Now before I get there, let me just say by way of introduction that before Nightfall, WoW was my only other experience with MMORPGs. Trust me, I'm not going to take the time to compare the two. Suffice it to say, I'm extremely satisfied with my NF experience thus far.
And even though I've been playing NF now for a few months, I feel as if it's only in the recent weeks I'm beginning to better grasp the mechanics of the game and how the different skills interact (mind you, I never had the luxury of playing Magic or anything of the sort).
This deeper understanding has to do with the voracious reading I've done at various forums, particularily this one. And while I appreciate the immense amounts of time and energy people have taken to share this or that build, I do find one thing rather consistent (here's the "gripe"):
Almost without exception, whenever I read about a wonderful build that someone has discovered for this or that purpose, I get excited... only to discover that the build incorporates skills from either Prophecy or Factions. Granted, most of you are probably die-hard, hardcore early adopters for everything that's GW so it's probably common assumption that everyone is like you. However, the fact is there are people out there like me, who, for whatever reasons cannot afford the luxury of having access to all three chapters.
Granted, the dervish profession seems to be one that is pretty much self-contained; thus, most viable builds do not frequently make use of other professions. To quote Lordhelmos, "As a dervish you will [often] find yourself with a bar filled with nothing but blue portraits of some cloaked guy holding a scythe in different poses." Still, builds like the "Mystic Sandstorm Spiker" intrigue me. Unfortunately for me, I cannot experience it without dipping into my savings.
So, if you're still reading this (thank you!), here's a friendly suggestion: Next time you feel compelled to share with us your uber-build that happens to utilize Prophecy or Faction skills, please take a itsy-bitsy moment of your time and at least mention that some of the skills you're using are not available to a NF-only player.
Or things could just continue the way they have been and I'll just go and shut up!
I only hope that you would be sympathetic to how often I get very excited about a certain build I read about - only to discover I cannot do it. It's very disheartening... 
