1.10 new "synergies"

[WarBlade]

Oh, to the one who said about the connection of the defensive/offensive aura boosts, I think it's a great idea, how many people you see actually use the defensive auras? Most of them aren't bad and can be very beneficial but the thing is that they're simply not worth the skill investment, the only thing most paladins will be using is redemption/salvation and only 1 point in each since more than 1 is not necessary.

Oh, to the one who hasn't considered very far, what you accurately pointed out was that there are skills in the defensive tree that nobody uses. Using Lightning Resistance (just as one example) as purely a passive upgrade will ensure it continues to remain unused.

As it has been since 1.00 If the defensive Auras are to be actively used they must have a useful in-game function.

1 point in Redemption and Salvation eh? :blink: ok. :huh:

If this connection between the two aura trees is still in 1.10 I think it'll encourage a lot of people to actually use the defensive auras, here's some theoretical scene:
Paladin Bob the Almighty is an avenger and as all avengers he relies on Vengence and Conviction(or Fanatiscm), but Bob the Almighty wants to increase his vengence damage since those cows just keep on coming and he can't keep the pace, so he decides to pump Lightning Resist (speculation, I don't have an idea if Lightning Resist will actually increase vengence's damage but lets say it does).

Now Bob the Almighty is satisfied, the cows feel his wrath, until he get to the Cow King, uh oh, Cow King is a LE,CE,FE boss and Bob is pretty lacking on resistances, especially on lightning so since he already invested points in Lightning Resist, why not use it for the sake of staying alive, in the end the Cow King drops dead and as usual drops a cracked sash.

Unfortunately what Bob's player failed to realize was that with points already split between Vengeance, Conviction, Holy Shield and either Fanaticism or Meditation, he no longer has a decent supply of spare points to spend on Lightning Resist.

Not that he needs it, considering the chances are that his Lightning Resistance is already at 75.

What I wanted to say in the above story is that if people will pump their defensive skills (even for mainly use them as an enhancment) they might find situations they'll prefer the added survivability instead of the added killing speed in some occasion (another example, when you're surrounded by an enormous amounts of cows you'll prefer to get hit less instead of hitting for slightly more, making Defiance a good thing for the job)

Or, like most Paladins, you could keep your +100% Resist All shield handy (if not already equipped by default) and retain full Offensive Aura capability. I personally never invest in those 4 Auras because their only use would be against Conviction Enchanted bosses in Hell and those are fairly few.

No, the Synergies in the cases of the Elemental Resist + Attack Auras might have been intended to encourage point investment in the Defensive Tree, but they certainly won't do much to encourage active use. <_<