New mana systemFollow

I didnt get a chance to actually test the new system very much and wont really be able to for a few weeks yet. However, while in EQ today ( to check my stuff as I have had stuff diappear after patches in the past) I over heard a conversation in OOC.

There were many people in POK seeking KEI. Ordinarily, this is quite common on my server as I am sure it is on everyone elses'. Someone replied that they think KEI is kinda obsolete now the new mana regen system is in place. I kinda agreed because I had been wondering about that point myself.

One of the seekers of KEI replied back that the system works while resting, but that she still needed KEI to regen mana while in combat (she is a high level cleric ). This too made sense to me.

Again not having tested the system, Im not sure what to think about it. Is it safe to assume that while in combat, mana regen was the same as it always was and the only change applies to while resting?

I didn't have long online last night, but it seemed more like 15 seconds - other people have mentioned this too. Mind you, a group that's hit it's stride probably won't find 15 seconds that much different, effectively :)

And you probably drove your puller crazy. I don't mind taking occasional mana breaks when we're doing something that's a bit above our gear or level, but if people are calling for a mana break every 3-4 minutes I'd have to pull my hair out (speaking from a bards point of view at least). A lot of that's going to depend on what you're trying to do as well. If you're just staying at a static camp and only killing a select group of mobs with a relatively short respawn timer, it'd be fine. I don't forsee it working quite so well when you're doing something that requires you to stay on the move to getting to a goal and/or to avoid repops.

I'm not saying the resting regen is a bad thing. Just look how much I've praised it in the other threads. All I'm saying is the tactics, just as they always have been, will depend on the situation, the mobs and the mission. There will be times with blowing your load, resting then doing again will be the best way. There will be other times when having a good pace will be more beneficial.

I'm also saying that I personally hope casters don't completely adopt the "blow load, mana break, blow load" mindset too much because it throws the rhythem of the puller off. There will be times when that tactic will be beneficial, I just hope it's not something that people depend on all the time.

I know that I'm not going to be so excited by a +3 regen item any more.
Who cares about regen when you can sit for a minute and get more?

Puller...what puller???

Since most pulls these day are only two or three mobs, we would just off-tank everything. I was burning through my mana healing, but the casters were having a field day nuking. Our biggest problem was finding the sweet spot of nuking vs. tank aggro.

Before the patch, pulling and fighting was very moderated so you wouldn't run out of mana. People would base their nukes and which heal thinking about keeping there mana high enough for the duration of the group. A solid group wouldn't need a med break since everyone was balancing their mana usage.

Now, everyone in the group knew that we would take a break after a couple pulls. The melees were burning their /discs. At the med break, everyone benefited from the downtime. It wasn't like only the wizard needed to med since he blew through his mana, we all needed to med.