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I suspect the potions were meant to cover for buffs when you couldn't find them.

Putting up a buffing NPC would further nerf classes. I spose if you made the prices higher than what you'd typically pay for a buff it would probably be ok.

What bothers me about this (we were talking about it in Guild chat the other night while some were desperately seeking buffs) is that our toons have become so dependent on these buffs.

If everyone can automatically have a 1200hp buff though why even have the buff, just up all characters innate hp.

Not sure what the answer is.

Don't the Tribute NPCs give you buffs for your tribute points?

I don't know which, though...

QFT.

If you spend an hour looking for buffs, you might as well give up on the SK. If you are that buff dependent, you will have a hard time finding groups, because people don't want to group with tanks who spend their time worrying about buffs and not about the next pull.

so tell them "Xhp and Yac with conviction!" just dont tell them you dont have conviction

Maybe it also comes down to whether you have the patience for it.

When I log on, I tend to want to play NOW, and so I don't spend more then two minutes in POK looking for buffs. (I will also check before I log out if I am heading towards the Guild Hall).

I would rather spend the half hour / 45 minutes with my SK light on hit points and killing mobs then trying to find the buffs. Yes, I may need to pull a little more carefully, and I may need to med a bit more often, but I would rather do that then being in POK.

Then again I prefer to solo or guild group for the same reason: I have no patience for the "oh I have to afk for this, oh and then for that reason, oh and now I need to camp".

And yeah, Elinda, I have seen the ones who worry so much about the number of hp. Or won't group if you don't have a chanter and cleric along. I figure I am better off not grouping with them, because the quality of the person behind the character can make up for so many other shortcomings.

Though Kudos to your hubby for having found a way to make it fun.

well,

maybe not to a caster as i said.. my necro runs around with no buffs 90% of the time... but melee classes.. are alot different.. they really do need cleric line of buffs without them.. they die pretty fast..
the sk he is iffy on buffs as he can pretty much solo to lvl 65 with the fear line of spells they get... but other melee need the cleric line with out them they go down pretty fast... dont think so.... take any tank you know I dont care what his ac is or hp.. take off all buffs and head to MPG... lets see what happens...

but if you are all against it.. why dont we ask to remove all the special NPC in pok.. heck i am for also /roleplaying...

we have the guild hall porters
we have the guild lobby coprpse summoners
we have all the pok heal / hp / kei pots
we have all the Ldon magus for ports
we have all the augs now a days
we have the occ regen now

heck we have already nerfed necro summoning.. wiz / druid ports / chanter for kei / and cleric or healer types with the pots and potions

I pretty sure i have forgotten something.. but this would be no different than the guild hall / lobby / magus NPC / the augs / Monster missions../pots

the cost would be higher than the 20pp for temp that most people pay..
anyway.. it was and is a thought so far on stormm i have gotten alot of support for this and alot of people asking for it in /feedback...


so... how about that gator game the other day.. biy did the gators hand that other team there tails or what.. it was ugly

Edited, Jan 9th 2007 12:57pm by bruur

Have you thought about asking a pally to buff you? Affirmation 1465 hp 70 ac is nice, sure its timer is reduced compared to cleric line but with SCR 3 will give you time to get to camp maybe break it etc. I'm sure many of pally would love to use there buff on you. Add BBB at 412 hps now up to 1877.

As a beastlord ill be more than glad to hit you with Focus of Alladnu 513 hp free of charge. So now we up to 2390 hp 70 ac. I'm not even using the upgraded TSS lines in example.

Make a pallys day /ooc donating for Affirmation BBB when cleric line is unavailable.

Be well

I never played a cleric but it was always my thought that they asked for your AC/HP to calculate their heals on you and get kinda a plan for when you'll need healed and how much. But i may be wrong.

If you don't or haven't already you might try the guild lobby when looking for cleric buffs.

I've never played a cleric, so am only speaking from hearsay. But, I've heard from many that clerics are just plain boring toons to play. Maybe there should be

a) another healing class with comparable buffs. (there has not been a new healing class introduced...ever??)

or

b) Somehow make the cleric a bit more dynamic class to play.

Not to dote too much on a new game that everyone says sucks. The disciple class I've currently been playing in Vg heals every bit as good as a cleric, but her most efficient heals come from her combat abilities. She has attacks that when successfully dealt will 'splash' her group mates with health, or drain life from her offensive target and give it to her defensive target, etc.

Edited to add - The Dsc can buff too!
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Edited, Jan 9th 2007 9:27pm by Elinda

Yeah, I think I started one of them discussion once. After reading the responses I quit playing the cleric at around level 17 I think. Deleted her somewhere along the way.

On Stromm at least the lack of clerics is being not only felt in the buffing department, but simply availability for groupage. More and more my Druid is getting blind tells to MH for PU groups.

Wow, I play a cleric also ( actually have a 66 also) and I have not found them boring at all. Yes, in some groups you are the sit and med...heal....sit and med, but I also take mine out and solo...having the pacify line really makes it easy to break up mobs and handle them solo...

Of course, most of the mobs I solo with my cleric are light blue, but it is still fun, and I can heal myself with some nice heals when i make a really bad pull

I am soloing now in Charsis with the 56, has been a blast.

As for the pok buff npc., I have mostly melee's and when I cannot find virt or temp, it lets me know that I will be fighting in a different area. Buffed I take on harder stuff, unbuffed, we go a little easier. Not sure I like the idea of straight cleric buffs from the npc, maybe slighty dumbed down versions ( ones better than the pots though)

Lastly, never thought to ask for Pali buffs... will try that in the future if no clerics around.