TOPIC: True Horde - Friday Strategy/Planning

MasterED wrote: It is quite likely the big daddy, *cough* baddy will have damage reduction. Be prepared to indicate if you can bypass DR (eldritch set).

Ed

Definitely worth marking.

Might also be worth rolling Eldritch sets around the group as much as possible to get that.

I've got some extra boots I can temp loan, if we've got any floating rings or rods...

Fiddy wrote: Suggestion... talking about classes here is great, but do we want Eric and the other DMs eavesdropping on our equipment plans and strategies? Since we don't know what they are planning, why give them that benefit?

Since we already got a slack set up for TDC, I've made a private channel for our planning purposes (and invited those people who I already saw had accounts).

We don't have to use it of course, but I figured it may be useful.

I'm not worried. I've got spies and moles aplenty! So you can try and figure out who the "cylon" is!

I have an unused boots of four winds and rod of seven parts, but lack the supreme ring of elemental command.

I also have 13 charms of synergy extra (14 total)

With loan from Mongo of the Baton and Ring I am at +20 spell damage +24 healing and lenses

It would be best to prioritize the 3 piece Eldritch set to the healers first (for the +10 heal bump), high damage dealers second (to by pass DR/MR). I think that would use up our Eldritch sets but I could be wrong.

Ed

I have my own eldritch set, and could probably borrow a couple pairs of boots from other members of my crew, but do not have any access to extra rings or rods, and since I am using the set to get to 5th level, I can't lend my pieces out.

I prefer Team Stu as a Ranger if we are calling spots again.

If we cant settle on classes before Sunday, I will be back online to see what can be worked out. In this case I still prefer to be on Team Stu.

Definitely not Epic if difficulty is an option.

MasterED wrote: It would be best to prioritize the 3 piece Eldritch set to the healers first (for the +10 heal bump), high damage dealers second (to by pass DR/MR). I think that would use up our Eldritch sets but I could be wrong.

Ed

I think you know this - but you only need the 2 piece eldritch set for +10 healing and ignore DR and ignore SR.

edwin wrote: I prefer Team Stu as a Ranger if we are calling spots again.

If we cant settle on classes before Sunday, I will be back online to see what can be worked out. In this case I still prefer to be on Team Stu.

Definitely not Epic if difficulty is an option.

There are no difficulty choices but as I said to Arcanist if you think this won't be like Epic (with plenty of deaths) then you might be disappointed. Jeff has even said it isn't IF you die...

Regarding classes, I assigned all the classes where there wasn't more requesting then available. Right now Ranger has 4+ people asking for it so I am waiting for those 4 to discuss and until one of those 4 chooses a different class I can't slot those people. Once we have 3 Rangers I can try to get people the Team they prefer.

Just an FYI - we should really have a 3rd Bard because the team without a Bard will not get the +2 hit/+4 Dmg bump. I switched over to Bard for Team Eric.

Ed

Matthew Hayward wrote:

MasterED wrote: It would be best to prioritize the 3 piece Eldritch set to the healers first (for the +10 heal bump), high damage dealers second (to by pass DR/MR). I think that would use up our Eldritch sets but I could be wrong.

Ed

I think you know this - but you only need the 2 piece eldritch set for +10 healing and ignore DR and ignore SR.

Yes, but only the Druid/Ranger get the level bump and since it is rare to wear the 2 piece and then a level booster I just simplified for everyone else's benefit.

Ed

MasterED wrote:

edwin wrote: I prefer Team Stu as a Ranger if we are calling spots again.

If we cant settle on classes before Sunday, I will be back online to see what can be worked out. In this case I still prefer to be on Team Stu.

Definitely not Epic if difficulty is an option.

There are no difficulty choices but as I said to Arcanist if you think this won't be like Epic (with plenty of deaths) then you might be disappointed. Jeff has even said it isn't IF you die...

Regarding classes, I assigned all the classes where there wasn't more requesting then available. Right now Ranger has 4+ people asking for it so I am waiting for those 4 to discuss and until one of those 4 chooses a different class I can't slot those people. Once we have 3 Rangers I can try to get people the Team they prefer.

Just an FYI - we should really have a 3rd Bard because the team without a Bard will not get the +2 hit/+4 Dmg bump. I switched over to Bard for Team Eric.

Ed

Very cool of you to switch, particularly given what I hear is a propensity from Eric to target the bard.

Perhaps one of our Rangers will make the switch to Bard?

Kirk posted this in the Saturday planning thread. Perhaps he was confused by the International Date Line.

Kirk Bauer wrote: Sorry for my lack of participation. As a few of you know I've been out of the country a bit, and in fact am in a cruise ship off the coast of Australia at the moment. But don't worry I'll be there for TDC!

I'd really like to play Ranger if possible for this one. But if I have to I can play whatever else, although with a much less optimized build.

I'll try to get classes for my two friends (Mauricio and Holly). They have only played TD twice BTW [/quote