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Old 04-17-2008, 04:46 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Lucio View Post
o it has a time limit i never noticed. But even so i don't see 150 health every 3 seconds saving the cleric as much as a 10000 shield can
It's an issue of absoluteness versus duration. There are some points at which avoiding a lot of damage for a short period of time outweigh avoiding less damage over longer time. If it's a long fight with regular damage, I'd take the healing. If it were a short fight or large burst of damage, I'd choose the shield.

Both have their place in PVP as well. In mass PVP the shield would help you stay alive perhaps long enough to get a few heals off or for reinforcements to arrive, but the healing has huge benefits for 1 on 1 battles where you have to outlast your opponent.

Neither side got shortchanged in PVP or PVE in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by Drache View Post
But it is only 10 sec. I dont see it being a problem.
I actually just checked the CBT 2 DP Skills Article and it looks like both skills last 30 seconds so forget what I just said. I'm guessing it's a tradeoff between healing or preventing damage. I'd certainly prefer the shield.

Last edited by akatriel; 04-17-2008 at 04:51 PM.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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