971.post-39631157391433282172010-12-09T03:14:27.383+00:002010-12-09T03:14:27.383+00:00I posted before that there really is too many gear...I posted before that there really is too many gear sets. No new player should feel like they are worthless. <br /><br />I think WOW does it right with their tiers, and seasons. You are never more than a set behind no matter if you played since 2004 or just hit level 85 yesterday.<br /><br />It is a large uphill battle being 3-4 or more sets behind in gear. Yes you can help out in warbands and stuff, but still you have a huge grind ahead of you.<br /><br />I think it would of been better to make Sovereign buyable with money, and lower the renown requirement to 40.<br /><br />Keep the next level at 90, and the final at 100. This would drastically reduce the gear gap, and make players at least feel like they are on the same level.<br /><br />Make the RvR pack actually enable /renownrank 75 or something too. Why make someone struggle to catch up? The boost just isn't enough if you are on the losing side all the time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507484851860959875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279669963757550971.post-24111499548010707102010-12-08T19:15:25.359+00:002010-12-08T19:15:25.359+00:00Thanks for the post. I am RR70 now, so I know how ...Thanks for the post. I am RR70 now, so I know how it can feel sometimes. While not having Sov or better gear, it's not only the items that make a character worthful or less, but also the way you play it.<br /><br />Having an idea what you can do and what you can't, don't overestimate yourself, do what warband leaders want you to do, and then even characters with even real low RRs can participate in battles AND help your fraction WIN it :)<br /><br />Cheers, Nattnattpyrehttp://nattpyre.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279669963757550971.post-86699713794707126642010-12-08T18:22:50.685+00:002010-12-08T18:22:50.685+00:00I haven't found myself to be worthless, and I&...I haven't found myself to be worthless, and I'm only RR37. I just find a warband and run where I'm told to run =D. I HAVE found that I'm a bastard child when it comes to city seiges though (was planning a write up about this).<br /><br />The only way I can solo, and I did this last night, was to go in as a Gutter Runner. It can be great running as a scout for the warbands and even picking off people who stray too far from their packs.Slurmshttp://www.multiplaying.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279669963757550971.post-63155068998969750772010-12-08T17:59:25.995+00:002010-12-08T17:59:25.995+00:00It would be nice if there was some way of quantita...It would be nice if there was some way of quantitatively measuring this kind of assisting behaviour, it would make playing like that far more rewarding, in the same way as seeing big damage numbers is rewarding.AndyBurshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279669963757550971.post-81766934715337610742010-12-08T17:16:25.746+00:002010-12-08T17:16:25.746+00:00Nice post Boots. It's important for low RRs t...Nice post Boots. It's important for low RRs to remember that their buffs and debuffs are exactly the same as RR80s, e.g. Challenge is a 30% reduction to incoming DPS whether you are RR80 or RR20.@shots_on_targethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764329322238168841noreply@blogger.com