Big Changes Coming Next Push

[JustAGuy]

I think the thing that's up in the air is going to be the Priests. Currently, they can run through an entire mana bar pretty quick in some of the tougher fights. When you run out, spirit regeneration just never seems to be enough to keep your team alive. Perhaps we'll see some talents that give better bang for your buck with healing spells that will fix this problem.

I think a mana regen talent would be a nice idea. If that doesn't come to pass, potions can make the difference in certain situations. I've effectively kept myself and party members alive by sucking down mana potions in some of the more dire situations.

Not all Priests need to be alchemists, but keeping potions for the emergencies is always a good idea. Picking some up at auction should be a viabale alternative to making them. The only problem is that you're not likely to find them cheap, cheap enough to justify buying and using them on a regular basis, if you find them at all. If Mageroyal was more abundant, that would drive the price down, allowing for the Alchemy skill to become a money maker, and give mana depleted classes a way to get back in the fight when they're on empty. Especially since they won't be able to drink during a battle after the next patch.

Currently, from my observation, Kingsblood (required for lesser mana potions) is pretty abundant, moreso than Mageroyal. Considering Mageroyal is used in at least 15 recipes (enchanting and alchemy), including the Healing Potion (The level 3 health potion), I think it would be useful for the dev team to give us a bit more of it. That way, Priests and other mana hungry classes can load up on lesser mana potions for that one-extra-cast. At the time of this posting, there was one auction for a lesser mana potion, and no one wanted it, and the others were Mana Potions, each going for at least 1 gold (good lord!). Making the ingredients more freely available would make it easier for us to create, sell, and as a result, consume mana potions. Well, at least, the lesser potions. I've never seen a greater mana potion at auction, nor do I think I ever will. Talk about hot commodity, that one!