February 3, 20197 yr 2). lack of enemy defense debuffing comparable to Painful Interdiction. And it was giving: -28 fortitude, -24 will, -8 reflex, -10 accuracy, 15% attack speed penalty, -2 move speed, -6% damage, 10% lower hp, -10% effects duration, and enabling sneak attacks; in a 5m AoE... I think this is more just a function of the role of the priest having changed in Deadfire. I just have made peace with the fact that the priest of Deadfire is just nowhere near like a priest in PoE1 for debuffing (much of that is a function of how differently prones function in Deadfire).
February 3, 20197 yr Granted that Priests were given (a couple of) summons and that healing is much much more powerful than it was in PoE1. Basically, Summons and Healing are the new Crowd Control. This changes alone help finding new roles for priest.
February 5, 20196 yr I would not call Priests weak, I just find them less exciting than the other available casters. Every time I try to fit a Priest in a new party I end up benching them in favour of a Cipher, Chanter or Wizard.
February 5, 20196 yr I would not call Priests weak, I just find them less exciting than the other available casters. it is easy to get stuck in a predictable buff+buff+heal cycle with single-class priests. the reduced priestly spell catalog compared to poe further limits gameplay variation when one reflects 'pon reasonable expectations and previous experience. have made numerous observations 'bout problems and fixes for priests. https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/108025-sell-me-on-a-fun-priest-multiclass/?p=2133580 https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/107375-couple-gripes-with-this-game-balancegameplay-not-quality-or-content/?p=2124589 https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/107079-are-priests-still-a-boring-superfluous-class/?p=2121395 https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/99362-what-is-your-worst-single-class-in-deadfire/page-3?do=findComment&comment=2022103 however, am not predicting any major changes for priests so far removed from initial game release. recognizing no new expansions is forthcoming, am foreseeing only minor balance patch alterations for deadfire priests. gonna need wait for poe3? probable. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
February 5, 20196 yr I'm starting to think single Cipher is better than I initially thought. They can really turn a battle and has some nice buffs as well. Gonna create an Ascendant once I'm done w Sera Edited February 5, 20196 yr by Verde
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