Originally Posted by
BarnabyAngel
Hey guys, longtime WoW player here making a potential switch to Rift after around 7 years of playing. I love the game so far, it reminds me a lot of early WoW when leveling wasn't so damn easy and there were a lot more options around, and the overall feel is just...less childish. I'm also a longtime MMO-Champ forum user (albeit "browser" would better suit me) and I've decided to register for the sake of some Rift talk, so forgive the post count.
Anyways, I've decided to pick up a Cleric as a pally was one of the few classes I never got around to playing, and from what I've seen and read, Justicars work a lot like a prot pally does, and there are obviously some great healing options available (which is most likely what I'll be doing endgame).
So back to the topic at hand: what do you all suggest for speedy leveling? Right now I've tried Cab/Inq/Warden (as the game suggested it) and instantly switched to a more melee-esque spec (as casting felt kind of...clunky) to Cab/Sham/Warden. I loved the charge I got through the Shaman spec, but it still seemed to lack something.
Now I'm playing Justicar/Druid/Warden and I've gotta say...it's pretty filthy. With a faerie healer up, I never die, and mobs seem to melt away. What I can't really seem to find, though, is any really powerful AoE damage. When I pull, I'll pull multiple mobs, sure, but they only die one at a time for the most part. Is there anything I have access to that can help this situation?
Also, apart from leveling advice, any other tips would be greatly appreciated right now. Profs wise, I'm going armorsmith with butchery and mining, and all I've been doing so far is following the path the quests take me..and it's taken a couple of hours just to get down Freemarch,which is amazing to me as when I last picked up a new monk, I was level 40 before 3 hours had passed.
So thanks in advance guys! I've also read that "shard" transfers are free, so if there are a lot of ya'll on a certain server that play together or something, I'd be happy to join!