Question - TLP vs Live specifially Wiz INI's

[Draknocht]

Been watching and using @toadwart INI's but now am startig to question some of them as I progress, I know the difference between TPL and Live but I play on Ragefire so there isn't much difference. I am trying to see that the actual differences and why in the Setups of these INI's other than the spell sets. The Live one does have AE where the TLP does not. This is all for lvl 45, below I have listed the Spell sets.

LIVE
Gem1=Conflagration
Gem2=Enticement of Flame
Gem3=Concussion
Gem4=Supernova
Gem5=Harvest
Gem6=Lesser Evacuate
Gem7=Elnerick's Entombment of Ice
Gem8=Bonds of Force

TLP
Gem1=Conflagration
Gem2=Force Strike
Gem3=Ice Shock
;O`Keil's Flickering Flame after Velious releases
Gem4=O`Keil's Radiation
Gem5=Greater Shielding
Gem6=Lesser Evacuate
Gem7=Frost Storm
Gem8=Bonds of Force

Help in understanding this would help as I running in same issues with Bard, I run kiss on Wiz and Bard. I run SK, Chant, Cleric on CWTNs, with a Rog also on Kiss but not been changing the Rog much yet as will go CTWN once higher level.

I know some of this info is probably old ancient knowledge and just needing the 13 year old rust knocked off

Thanks

Drak

 

[toadwart]

So, keep in mind I made the first one a couple years ago, and the second a few months-ish ago. Perceptions of how things work in game have changed since I started out for one. I also have different group setups between the two. And finally, spells available in TLP's do not at all match what's available at the same level in Live. None of these INI's are going to be a be-all, end-all answer to all situations, what they *are* however is an ini that will work for that level and in that situation in general. Feel free to tweak if you feel a different spell is a better fit, but these can get you started out, and I know they work, because I've been using them. Are they perfect, or absolutely optimized? No, and I don't pretend to make that guarantee either. To answer the AE question? I don't use them, so I included it in the one because I know some folks do use them, but they'd need to be set up in the spell lineout to work, and the AE section turned on. When it came to the other, I just forgot to include it, because again I don't generally utilize them, as I find them too situational, and death inducing, but that's a personal view of course.

There's also always the possibility of a mistake, don't discount that either.

 

[Draknocht]

Thanks for the reply, and i can see it now after spending a few more days researching on spells so could get my wiz setup better. I see now the TLP was set with Original Spells as probably was just starting up with little to know expansions yet. Still trying to juggle the kiss toons with the CTWN toons and the class balance of the group. I remember the hours invested into the play and working these all out 13+ years ago, seemed like was no life back then.

Thanks again

Drak