Just a question on a Motivational Paragon.

Painbringer

Painbringer

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

Minnesota

Black Widows of Death

W/Mo

[skill]mending refrain[/skill] with a H/H group (or real person group with patient players) you can apply it to all party members and keep it running forever with just a 5 energy with a skill like [skill]anthem of flame[/skill]. My question is the 4 pips on the whole party worth the time and energy? Keep in mind I am new at the motivation thing but I seem to be walking over every one in PVE.

Opinions welcome


I would also welcome some motivational builds

random.name

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

South Africa

N/

Well, TBH I never bring it because setting it up on the whole party is a pain. Once its there though its easy to maintain as you pointed out. On the whole I think 4 pips of regen for each team member is quite decent. Especially in areas where you have to deal with degen.

Diddy bow

Diddy bow

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

Jawsome!!!!!!!!!!!

looking for one :p

A/D

Its pretty lame against a spike group, but it really helps with pressure. I wouldnt use it outside GvG or pve, mabay HA because of te pretty long set up time and its really annoying if you miss it and it goes off >.<.

distilledwill

distilledwill

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

Blighty

The Legion of the Blue Blade

R/Mo

Its pretty good if you know someone else in your team is using another shout, I only take it if I'm taking another shouter somewhere in the team, so if I go down, it can still be maintained.

MMSDome

MMSDome

Raged Out

Join Date: Sep 2005

works nice when ive been vanquishing eotn areas H/H but i wouldnt base your build around the one skill.

MercenaryKnight

MercenaryKnight

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2006

Wolf of Shadows [WoS]

P/

If your going with heroes/ henchies in pve feel free to do that. Pugs usually won't realize "I need to be in ear shot of the paragon" and they'll go off running around and making you miss a chant here and there. Especially when they tell you to hurry up because your stopping every 10 seconds.

zwei2stein

zwei2stein

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

N/

Dont spec to +4 mending, go for +3 one to have enough atts left for spear/leadership.

Think about mending refrain this way: its 48 HP healed each seccond spead over whole party .. every seccond, and for free. its not stelar, but still quite good for motivation line.

Bad thing is that you cant see who has it applied, so upkeep can be pain.

Imho, okay skill for human para, quite good skill for hero para, which has no issues with reaplying.

Omniclasm

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

Guild Hall

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by zwei2stein
Dont spec to +4 mending, go for +3 one to have enough atts left for spear/leadership.

Think about mending refrain this way: its 48 HP healed each seccond spead over whole party .. every seccond, and for free. its not stelar, but still quite good for motivation line.

Bad thing is that you cant see who has it applied, so upkeep can be pain.

Imho, okay skill for human para, quite good skill for hero para, which has no issues with reaplying. 13 break point isn't THAT hard to reach. Can easily run 12/12/13, which still leaves enough for leadership + some decent damage.

3 regen = 48 heal per second.
4 regen = 64 heal per second.

Depends though, on what you want to do. I run Ballad of Restoration too, on me and a hero, so the motivation helps with that a little. 2 Ballads + 2 Anthems of Flame + TNtF + ToF and this never go down once up.

I always let my hero do it though, they have a much better time at multi targeting.

Longasc

Longasc

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

Yep, hero paragons are better with mending refrain than human ones. It is annoying to check and you can't actually check on whom it is still active.

Just like Death Nova, MM Heroes apply it with ease where it would be a lot of micromanagement and effort for a human player. Mending Refrain is not that bad, but it still is too cumbersome for my taste.