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#1 Feb 26 2004 at 7:52 AM Rating: Decent
i am fairy new so i dont know some of the acronyms used if someone could elaborate id be grateful

Hot?
hos?
cheal? complete heal? i think
dps? damage per second seems right on this one but i see references to someone being the dps does that just mean they have a high damage per second attack or is dps something else

also what is pot 9 i see people asking for it all the time in pok(ha ha i know that one)

also what exactly is beast crack s
#2 Feb 26 2004 at 8:06 AM Rating: Decent
1st. Pot9 is protection of the 9. a druid spell that when combined with cleric symbol of Kazad gives more armour class (a/c) and hit points (hp) then cleric virtue wich does not stack. it also has a mana regen element (8) mana per tick.
lower spells in same line are potg- protection of the glades and potc protection of the cabbage.

Hope that helps.

oh and yes dps is damage per second and is used to ooc for a damage class....as opposed to a warrior tank.. who is there to take damage more than to give it out.
#3 Feb 26 2004 at 8:07 AM Rating: Decent
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Hot? - Heal over time (as opposed to an instant heal) or Halls of Testing (an area in the Temple of Veeshan zone)
hos? - Not sure, what context?
cheal? complete heal? i think - Correct
dps? damage per second seems right on this one but i see references to someone being the dps does that just mean they have a high damage per second attack or is dps something else - Correct, some classes dish out higher dps than others so when you look at a group you might say we need more dps classes (usually, and in no particular order - Rogue, Ranger, Wizard, Monk, Mage, Berzerker)

also what is pot 9 i see people asking for it all the time in pok(ha ha i know that one) - Protection of the Nine, a high level Druid spell, which has extra hitpoints, armour class, and mana regen aspects

also what exactly is beast cracks - beast lords get a mana regen line that ends in Spiritual Vigor - notable because it stacks with Enchanter mana regen
#4 Feb 26 2004 at 8:08 AM Rating: Decent
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Ok, I can help on some of these. I think...

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Heal over Time

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hos?

No clue...

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cheal? complete heal? i think

You are correct, sir!

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dps? damage per second seems right on this one but i see references to someone being the dps does that just mean they have a high damage per second attack or is dps something else

Correct again!

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also what is pot 9 i see people asking for it all the time in pok(ha ha i know that one)

Protection of the Nine. It's a 63rd level Druid spell. You can get more information here.

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also what exactly is beast crack s

Not sure on this one either... I've often heard Vah Shir Beastlords asking for kitty crack but I have no idea what it is...

Hopefully others will have more information on the ones I didn't know (and correct the ones I got wrong. :-))

Edited, Thu Feb 26 08:08:40 2004 by TheWingedLancer
#5 Feb 26 2004 at 8:18 AM Rating: Decent
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HoS = Harnessing of Spirit - shammy spell which can be cast on L1's - HP/DEX/STR buff
#6 Feb 26 2004 at 8:38 AM Rating: Decent
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Spiritual Light / Radiance / Dominion are a beast lord mana and hp regen buff also refered to as beast crack, kitty crack, or simply by initials: SD etc...

#7 Feb 26 2004 at 8:49 AM Rating: Decent
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1st. Pot9 is protection of the 9. a druid spell that when combined with cleric symbol of Kazad gives more armour class (a/c) and hit points (hp) then cleric virtue


Wrong

I run into this all the time. It gives marginally more hp but LESS ac. You have to add Ward of Gallantry to get the ac element back. WoG is a single target spell.

Sums if you are interested:

Virtue:- hp +1405 ac +72

Pot9:- 1: Increase AC by 32
2: Increase Max Hitpoints by 618
4: Increase Mana by 8 per tick

Symbol of Kazad:- hp + 910 - duration 1hr 3 mins


So Symbol plus Pot9 gives hp + 1528 ac + 32

Add WoG and you add 54 ac making it better than virtue if you can spare 3 buff slots and the casters are prepared to spend the mana. Virtue = 1000 mana, Symbol/Pot9/WoG = 1750 mana between cleric and druid.

Duration is also an issue as Virtue lasts almost twice as long as the longest component of the combo.

Of course most people are keen on the mana regen part of pot9 including (incomprehensibly) clerics.

Clerics, bless them, should be aware that Armour of the Zealot stacks with Virtue and gives them more hp, ac and the same mana regen totalling + 1855 hp and + 108 ac. It has the same duration as Virtue so they spend 1400 mana every 2.5 hours instead of 1025 every hour or so.

When I have Rogues wanting the Symbol/WoG combo to go with their Pot9 I have to wonder in what circumstance they are going to get beat on where an extra 123 hp will make the difference. Normally by the time the rogue is getting hit that hard you are in deep trouble.
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#8 Feb 26 2004 at 10:06 AM Rating: Decent
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Clerics, bless them, should be aware that Armour of the Zealot stacks with Virtue and gives them more hp, ac and the same mana regen totalling + 1855 hp and + 108 ac. It has the same duration as Virtue so they spend 1400 mana every 2.5 hours instead of 1025 every hour or so.


Yes, that is true; however...

Focus of the Seventh does not stack with Armor of the Zealot.

Pot9 + Fo7 + Symbol + WoG > AoZ + V

Plain and simple, on raids the 9,7,sym combination is better for all classes (in terms of HP) than Virtue. Paladins are the exception to this, since they have some self buffs that produce better results with Virtue. Also, any mob that has an AE that negates all forms of mana regen.

To summarize...

If there is a druid and shaman around, go with 9, 7, Symbol (wog for anyone getting hit). If you are missing the druid or shaman, virtue will produce better results.
#9 Feb 26 2004 at 10:45 AM Rating: Decent
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Raidwise I wouldn't argue.

I was thinking more of normal exp groups where duration is an issue and it can get really mana intensive. Also unless all classes are present you end up halfway through an adventure with people needing one or more rebuffs.
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