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bdg55
09-12-2002, 04:43 PM
I was surfing around, avoiding work today, and got onto the topic of Focus Effect items. As I was looking, I sorta made a list of focus effects on items I would like to have and what there effects were as I was not 100% on all of them. Below is my list with comments, can any of the more senior druids here look, and comment? I am simply trying to figure out if my opinions are correct and I should slowly go after some of the items that have these effects (I used Alla's as my primary resource). Also, please correct me if i have interpreted any of the effects incorrectly:

Affliction Efficiency III: Lowers mana cost up to 25% on DoTs: seems to me this is very beneficial effect, only 3 items listed, only one was tradable: Gem Encrusted Ring (from seb)

Affliction Haste III: Decrease casting time up to 33%, for offensive spells (DD's and DoTs i believe) with cast times over 3 secs: Seems like a 'nice to have', but all three items are no drop....

Enhancement Haste III: Decrease casting time up to 30% on beneficial spells only: Again, a nice to have, but imo not overly high on priority, again only 3 items, and i believe all three are no drop.

Extended Affliction III: Increase spell durations up to 20%, applies to DoTs: A must have have imo, Coldain Military Wristguard seems to be easiest, of the three items with this effect, to get.

Extended Enhancement III: Increase spell durations up to 15% of beneficial spells (no CH, or DA): If you are always buffing this is a nice have, mana saver over time for sure, Amulet of Insight is the only druid wearable item, and it is droppable.

Extended Range III: Increase spell range by 15%: Hmmm, well guess i have say this does not appear to be too big a deal to me. I think maybe verant thought the same, there are 6 items with the effect, the best looking dropable one seems to be the square helm, though i doubt i will even think of going after one...

Flowing thought I thru VII: mana regen 1 thru 7 per tick, must haves, MUST MUST, hehe, well nice to have, Boots of Flowing Slime (III) and Earring of the Solstice (I) seem to be most easily obtainable...

Improved Damage III: Increases spell effectiveness up to 20% on DD's: for the nuker in all of us, nice effect, again only 3 items in the game listed, 2 druid usable, Mask of the Dragon Slayer is the tradable one.

Improved Healing III: Increases spell effectiveness up to 30% on heals, not including CH, or HoT. Very nice for those of us who still believe Druids were meant to heal (no matter how crippled we are at it). Only one dropable, Idol of the Underking.

Mana Preservation III: Lowers mana cost up to 10%, on all spells except CH: One of the most important focus effects imho, on 5 items in total, 3 intemple of Veeshan (all no drop) and 2 dropable items, ODS and Crystaline torque.

Reagent Conservation III: Gives a 15% chance to not use a component, 'Summon Item' spells excluded: Well all the clerics out there should have one of these, 15% chance to save a peridot here and there, very nice. Not much use for use, save stopping the rain... Runed Mithril Bracer is best choice, as it is cheap, 600pp on Druzzil right now.

Reanimation effects I am not listing as they only apply to Skeletal Summoning and thus do not apply to us...

Spell Haste III: Decrease casting time up to 15%, excludes CH and any spell with casting time under 3 secs: Well very nice effect, but only one item of the 4 that have it is tradable, Frostreaver's Embroidered Cloak, the other 3 will require participation in the high end game. CLoak is 40k or so on Druzzil.

Summoning Efficiency III: Lowers mana cost up to 25%, Only applies to 'Summon Pet' spells: Great for the boo boo casters amongst us, not worth seeking out imho.

Summoning Haste III: Decrease casting time up to 30%, Only applies to 'Summon Pet' spells: Again, great for boo boo folks, not my cup of tea...


IN summary: I am currently pigeon-holed into the solo'ing game mostly (not that I really want to be...) so I am thinking of trying to get an ODS to go along items in the Affliction III series. When I start to be more viable in the grouping aspect of the game, I may turn towards enhancement and healing...

anyways, guess i had too much time on my hands, hope this helps folks out and i hope some experienced druids can let me know what they think...

Sunfire
09-12-2002, 05:49 PM
You're on the right track...

ODS is just great now - Mana Pres III is hard to beat ... "problem" comes if you have a high-level coldain shawl ... in that case you're probably better off keeping the shawl.

Coldain military wristguard I wear all the time at 60 except for when I need heavy resists - extended affliction III mods all our DOTS which is great and ALSO root and snare ... this one is a must and reasonably easy to get with the lvl 1 rallos zek warrior approach.

Getting a gem encrusted ring can be tough and expensive - its nice if you root/dot a lot though.

The one I'm really after to help with raids is Idol of the Underking ... its the only Improved Healing III item that I ever see up for sale (sadly I've heard a rumor that now only Yael and not Slizic the Mighty is dropping it) and our healing to mana ratios could really use help. Nothing makes me oom (even specced in alteration) faster than healing on raid.

Spell haste III would be great but I never see Frostweaver cloaks for sale at all on Rodcet.

ID3 would be great but you need a guild or a solid possee of high level friends to go kill Harla Dar - very good threads of HD killing strategies elsewhere on this board.

Also dont forget that some level II items can be useful:

I keep a Djarns' Ring around for when I'm almost certain to be evaccing - spell haste II is handy for evacs (non-succor)

Also I wear an improved damage II mask - why? - CALEFACTION, long forgotten, is a great spell to use for taking down summoning and stunning mobs - although its less damage than Scoriae for the same mana its extremely fast and with ID2 does >550 dmg.

Aaniele Jadedsky
09-12-2002, 09:58 PM
Ive only got experiance with manna pres, imp damage/healing and extended range, and then moastly in groups. All but range have been very useful. Just wish I could come up with a spell haste one....

Rainus7
09-12-2002, 10:09 PM
There's another ID3 item .. one that I use .. white dragon cloak :)

tradeable and questable (just need a white dragon skin ... I think used to be scale)

Khrono85
09-12-2002, 11:44 PM
I use Harla dars talisman ID3 :)

Anyways, I am sure this has come up tons of times, but I would like to know for my own benefit. And get this cleared once and for all, and if its true, has anyone really seen any significant noticeability in it. A.) Does OBD And SCMlvl 3 stack? B.) If it does, has anyone tested it with scm3 and :ex: any shoulder item? and then swapped back in the OBD and tested it again? Were the results amazing? I am just confused on this. Let me know what you guys have come up with .


Extended Range 3 is awesome. You say you don't see a great significant to this? and you can't see urself getting one? I beg to differ :-P

Because of supple scale armband, I can now step further away, and pull tons of mobs solo now without lots aggroing.
For example. Wandering around ME, catch goranga chief on track. Before supple I would get close, cast, it says to far away, i inch in, to far away, i get close as i can to cast, chief comes, and 2 others come. Even if you harmony sometimes, you would aggro 2-3. Supple scale, lets me get far away to harmony all of them, and solo pull the chief. Works great for other zones/mobs too.

Khrono.
Saryrn Server

Gwynet Woodsister
09-13-2002, 02:59 AM
Gotta agree about extended range 3 :)

Seriena
09-13-2002, 04:11 AM
Great summary, thanks :)

Aidon Rufflefuzz
09-13-2002, 05:25 AM
Very nice summary. It belongs over in the equipment forum though ;P.

blixxa
09-15-2002, 11:40 AM
use extended range as well, when I run into a casting mob (damn goranga shammies and hunters come in mind). You can hurt them, but they cant hurt you once rooted.

Also, while duoing an ice burrower, my fellow druid learned me some nice new curses when the ice burrower got too close to his liking. No problem for me with the extended range item.

Rolloss
09-15-2002, 03:11 PM
Range 3 + Lumi, so very good. I just feel silly wearing a moonstone ring!

bdg55
09-17-2002, 06:00 AM
what are ODS' going for on other servers? Druzzil: 17 to 19k