There is a lot of work that needs to be done balancing Rift’s cleric souls. For the most part the class has been completely neglected. We’ve seen a few changes here or there but we’ve never gotten the overhaul that the others have. More importantly the purifier, sentinel, and warden have been virtually ignored. The healing souls need love but whenever you talk about it on the forums people foam at the mouth and yell about how our DPS is not comparable to other classes and must be raised! That is all anyone focuses on so let’s look at that shall we? What is the problem with our DPS?
It feels like forever since I put anything out on Epic Slant. Getting The Raider’s Companion to a point of release has consumed a huge amount of my time. On that front I’m pleased to say the book should be available by late January or early February. Guys, pick up a Valentine’s Day copy for your MMORPG-playing female! In other news Iniquity has continued to progress in tier two raiding and Ferrel is just about to reach rank seven in PvP. That means it is time to sum up ranks five and six in my Rift series: Failing my way to rank eight!
I didn’t even know we were due for an update today so I was really happy when I got home and saw it! This is the start of the cleric updates that have been due for a bit. Hopefully Trion will continue to evaluate us a bit going forwards. None of my issues with the healing subset have been addressed but I will appreciate the damage increase. There are a lot of PVP changes too! I am also happy to see the instant adventure release and some of the changes to Ember Isle. Not bad a for x.1 patch for sure!
In another jab at the PvP crowd I reached rank five in Rift on Saturday! By playing part time between raids and with a whole lot of losing I managed, without potions, to go from two to five in less than 30 days (not played, just dates). Now the real work begins! I have to earn slightly more prestige but the truth of the matter is, nothing changes. Six is just as easy as two. You just have to do the same inane, repetitive tasks more often (not to suggest that Rift PvP isn’t fun. It is all games). In my time as a PvP player I’ve learned some really interesting things! I’m actually getting better and learning the strategies behind the various warfronts. Unfortunately my team doesn’t always follow those strategies but, as I said, it doesn’t matter. You can fail your way to rank eight so why not embrace it?
Hello everyone! I just wanted to let you know I’m not dead. You see I’ve been hard at work finalizing the printer’s version of The Raider’s Companion and that has eaten up all of my writing time. I’m also assisting Aure in putting together a new website that goes along with the book. Iniquity is also keeping me busy as we move into HammerKnell in Rift! Things are going well on that front. Chris and I are also working on something super secret!
On Thanksgiving Day I was given a new reason to be grateful. The MMORPG community, my guild family, and my non-guild family came together and took The Raider’s Companion the rest of the way. I am so relieved as this process turned out to be quite a bit more stressful than I thought it would. I cannot begin to express my gratitude in a fashion that would communicate the depth of it appropriately. It means so much to have everyone believe in the project and I promise not to let you down. I now have the funds I need to take this small, self-published project further than The Guild Leader’s Companion ever could go. With a professional lay out, some serious art, and an author that has learned a lot, The Raider’s Companion really will be amazing. I’ve said it before but I have to say it again, none of this would be possible without you. I cannot wait to get this book into your hands, I think you’ll really enjoy it!
Rift patch 1.6 has been out for almost a week now and I’ve had some time to seriously invest into exploring Ember Isle. That time has not been wasted and I’ve found all kinds of wonders that just make me excited to be playing. Rift feels new again and I’m hyper motivated. There are a lot of things that Trion did absolutely right with their latest patch. There are also a few things that I wasn’t crazy about. Bad things or not, if it weren’t for the fact that the servers are currently down I wouldn’t be here writing this article! Yes, it is THAT GOOD!
Up until recently I have been really digging my PvP build, but suddenly something happened that has changed everything! A Defiant Warrior thoroughly smashed, bashed, and trashed Ferrel and I in a warfront. I looked at his buffs and was startled by what I saw. After playing with 
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