Hello everyone, I just had some questions about Albion, as my wife and I are considering making some characters on Alb for some variety and fun, but I had a quick couple questions before we commit. Some of the folks in Apex already provided very helpful opinions, but more is always welcomed.
•1• Paladins are what I am most interested in playing, so I am curious how they are regarded with Phoenix's changes to them, with the additional skill points and damage table increase. I fully realise that I won't be on Armsman-Polearm or Dual Wielding Merc levels of damage output, but how are Paladins with two-handers now? Is their damage output appreciable in RvR? Being able to spec high into Chants/Two Hander/Shield/Weapon/Parry with their abundance of skill points is very appealing, so being able to switch from Shield/Two Hander on the fly, while still having Chants, is very tempting.
•2• Duoing, I think we're either going to make a Pally/Friar or Pally/Minstrel - which would you think would be better for getting XP groups, and eventually, joining RvR teams? Is Albion similar with Hibernia in the 'if you're not an Animist/Healer/PBAoE, we don't want you' sort of mentality where playing a non-optimal class is difficult to find groups? I realise Friars with their baseline buffs and limited healing would be appealing to many XP groups, but would a Minstrel also be wanted for their Power Song/Health Regen/Pet Damage?
•3• I've seen some people say that Albion levelling spots seem to be rather sparse (especially compared to Hibernia) - do you find that getting good XP spots to be difficult or annoying?
Thank you in advance for any opinions or suggestions.
•1• Paladins are what I am most interested in playing, so I am curious how they are regarded with Phoenix's changes to them, with the additional skill points and damage table increase. I fully realise that I won't be on Armsman-Polearm or Dual Wielding Merc levels of damage output, but how are Paladins with two-handers now? Is their damage output appreciable in RvR? Being able to spec high into Chants/Two Hander/Shield/Weapon/Parry with their abundance of skill points is very appealing, so being able to switch from Shield/Two Hander on the fly, while still having Chants, is very tempting.
•2• Duoing, I think we're either going to make a Pally/Friar or Pally/Minstrel - which would you think would be better for getting XP groups, and eventually, joining RvR teams? Is Albion similar with Hibernia in the 'if you're not an Animist/Healer/PBAoE, we don't want you' sort of mentality where playing a non-optimal class is difficult to find groups? I realise Friars with their baseline buffs and limited healing would be appealing to many XP groups, but would a Minstrel also be wanted for their Power Song/Health Regen/Pet Damage?
•3• I've seen some people say that Albion levelling spots seem to be rather sparse (especially compared to Hibernia) - do you find that getting good XP spots to be difficult or annoying?
Thank you in advance for any opinions or suggestions.
We decided to start with a Paladin/Friar combo, but already have discussed making Cleric/Necro for farming, and Minstrel/Infiltrator for stealth play.