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This is true. With the new raid 2H it's even moreso. Monks have definitely caught up in raid DPS. I have no idea how they're performing in groups these days but I'd assume it's also very good.

Yes, but Redbot charges payday loan level interest rates. And if you don't pay he shows up at your door with a switchblade comb.

Ultimately it doesn't matter much, but for type 7s I usually sort by the ones with the highest Heal Amount for my Priests. Yes it's a terrible stat (like Spell Damage) but its something. After that I prioritize Stam, Wis and HP/Mana in that order.

That's what happens when you have like two dudes working on stuff.

Yeah, I've seen it many times. It happens either in the Lobby or PoK, and I've never seen it in open zones. It seems to be related to weapon graphics, as you can sometimes track the source of the graphics explosions to the hands of players and pets. I'd imagine its related to player count in a...

Bards and casters can quite effective as FTP, moreso than pure melee anyways. The Shaman too actually. You could probably just sub the SK with that group and do just fine. If you were to sub another I'd probably consider one of the Mages just for the higher EM level.

According to a recent Dev post, yes, it needs to be equipped with some gear that has Purity in order for the power source to provide anything beyond the stats already on it. Probably never worth the bother unless you have a bunch of PSs laying around that we're going to be tribute fodder anyways.

Ratio > Stats

I agree. Right now you have to destroy your ToV augs or put them in your Dragon's Horde in order to even make the LS augs of that type (casting, assaulting, etc). This change is likely just fixing that issue.

Hmm my group had it already before I started doing th DA thing, but I swear I saw a success message. Ah well I gave misinformation then sorry bout that.

Final Fugue - When the boss HP locks he won't chase the tank. Let him lock at 20%, wait for the blue aura, run the group out of it, back in when aura gone and stun/burn boss to 0 before next aura hits (plenty of time). Hero's Forge - Bard group DA blocks the Sonic Boom. Hit it on engage with...

I concur with the general sentiment here. Since the ban waves last year, I don't invite randos to groups anymore, don't offer TAs and don't announce rots anymore. Its just good practice to keep a low profile. Some people suck, and unfortunately they don't wear a nametag saying as much. You tend...

I have a couple Alts that I'll be working on maxing AA and some Hunters this week, but I almost want to level up another class I don't have just to take advantage of the sheer cornucopia of exp and loots.

Given your priorities, probably Enchanter with the MAG/MAG/WIZ. But Selos and Double Invis is so sweet for getting around when paired with CotH. I don't think I'll ever run a group without a Bard/Mage again.

One of the other issues with pet tanking is the anti-pet aggro mechanic that gets pulled into missions from their raid counterparts. This means that even if a pet is tanking and has aggro, mission bosses will ignore the pet and hit any PC if in range. This can be just fine with an all caster...