That is all

I see a lot of things that don't pass the stink test going around on the main vg forums. You guys deserve the facts at the least. I got both my test and live psion down to 343 int no buffs and recorded the numbers tonight

Current spells on live

Compression Sphere 8
4560 4798
Dementia 5
2592 2728
Mindfire 5
4980 5239
Psychic Schism 5
2115 2228
Sup. temporal fracture
2324 2447
temporal shift 7
1783 1879
Thought Pulse 8
1384 1459 3.8refresh


Spells on Test ***Subject to Change****

Compression Sphere 8
3693 3886
Dementia 5
1570 1655
Mindfire 5
4980 5239
psychic schism 5
2115 2228
Sup. temporal fracture
2642 2781
temporal shift 7
1783 1879
Thought Pulse 8
1100 1160 5.7 refresh, no ramp up


Keep in mind this comes along with a huge dps increase for sorcs and necros. Rogues and Monks did not get hit as bad as many feared. This without a doubt puts you behind Monks, Rogues, Sorcs, Necros, and Druids. I have seen mellee ranger and blood mages periodically out dps psi as well, but will attribute it to lucky string of crits. This puts us down to 6th place in the dps arms race at best 8th on a bad day. So what does that leave us with, buffs and "utility". As far as raiding you will now get to buff and sit out again. Our other "utility" is either shared by other more valuable classes or is a nice to have, not a must have. I will be emailing Talisker to ask him how we are supposed to be raid feasible, and get back to you guys.

TP damage just got gutted. Have a look

well it was a honor to serve you all, but the class lead system is being disbanded.

Hey people,

I wanted to let everyone know that I’m stepping down from my position as Class Lead. But fear not, Dark is still around to take your concerns and problems to Tal, so there won’t be any sort of interruption with communication between the players and the developers.

I’m stepping down because I’m no longer going to play Vanguard. I probably would have quit earlier but the opportunity of being Class Lead presented itself and I felt I could help do some good for the class before I left. I think I did.

The reason I’m no longer playing has very little to do with the game itself. I’ve enjoyed this game since release, and never really had any of the connectivity problems many others seemed to have in the early days. When I started playing I also recognized this game as the true spiritual successor to Everquest that I had hoped EQ2 would be but was not. The there’s the incredible landscape and dungeon design. I could go on, but I won’t.

I suppose the reason for my departure is simple burn-out. Which, considering my history with mmo’s, is not entirely unexpected.

So, have fun everyone. No doubt I’ll continue to lurk around for a bit, but I probably won’t post anymore.



P.S. I don’t have any stuff worth giving.