Asloan wrote:And for 8v8 or 8vsX, loosing DET is the deathblow to Reavers, cause Root+Mezz mean you won´t deal any damage in a fight, so whats the point in inviting a Reaver, if you can have a Merc that actually will deal damage?
Greetz

shayour wrote:To say the things simply. If old ra coming back.

I can throw my reaver to the trash. (deter V).
Hib have the button i win : group purge

So, no to old ra. I dont want make a merc just to make again rvr. I want rvr with my reaver for two reasons : i like playing reaver and 20pp for the sc. If old ra coming back, i will change of game until normal ra coming back. Dont forget old ra was just a mythic's try. Unbalanced, poor.

It has become apparent over the last year or so since Realm Abilities debuted in Dark Age of Camelot that the system is not as balanced and worthwhile as it could be. Many classes feel they must purchase certain Realm Abilities just to be viable in RvR, while other classes have many RAs to choose from, all of which add utility to their characters. This has caused a situation where some classes all purchase the same RAs while others have a legitimate choice. Added to that, some RAs are simply more powerful than others, while others are not used at all. This is not the dynamic we hoped to create when designing the Realm Ability system.

Because of these reasons, New Frontiers will feature a Realm Ability system overhaul. We are going back to basics and completely redesigning the system from the ground up to be more equitable and make more sense. This is not a small change - in fact, in many ways it is the largest change we will be making in New Frontiers, as it is the one that personally affects everyone who engages in RvR. We are highly aware that making a system such as this balanced and fair does not necessarily mean that everyone will be happy with it in the short term. However, the goal of this change is to make players happier than they are now in the long term, because the system is better designed, better implemented, and more fun for everyone by changing their character's abilities.

Adorn wrote:

Strelok wrote:
Brilliant Aura of Deflection Active 1800 14 0 0 0 0 Your character receives a 30 second boost to all magical resistances.

This was group based, increased magic resistances by 50% for the full group

Strelok wrote:
Bunker of Faith Active 1800 10 0 0 0 0 30 seconds of 50% bonus to group's melee absorption which means your group will be able to absorb much more damage than normal.

Completly added up with armor absorb, my pally never got hit for more than 30 dmg even by slow 2handers

Strelok wrote:First Aid Active 900 3 6 10 0 0 Self heal that heals a set amount of hit points per level gained in the ability. This value increases with the character's level. At level 50 it heals approximately 300 hit points per level. It cannot be used in combat.

Mystic Crystal Lore Active 300 3 6 10 0 0 Self-only boost to power not usable in combat.

I'm not 100% sure about that one, but i remember the combat timer to be a bit different from NF MCL and FA: You were not considered as in combat when you just got hit, you had your combatflag just set when attacking enemies.. that means a healer could use it almost always

Strelok wrote:Faith Healing Active 1800 14 0 0 0 0 A powerful group heal. This percent-based heal is effectively the same as the highest spec group insta-heals that primary healers get.

Exactly like the highest grp instant.. not 100% more like 80%, got halfed by disease and increased by relics

Strelok wrote:Thornweed Field Active 1800 14 0 0 0 0 Ground-targetted cloud spell that lasts 30 seconds. Every 5 seconds anyone within radius of the object representing the center of the cloud takes damage and is 35% snared. The damage is percent based and goes up with the user's level.

Dmg was much lower than today, 60-80 each tick, influenced by matter resists

Strelok wrote:Avoidance of Magic Passive 1 3 6 10 14 Increases resistance to all damage types of magic by 3% per level of this ability.

These were "real" resistances, displayed in your character sheet, reducing all forms of cc

Strelok wrote:Volcanic Pillar Active 900 14 0 0 0 0 High damage radius (radius=500) direct damage spell that immediately damages all enemies in area of effect. This ability is percent-based so its damage goes up with the user's level.

This was doing approx 500-600 dmg, instant cast

Ormilig wrote:So are you complaining about a balance between Caster and Tanks, or are you just afraid that you actually have to think about using a RA with 30min timer instead of dropping everything on every inc ?