Lets Talk Support

[pacifidlog]

http://calc.aolive.ru/?c=9#ADG--QXejklm ... uvxyz1234_

Build I have in mind. No talents on calc but you can guess what I have based on teh rubies.
Severely undergeared at the moment as a result of overzealous leveling but in theory this build shuts down alot of control. Not sure about requiem AT ALL at 20 stacks healing is decreased by about 30,000 which seems negligible. Opinions? Redirecting someone to, or away from you with lovesong/ode is amazingXD

Dancing shadows, considering getting those with some WM rubies, you can make a party member invisible as well, but haven't tested whether they are still able to attk while invis.

[equinox_zankou]

There are alot of rubies in the last GRID that i would skip because they offer minimum gains. For example; the dmg rubies on stunned / blinded etc.

If you are support, your number 1 priority should be survival; Thus parry / endurance / agi rubies. Dont get me wrong, im what some ppl like to call theorycrafter, but support shouldnt focus to much on damage. Especially if you take pvp into consideration (Which you are with RAGE + Willpower rubies and the boosted requiem).
U will want to sing 3 Songs because of Requiem + Nocturne/Ballade.
A preference i can give (but this is totally up to you);
http://ru.allodsbase.com/calc#a90xlx430 ... fg81g470g0

3 Songs, maxed survival, and (if u have the rubies to spare), your AoE with Timpani has a 10 yards bigger range (More ppl silenced). But there more routes to take (18% more heal) etc.

[pacifidlog]

I realized your right before I read your post on the increase to stunned enemies gonna drop those rubies, and the one I have that increases acoustics dmg

[equinox_zankou]

what i really wonder is: Does support build need R2 or R3 Requiem?
According my Tooltip; the Healing decrease doesnt " Increase " when i level from 1 towards 2, though the amount of stack effects does. But my feeling says; Stacks only apply for Elegy / Cantata and not for the decreased healing.

But i cannot confirm this, maybe you can?

[pacifidlog]

Mhm it stacks 2k per stack for me atm.

Another concern on my mind is how hard will party support be with another bard in party O.o

[equinox_zankou]

Mhm it stacks 2k per stack for me atm.

Another concern on my mind is how hard will party support be with another bard in party O.o

Alright, so if it stacks then i guess it may be worthy to level it up. At least to R2, and R3 beeing debatable. Though for full support R3 is the winner.

Btw can you try to expain some of my questions in the other thread? I think you may be able to answer most of them. Thanks in advance.
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