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Tempest of Set
Dis_Ordur
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Now that I am in-game and loving it (thanks to those of you who helped me in earlier thread), I rolled a ToS. I know they have some bugs atm, but man, this class is weak. Has anyone tried one yet? It took me a couple hours to get up to lvl 10, whereas a Guardian I rolled to less than 30 minutes.
Is it gimped, or are all priest classes like this?
Other than that, this game is amazing. I squealed like a little schoolgirl with my first fatality 
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Priest bumpage?
This is confusing, 50% of people are screaming that ToS's are uber OP and the other 50% whine that they are weak and crappy. So what is is : /!?
Tos are a unique class.
They are a healer, but use mostly AOE attacks for damage, and utilize CC (Alot of CC).
Lower lvls they can be a pain for an un-trained player to play. But have the tools there to be a great class from the start.
Higher lvls ToS seemed to be getting better and better.
They do have a few bugs that players exploit to lvl, and or kill people (Which i think most of have been fixed or are being fixed today actually).
That said, you cannot judge anything in this game at low lvls.
Nothing matters from lvls 1-79. 80 is where it begins and ends.
All classes are great and pretty balanced atm, yes a few do need small changes for balance issues. But there not gamebreaking.
Why anyone comes to forums and bases there game buying, or class role off them is beyond me (Esp' these forums that are filled with nothing but Numerous Fanbois or the hardcore trolls).
Bottom line you cannot pick a bad class. No one knows 100% how PvP is at lvl 80, or even what it will be in the future.
TOS is a healer, AOE, CC'ing cloth wearing speall weaving class. There fun , really fun. But so are all the others
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I tried it. I didnt really like it. At higher lvls your spells were very weak compared to the enemy's HP and your heals were generally weaker than the output of damage the MOBs were dishing out.
I rerolled a conqueror and loving it.
I chopped off three heads at once last night. Never did that before lol. Lvling through the Conqueror about 4 times faster than ToS. I only played ToS until lvl 29 and just put it down.
This is also the first time in a MMO where my main is now longer healer and the first time in a MMO where my main is a Tank.
People who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.
I have a 36 Tempest of Set on Stormrage. I have specced mostly in the Lightning tree and I do insane dmg, both direct and AoE. The healing is not the greatest, but you get two Heal Over Time spells and a self-centered AOE heal. You can also wear light armor, not stuck in cloth.
Overall I like the class - my biggest complaint is there is no "Off Me" spell. The priest gets a knockdown and a fear, but all we get is a 5s stun (that now breaks on dmg) and a 5s aoe root (also breaks on dmg).
TOS is a fun class to play. The Storm Field is awesome. I cannot survive without it
Hmm, everything I've heard about ToS says they dish out serious damage. I know they have been nerfed (totems) and their spellweaving was taken away temporarily due to an exploit.
I play a priest of mitra and I'm told they do more damage than us and I level fine. I think PoM have more survivability. I don't nuke things down quickly (pretty fast though, especially if they are lower level than me), but can generally survive several mobs on me at once and downtime is near nonexistant. i'm pretty happy with the class
They are indeed weak when you're low level, but as soon as you hit level 30, the Storm Field is awesome. The SF aoe rocks.
Thanks for replies all, I think you convinced me to give my Tempest another go.
Hey Enigma, I am sure you can feel me rolling my eyes from here in MN due to your signature...
Does your car have a gunrack in it? LOL
The priest archetype, can be very difficult to level from 1-25 but once you get out of the beginner areas the priest classes shine, specially the tempest of set.
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Here's my thoughts on the ToS.
The class, in truth, is not that fun to play as. I enjoy it only because I have a guild that constantly supplies me with groups to level with. However, playing solo, ToS is incredibly boring.
From level 1-20, you'll legitimately be using the same 2 spells; Lightning Strike, and Charged Bolt. That's it. Press 1 and 2 for 20 levels. The occasional HoT will be thrown on for regen purposes, but other than that, that's your role in the game
Once you get storm field, and depending on your build, the game starts to get a little more demanding. As a Thunder spec (support) ToS, I rely on my totem, the use of a group, and Storm Crown + Storm Field for the majority of my damage, while being supported with melee attacks. There was an exploit in which you could produce 10 totems at a time, that was patched earlier this morning, albeit poorly (rather than limiting one totem out, Funcom put a 60 second recast on it instead. This makes it utterly worthless for grinding, and almost useless in my opinion, as it can't come with you when you move or 60 seconds)
For soloing purposes, it is beastly. You can probably grind faster as a ToS than any other class, save for the PoM before they were also nerfed. You have 2 HoT's, Storm Field, and other spells to cast to take out 5+ enemies at a time with ease.
For group purposes, the ToS shines. It has a nice HP buff, it has an HoT that is effective, Storm crown rocks socks in instances, Quicksand can be useful for agro control, and there's a burst heal if things get fuzzy (Note: This has been buggy since the patch; the burst heal occasionally doesn't fire/activate, even though it claims it does. HIGHLY frustrating). Totems also have a use when complimented with Storm Nimbus.
All in all, the class isn't that exciting. It's efficient, and I believe it was designed with the intention of being a grinder/farming class, and a good supporting group member class. In terms of excitement, I've give it a 4/10, in terms of utility I've give it a 9/10, in terms of PvE a 10/10, and for PvP a 6/10.
I hope that helps.
Waiting for something fresh to arrive on the MMO scene...
I have TOS that i played until 16 he had ok dps. But then i lvled a POM OMG this priest owns 3 days ago when i was lvl 28 i soloed black castle for that quest where you have to kill the boss at the top. Also this priest has no problems killing mobs 3 to 4 lvls higher. at 33 i was in the prymaid in stygia killing lvl 37 just for a fast grind. Now that he is 40 i have no problem killing 2 to 3 or even 4 mobs my lvl. i speced for damg with 5 points in the healing tree to get the spell lance of mitra. Comparing the 2 classes the POM is better than the TOS hands down. I haven't tried a bear shammy so i don't know about them.
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14 hours of /played and I am level 34 now. I think the class is OP in many ways but it seems a bit boring and bland. You use your two hots before you start a pull, cast your lightning nuke two to three times and then use your fast direct heal and nuke two more times. Through this method you can typically take 2-3 mobs above your level. For example, before the servers went down I was in a dungeon to find a sarcophagus that had level 35 mobs in there. I went in at 33 and I could pull 3 easily and 4 if one was a minion. It is a pretty simple class and I only need to hit three different buttons during a PVE fight.
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People who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.