No class should be balanced around one AA

[tripleb]

i still think Runic 1 needs a change or just replacement. if it stays a PBaoe spell be nice if it was around 4 ticks and had the dmg of Archaic.
sucks to hear Runic 2 is pretty worthless as well.

 

[Silosobi]

Thanks, but with 7+ years of playing a necro, I don't need anyone to tell me how to play a necro.

As far as FC is concerned...I don't need it and didn't use it that often. I've gone weeks and never toggle the hotkey for it.

Sorry, I'm gonna agree with Velleity. These two statements are so incongruent. You play a class for 7 years, yet you dont frequently one of the most powerful abilities in the game? FC added 15-40% to any raid/6man that didnt change names/depop/unvuln mid fight, half the issue with it was that because it was so powerful when a raid wiped and FC was not back up the raid had to decide "do we try this encounter w/o FC?"

When I was progressing through emberflow, there were numerous fights we COULD NOT beat without FC. If we wiped we would wait for the AA to repop. On any endurance fight it was just insanely powerful, but still very good for the shorter more normal fights.

 

[Boehm]

i still think Runic 1 needs a change or just replacement. if it stays a PBaoe spell be nice if it was around 4 ticks and had the dmg of Archaic.
sucks to hear Runic 2 is pretty worthless as well.

Precisely, Hierophant's Breath is basically a slightly upgraded plaguewind. It's sole use is in groups completely lacking in aoe, because necromancer's seldom box a monk for aoe farming.

You might use it in raids on mobs with low health, but really why bother. Disease is a devs throwaway resist to help display how "Well 'Ard" they are on JIs. Its not like you are going to land it viably on raid trash without casting 6 (lol) debuffs. The absolute special best about it is 2 necs can't use it at the same time. Which really is just a completely gratuitous "fuck you", like AOD stealing hand and spirit line.

I would not put any special effort into getting it. I, also, click off AOD at every opportunity and tell the chanter not to cast that garbage on me. I recommend all raiding necromancers do the same.

Also, when I say end game necs are bad. Here is how bad:

Oct 2010 - Tier 9 - Emberflow - 890 DPS
April 2012 - T1? - Emberflow - 950 DPS < 60 DPS for 58 tomes and 4 tiers of progession.
Necs are very much the garbage of end game. Our dps isn't even close to anyone else.

 

[staffeq2]

Sorry, I'm gonna agree with Velleity. These two statements are so incongruent. You play a class for 7 years, yet you dont frequently one of the most powerful abilities in the game? FC added 15-40% to any raid/6man that didnt change names/depop/unvuln mid fight, half the issue with it was that because it was so powerful when a raid wiped and FC was not back up the raid had to decide "do we try this encounter w/o FC?"

I also stated that my guild is just breaking into tier 7 and that I didn't know what the need for tier 10+ would be. Evidently, I don't use it as often because it isn't needed as much.

And as far as playing a necro for over 7 years, I should expand on that. Six years on live and about 2 years here in SoD. The class, as far as mechanics and functionality, is still the same.