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I try to edit scrolls when I see them, rather than typo reporting.
A few questions I have:
1) What's the general state of PvP, how often do people do it, do you need a system, how does firstaid work?
2) How's the Lycanthrope class going?
3) Did the war system ever make it back in?
4) What would you say to someone who hasn't played in five or six years?
2) Lycans are a solid class that can PvP in groups or solo competitively, but to what extent depends on the Lycanthrope you choose. Others can provide more indepth than me as to their pros and cons. They are considered fairly squish for PvE, so not often seen as a preferred bashing class, but you can get by.
3) War system is a no-go. Wars are now just fought with angry posts, throwing sticks, and then tea and a nap in the garden by noon.
4) Make a few characters and feel out the different groups of people to get a sense for the roleplay environment and if the aesthetic vibes for you. Play a little with classes when you do find one that you like. You can REPICK CLASS as a newbie, so use that to your advantage. Get involved with whichever group you decide run with. People are EAGER AND READY to help you out, so don't be afraid to jump in.
How about the bears? I like the bears, although wolves are also kind of cool.
Does the war system exist and just isn't used for some reason, or is it not in? And why are people doing group PvP if there's no war system?
People are bears, still. I cannot compare their viability in PvP as I do not use Lycanthrope to PvP so someone else would have to answer that one, sadly.
War sort of exists but doesn't. It is still in partway with the War ministry and Militia and that, but I believe the War system - troop movements, that kind of thing - was turned off a while ago and will not be returned in the foreseeable future. To take its place, we got the foci battles and orrery.
Orrery, to add an addendum, is a fun system every few weeks that lets Spirit and Shadow fight over bonuses, like extra sip, extra gold from NPCs, higher stats at different times of day, worth looking over in HELP ORRERY. Now you DO lose xp if you die at Orrery, but risks vs rewards in that regard.
Rituals still exist, but they're are not as many nor are they a staple mechanic of the class. They're more for RP/Flavor.
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Edit again: Tigers and pegasi may now be purchased again in Enorian. Rejoice! Spend all your credits! Hurrah!
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I am one of the players out there who has mostly focused on Shapeshifter. There are more types in the game now than there used to be. Naturally wolves and bears still exist; my character is a wolf from the former Atabahi Rout (before those guilds were removed). However, there are also wereboars (bacon), wereravens (chicken), and werecrocodiles (crocs)! (just kidding about the nicknames <.<).
Shapeshifters are viable in combat. They are fantastic in group, and if you put some effort in, and know how to code, you are likely to make a better offensive system than what I have for 1v1. I am not a top tier fighter by any means, but Shifter is sort of the one class I actually know well enough to have built my own semi-manual system for. Some of the new shapes have alternative routes to use for kills that I am not quite familiar with. As for PVE, Shifters are squishy. I have boosted myself with artifacts, so I do alright, but without them, I struggle to bash some high level areas even though I am well into endgame. Still, that might be my lack of interest in optimizing things.
I don't have much time to play these days, but hit me up with a message in game if you have more questions!
My first guess is critical hits (level 2), bashing (level 2), fast EQ, damage boost (level 2), healing ring (level 2?). Rest would go into skills. But is there any reason to get different stuff?
I wouldn't get critical hits or hunting until you have at least enhancement level 2 and maybe constitution.
Enhancement is probably the best bang for your buck artifact in the game. Other good contenders include:
- artifact shield
- soul_anchor (if you ever do lessers or die in pve. For the cost it's hard to beat)
- permanent tree tattoo (Having your tree fade while hunting certain areas or, mostly, in pvp is the worst)
- stability (pvp only)
- arti pipes (mostly a pvp thing also)
edit: to expand, I wouldn't get crits or hunting because there's no point in having those if you can't survive high-end areas to begin with. Crits do provide some survivability in that you'll be killing faster and also through the vigor elixir, but I don't think it compares to having raw survivability, even as ascendril. Work on your tank before your spank is my advice.
edit2: it's possible con level 2 will be a better buy than sip level 2, but I haven't really done the math. Someone more experienced would have to chime in.
Since we have multi classing these days, I was also thinking of getting Zealot, mostly for bashing, assuming it’s better than Mage? Back when I last played they still had three-hit combos and discharge, although now they may have two-hit combos? And I don’t know how much the discharge helps.