QUOTE(T_Starrk @ May 18 2013, 12:30)
Not true. I maxed out heavy armor, light armor, dual wield, two-hand, HP+MP+SP, and a shitload of supportive spells and I am only 2 levels above you.
True. Sticking with General, Two Handed, Heavy Armor, Deprecating 1, 2 and Supportive 1, 2 - which is for only one style and spells I used for that style:
General: Missing: 1 Lvl MP Tank, 3 Lvls SP Tank, 1 Lvl Better Mana Pots, 1 Lvl Spirit Pots
Two-Handed: Maxed...I did this first
Heavy Armor: Maxed...I did this second
Deprecating 1: Maxed for what I use...I skipped the bottom 3 since I don't use them
Deprecating 2: Missing 2 Lvls Magnet, Skipped the Drains and ET and ST just to go for the absolute minimum
Supportive 1: Missing 1 Lvl Stronger Spirit, 3 Lvls Heartseeker, Skipped Arcane Focus, Missing 4 Lvls Regen
Supportive 2: Maxed Protection, skipped the Spikes since I never used AP for those in the past
I haven't even touched anything else, and I have max proficiency for my level in all areas....I am out of AP. Plus I lost all the elemental and Holy divine MIT% that I working towards with the old AP tree. AND I had maxed AP training and was getting the odd point once in a blue moon from artifacts just to make things a little quicker than 1 AP per level.
So I've gone from having equipment and abilities to play in every style, to not even being able to max out even ONE style, for attack, defense, and spells I used before. The comparison is pretty stark from before. And when I won the hourly a little while ago, I didn't notice that the new system made me any stronger to mobs than before...I still had to Cure (cool down) and can't have OFC help in the same way I did before either.
If you're happy, whatever floats your boat. I'm letting my experiences speak for itself.
- JC