While I really like the changes to Magus of the Eclipse, I wish they'd taken a look at Call Upon, as well. Summoning a cr20 mob when you're 32nd level is basically pointless. It should at least scale with your epic levels.
yes, this is such a great idea for people who like playing summoning builds (I played in another games and would like to try in DDO) 🙏🙏🙏. I hope Strim tells the devs about it!!!
@@Cowslippoetry They used to be goodish, but something changed. In the challenges you could stick them at the bottom of the ramp and they would stay there and kill anything that came close. Now, they just stand there if they don't port to you for some reason. Ya, they suck, but in Primal there is a summon in tier 5 that does decent damage, it's just a turret and it draws aggro haha, so ya, it's pretty good.
The hires were deemed too good. They were better than new players and they did not want to let people get carried by hirlings. The devs whant to control how you play so the re broke the hires so they stay barely functional.
@@JK-pp2xl we are talking spell casters here? I would say that for alchemists/druids/sorcerors, the Magus COLD epic strike should be fine. Fatesingers epic strike (spell) is ok but i think now the melee is better. EA pillar of sun is quite good for single target, especially if light cleric using sun domain. And Machro's sonic one as sonic is still viable. EDIT just thought about Dragon Lord tier 4 vulnerable ability, that might work with Magus too for a splash for Nullmagic Aura.
I'm deeply excited for the tumble system change, and I'm really looking forward to the ways they can interact/expand the system through feats/items in the future. (Would love for the Acrobatic/Skill Focus Tumble to have some unique interaction) Thanks for the video, Strim. Great stuff.
The new ranged changes look exciting; Ranger class definitely needed some love and variety, especially while doing heroics. No longer will Ranger be "that one class that shoots the pillars in Lord of Blades". Placing a spell point cost on the aoe attacks was a smart decision as well.
my bards dbreath went from around 15-20k to around 8-10k damage strike a chord went from 1k-3.5k to about 10k-15k damage. AND the lightning strike now actually scales. doing more damage than before the update :)
the devs arrogance and refusal to address or compromise on the more controversial aspects of these changes is costing them my VIP of 10+ years. I'm not gonna quit I'm just playing for free now.
the exalted angel angelic form changes felt pretty rough on my aura warlock, no longer having access to automatic heals of like 400 every 6 seconds buut on the plus side the new angelic form is adding like 900 dmg to every hit and making healing pillar hit for more than twice it did before
I can see the appeal of the Tumble changes, but it also totally breaks certain abilities. For example, the Cloak of Night ability on the Pale Master tree gives you benefits when blocking, but those benefits are kind of useless if you can't also move while blocking. You used to be able to tumble around with these buffs, which was good, but now you can only tumble twice, and you're stuck. No more invisible stealth rolling around. I have to actually cast invisibility or drink a potion if I want to stealth invisibly.
@@Strimtom Right, but the ability to go invisible instantly just by blocking is a lot more convenient than casting a spell, and the feature still gives other benefits as well (displacement and light resistance). It's generally just a lot harder to make use of that enhancement when you can only tumble twice in a row.
SSG maybe giving something away free every month, but they are definitely taking away more with their updates. A little frustrated! The DI epic strike (upgraded) has been effectively nerfed by almost 52%, I am not sure I will ever take it again.
No cool little aura around our feet, but a BIG F'ING GLOWY SQUARE. I expect this is a bug, and will soon be corrected. It currently makes puzzles and targeting things at your feet impossible. Not to mention making platforming even more frustrating.
Magnus was pretty meh before the update, but it was still usable. Now, with the ED's cost increase coupled with the lack of utility, it's not worth having at all.
Say strimtom, i read somewhere magus of the eclipse was getting a rework yet now i find nothing on it. Did i hallucinate it? Something bout making so you could take just the pets of you wanted.
Dragonlord seems absolutely perfect for PDK. I'd say it was just as good for Dragonborn, but until there is a green dragon Dragonborn I don't intend to play Dragonborn much
people still taking Dragon Breath after this is more of a reflection on how most other caster epic strikes manage the impossible task of somehow being worse than a button that lost ~2/3 of its DPS overnight, and how DI before T3 is light enough on good point drops that you might as well just take it on the way to the mantle. and yet: somehow the more galling change to me is that an ED revamp is apparently fine with Spread Your Wings at T5 still being totally outclassed by EA core 3.
No. It's worse than the level 12 wizard SLA, Delayed Blast Fireball, Chain Lightning, Meteor Swarm etc. until gaping maw at 26 and then it's still worse than several spells. It's not worth using anymore, Strimtom is just flat out wrong.
@@jasongrundy1717 Respectfully as an endgame high reaper caster currently with a focus on fire sorc, Strimtom isn't entirely wrong when it comes to endgame. In terms of damage DB is 1d6+10 and DBF is 1d5+7, it still does slightly more purely fire damage than Meteor Swarm but meteors Bludgeoning puts it ahead. It's stronger than DBF but weaker than Meteor Swarm, and is still worth casting on rotation. There are better epic strike options before the upgrade at level 26, but it is still worth using after that. For example before 26 I can use Spring to Summer for damage and to keep myself and party healed, or I could wait to take DI and use Orchid Blossom until 26 and just use the Wrathful Form mantel only during leveling or PA mantel. At cap DI still has great damage for gruins builds and a strong mantel effect. Don't get me wrong it's not that strong, but it's still worth pressing it for the most part, and I don't feel as bad holding it for another healing focused epic strike depending on what's going on (such as healing pillar or StS healing).
No, but it's significantly closer, and it's a good alternative if you don't like the playstyle of Adrenaline. Additionally it's better for AoE so in non-raid scenarios it can perform better depending on the circumstance. But if you want big number, adrenaline is still better
Can you please ask the Devs why certain accounts regularly experience shoddy gameplay? My account loses connectivity and crashes within 10 minutes of logging in. It has been doing this for 2 weeks. My children's accounts do not have this problem. I can log in on my account, have it crash, then using the same computer, log in on my daughter's account immediately after the crash and she experiences ZERO issues. 5 minutes or 500 minutes can pass and she has no problems. I log out and immediately log into my account again... it crashes. Dozens of tickets to SSG go unanswered. I'm days away from hiring a lawyer about this OBVIOUS discrimination. I'd love your thoughts and feedback, given that you are one of the most famous memberals of the DDO community. Ask Linnabel why they discriminate, please, cause there is absolutely ZERO technical explanation for what I experience.
tumble needs more charges. default should be 4. or make the cooldown 3 seconds instead of 8 also seems like they added a weird lag so you cant even chain the 2 measly charges you have together anymore. like fuck, choose one or the other. gimme 2 charges i can chain together or gimme more charges. this shit is so wack
Why would you do this? You've completely ruined Tumbling! My brother used to love Tumbling; he wouldn't move any other way! And it was the only way to get through longer quests at a remotely reasonable pace. I was so upset when I heard, I haven't logged on since. I just don't understand. There was nothing wrong with the way it was before, so just... why?
WRONG. Dragon Breath is weaker than your level 12 SLA, Delayed Blast Fireball and MANY other spells until 26 when you get Gaping Maw. Even with Gaping Maw it's weaker than Meteor Swarm and several other non-epic spells.
Interesting Pear fact! Did you know it is a somewhat common practice is Southeast Asia to cast mold pears in a light casing while they are still growing on their trees to increase profit? In these Southeast Asian countries, the mold will resemble a Buddha and if the pear hold shape after it has somewhat ripened, and they can be sold for around 10 USD a pop! wow! it sure is cool that pears are so fascinating, definitely worth at least a "s tier" rating on any list!!
Sad, nothing about lag is talked about, DDO died when hardcore started the servers can't handle more than 50 people lol... On Thalanis walking with my wife through the city is like a slide show of what happens. Game will never grow until they fix it, and I don't mean that wimpy "patch" they put on it last year.
so your saying they nerf every thing for reapers 10 ppl do and screw anyone that dont .Like it thx just saved me from supporting this crap game ill spend my 200 bucks on a nother game byby
Welcome back. I hope you are feeling better.
Thanks Strim for this and all your efforts 8)
While I really like the changes to Magus of the Eclipse, I wish they'd taken a look at Call Upon, as well. Summoning a cr20 mob when you're 32nd level is basically pointless. It should at least scale with your epic levels.
yes, this is such a great idea for people who like playing summoning builds (I played in another games and would like to try in DDO) 🙏🙏🙏.
I hope Strim tells the devs about it!!!
Summons and hirelings in general could really use a total overhaul.
@@Cowslippoetry They used to be goodish, but something changed. In the challenges you could stick them at the bottom of the ramp and they would stay there and kill anything that came close. Now, they just stand there if they don't port to you for some reason. Ya, they suck, but in Primal there is a summon in tier 5 that does decent damage, it's just a turret and it draws aggro haha, so ya, it's pretty good.
The hires were deemed too good. They were better than new players and they did not want to let people get carried by hirlings. The devs whant to control how you play so the re broke the hires so they stay barely functional.
Dude, you’re awesome. Ty for the content.🎉
I think tumble should have a base of 3 or 4 charges. Sometimes you get a gauntlet of traps.
I wonder how far of a Tumble we'll get in that 1 second... I'd have to test...
Cool stuff thanks for the recap :)
Look forward to your Dragon Soul builds. Thanks mate.
I miss me some ST videos, more please 😊
Finally a ranged class I want to play.
Draconic breath weapon nerfed during the year of the dragon 50th anniversary of D&D…go figure 😂
Nerfed to be weaker than level 12 SLA and MANY non-epic spells. It's utterly pathetic.
I am so used to DDO forum salt I was expecting something else after the word "go"...
@@jasongrundy1717 Tbf most epics strike are worthless.
@@JK-pp2xl we are talking spell casters here? I would say that for alchemists/druids/sorcerors, the Magus COLD epic strike should be fine. Fatesingers epic strike (spell) is ok but i think now the melee is better. EA pillar of sun is quite good for single target, especially if light cleric using sun domain. And Machro's sonic one as sonic is still viable. EDIT just thought about Dragon Lord tier 4 vulnerable ability, that might work with Magus too for a splash for Nullmagic Aura.
Gets outdpsd by burning hands now.
Thanks strim!
I'm deeply excited for the tumble system change, and I'm really looking forward to the ways they can interact/expand the system through feats/items in the future.
(Would love for the Acrobatic/Skill Focus Tumble to have some unique interaction)
Thanks for the video, Strim. Great stuff.
The new ranged changes look exciting; Ranger class definitely needed some love and variety, especially while doing heroics. No longer will Ranger be "that one class that shoots the pillars in Lord of Blades". Placing a spell point cost on the aoe attacks was a smart decision as well.
my bards dbreath went from around 15-20k to around 8-10k damage
strike a chord went from 1k-3.5k to about 10k-15k damage.
AND the lightning strike now actually scales.
doing more damage than before the update :)
the devs arrogance and refusal to address or compromise on the more controversial aspects of these changes is costing them my VIP of 10+ years. I'm not gonna quit I'm just playing for free now.
the exalted angel angelic form changes felt pretty rough on my aura warlock, no longer having access to automatic heals of like 400 every 6 seconds
buut on the plus side the new angelic form is adding like 900 dmg to every hit and making healing pillar hit for more than twice it did before
They took the double maximize reduced out of Primal... Arcane Pulse is really good on Raid bosses that take a long time to kill.
I can see the appeal of the Tumble changes, but it also totally breaks certain abilities.
For example, the Cloak of Night ability on the Pale Master tree gives you benefits when blocking, but those benefits are kind of useless if you can't also move while blocking. You used to be able to tumble around with these buffs, which was good, but now you can only tumble twice, and you're stuck.
No more invisible stealth rolling around. I have to actually cast invisibility or drink a potion if I want to stealth invisibly.
I mean, cloak of night is in the palemaster tree, which is a wizard tree, so I think getting access to invisibility is on the table.
@@Strimtom Right, but the ability to go invisible instantly just by blocking is a lot more convenient than casting a spell, and the feature still gives other benefits as well (displacement and light resistance). It's generally just a lot harder to make use of that enhancement when you can only tumble twice in a row.
We need a barbarian archetype for dual throwing hammers and axes. these weapons need some love in the game.
I would like to see Draconic Auras scale in epics and beyond. Its nice in heroic, but its just an afterthought by the time you reach legendary.
Missed ya strim
SSG maybe giving something away free every month, but they are definitely taking away more with their updates. A little frustrated! The DI epic strike (upgraded) has been effectively nerfed by almost 52%, I am not sure I will ever take it again.
Strimtom: 1d6+5 Dragon Breath AMAZING!!!!!!
Also Strimtom: 1d6+6 Spring to Summer SUCKS!!!!
Reality: Necrotic Blast 1d6+5, Chain Lighting 1d6+6, DBF 1d6+7, Meteor Swarm 4d3+4d2+8
The saving throw on Carrion Strike is too harsh
No cool little aura around our feet, but a BIG F'ING GLOWY SQUARE.
I expect this is a bug, and will soon be corrected. It currently makes puzzles and targeting things at your feet impossible. Not to mention making platforming even more frustrating.
Magnus was pretty meh before the update, but it was still usable. Now, with the ED's cost increase coupled with the lack of utility, it's not worth having at all.
Roooooooooaaarrrrrrrr!!!!!
Say strimtom, i read somewhere magus of the eclipse was getting a rework yet now i find nothing on it. Did i hallucinate it? Something bout making so you could take just the pets of you wanted.
Looks interesting to TR my dragon breathe Pure Sorc into a rogue bow build
Has there been any mention of them addressing the double explosion on the new ranged AOE's? I saw it today on my Artificer too and it's wild 😆
Ya that visual is weird. Not a big deal but hopefully it gets fixed.
Blast! Got nerfed again!
Dragonlord seems absolutely perfect for PDK. I'd say it was just as good for Dragonborn, but until there is a green dragon Dragonborn I don't intend to play Dragonborn much
people still taking Dragon Breath after this is more of a reflection on how most other caster epic strikes manage the impossible task of somehow being worse than a button that lost ~2/3 of its DPS overnight, and how DI before T3 is light enough on good point drops that you might as well just take it on the way to the mantle.
and yet: somehow the more galling change to me is that an ED revamp is apparently fine with Spread Your Wings at T5 still being totally outclassed by EA core 3.
No. It's worse than the level 12 wizard SLA, Delayed Blast Fireball, Chain Lightning, Meteor Swarm etc. until gaping maw at 26 and then it's still worse than several spells. It's not worth using anymore, Strimtom is just flat out wrong.
@@jasongrundy1717 Respectfully as an endgame high reaper caster currently with a focus on fire sorc, Strimtom isn't entirely wrong when it comes to endgame. In terms of damage DB is 1d6+10 and DBF is 1d5+7, it still does slightly more purely fire damage than Meteor Swarm but meteors Bludgeoning puts it ahead. It's stronger than DBF but weaker than Meteor Swarm, and is still worth casting on rotation. There are better epic strike options before the upgrade at level 26, but it is still worth using after that.
For example before 26 I can use Spring to Summer for damage and to keep myself and party healed, or I could wait to take DI and use Orchid Blossom until 26 and just use the Wrathful Form mantel only during leveling or PA mantel. At cap DI still has great damage for gruins builds and a strong mantel effect. Don't get me wrong it's not that strong, but it's still worth pressing it for the most part, and I don't feel as bad holding it for another healing focused epic strike depending on what's going on (such as healing pillar or StS healing).
Is Quick Cutter greater than Adrenaline at endgame now?
No, but it's significantly closer, and it's a good alternative if you don't like the playstyle of Adrenaline. Additionally it's better for AoE so in non-raid scenarios it can perform better depending on the circumstance.
But if you want big number, adrenaline is still better
This is OP but i dont mind!
Can you please ask the Devs why certain accounts regularly experience shoddy gameplay? My account loses connectivity and crashes within 10 minutes of logging in. It has been doing this for 2 weeks. My children's accounts do not have this problem. I can log in on my account, have it crash, then using the same computer, log in on my daughter's account immediately after the crash and she experiences ZERO issues. 5 minutes or 500 minutes can pass and she has no problems. I log out and immediately log into my account again... it crashes. Dozens of tickets to SSG go unanswered. I'm days away from hiring a lawyer about this OBVIOUS discrimination. I'd love your thoughts and feedback, given that you are one of the most famous memberals of the DDO community. Ask Linnabel why they discriminate, please, cause there is absolutely ZERO technical explanation for what I experience.
Can you rage after using the strengh trance?
You can rage, but if you do, the buff is removed from you when you rage
tumble needs more charges. default should be 4. or make the cooldown 3 seconds instead of 8
also seems like they added a weird lag so you cant even chain the 2 measly charges you have together anymore. like fuck, choose one or the other. gimme 2 charges i can chain together or gimme more charges. this shit is so wack
Why would you do this? You've completely ruined Tumbling! My brother used to love Tumbling; he wouldn't move any other way! And it was the only way to get through longer quests at a remotely reasonable pace. I was so upset when I heard, I haven't logged on since. I just don't understand. There was nothing wrong with the way it was before, so just... why?
WRONG. Dragon Breath is weaker than your level 12 SLA, Delayed Blast Fireball and MANY other spells until 26 when you get Gaping Maw.
Even with Gaping Maw it's weaker than Meteor Swarm and several other non-epic spells.
Completely ruined arcane archer … was the only fun ranger …. They really suck at making the game fun.
tumble changes are the worst changes in the entire history of this game. Saw how it works now, logged of inmediately.
Interesting Pear fact! Did you know it is a somewhat common practice is Southeast Asia to cast mold pears in a light casing while they are still growing on their trees to increase profit? In these Southeast Asian countries, the mold will resemble a Buddha and if the pear hold shape after it has somewhat ripened, and they can be sold for around 10 USD a pop! wow! it sure is cool that pears are so fascinating, definitely worth at least a "s tier" rating on any list!!
Tumble buffed by 10000% (in its fun-ness stat)
Archery is ruined. The NERF to Hunt's end is massive.
Sad, nothing about lag is talked about, DDO died when hardcore started the servers can't handle more than 50 people lol... On Thalanis walking with my wife through the city is like a slide show of what happens. Game will never grow until they fix it, and I don't mean that wimpy "patch" they put on it last year.
Last hardcore season 9 there were more concurrent players than the most populated live servers, and I didn't notice lag much at all
idk about anyone else but lag isnt a issue for me now
so your saying they nerf every thing for reapers 10 ppl do and screw anyone that dont .Like it thx just saved me from supporting this crap game ill spend my 200 bucks on a nother game byby
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