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A thought for the Darkfaller's left, and point of discussion.

Since the recent changes to the dynamics of PvP with the rise of melee and the fall of magic as the prime means of dps, I have a couple of thoughts for you all to consider. With KGB entering a new era and being allowed a lot more freedom in PvP, and considering the smaller tactical groupings, I was thinking of a couple of things that can really be a simple force multiplier for you all.

This force multiplier would be the Clan focused effort on having everyone with Haste (Fire) and Ironskin (Earth), and use these as almost a requirement for combat cross buffing. If your only going to have time to get off a couple of spells, pumping up your battle buddie is high on the list. Working these two spells as well gives you the underlying advantage of Stoneskin, Brawn, Imputus, and a couple other personal buffs you should be rolling with anyway when raiding.

I know this may seem rudimentary and obvious too some of you vet's, but this simple thing, and getting into the muscle memory of casting these things right off the jump can be the difference in winning and loosing a tight fight.

I suggested to Jet that this could be a simple short term development goal for the Clan that can be easily supported with Clan resources, and is key in the new era KGB development. This type of fighting also reinforces the type of support combat that is really needed in DFO to be highly successful, because cross buffing and cross healing hasn't really changed much since EU launch on how important it is.

/discuss

Heal other, Sacrifice and Haste are the first focus for anyone as they're usefull also for PvE.
Ironskin, 2h mastery and sharpshooter are a second milestone I think.

I told Jet last night that having an amazing archer who can put dps on the hit box at range is a big dps. That is one of the things KGB has become diminished in as the attrition rate grew, and the grind for archery changed. It isn't particularly fun grinding up archery, or easy putting archery DPS on a bunny hopping crackhead in PvP, but man can it really hurt and increase the DPS curve.

The only problem with Archery is that it is hit and miss (pun intended) on the FPS with sieges. Some sieges I'll have a good FPS and ping and I can hit my target. Other times it's like watching someone run in a dark room with a strobe light. There's one... aim... blip.... he's there... change aim... blip.. oh shit he's on me.... blip...

Like Arkh said, I think the heals, haste and a 2H melee should be first on the list. And I also think people need to focus more on their transfer spells. I know some vets who still have under 50. 75+ heal transfer will get you upwards of 40 hp recovery with a R0 staff. And encumbrance doesn't factor in with the transfer spells, so you can use it with heavy armor.

Archery is good, but I prefer it with small encounters. I find it rather useless in the big ones.

I got fucked for archery with this 150 ping increase. But man, during sieges when everyone is laging (them because of FPS, me because of connexion) it's arrows in the back time. A little keened r60 or r70 and it's a rape.
Add someone rapidshoting the archer and bubbling targets and that's "Bubble - Parry-break - zing, zing, zing, next target !".

Ahh i hate rapid shoot it messes up my timeing with my shoots i do have to say lately i have been grinding hast rapid shoot and ironskin but lately i have been out of town once i get back ill start macroing again to get my fire to 100 and finish my intensifying for earth. but yeah i like leading off with hast ironskin and STR hymn so ppl hit like a truck.

I am this truck you are speaking of! =)

BAH...ford rangers do not count sissy boy.

I'd add Infliction damage to the formula too ...

I have to say my aim is pretty good, but when its bad laggy even I have issues hitting those bunny hopping pks.

But what everyone above has said... is the right track. It is pretty much what I have been working on for some time now.