RIFT 2.2 Hotfix #5 Rogue Changes – 3/28/13

Posted by in Blog, Patch Notes, Rift, Rogue on Mar 28th, 2013 | 0 comments

I do not mind the Tactician changes. While I loved the way it was, it was not like us Rogues did not know it was over powered and did not need a nerf.

However, the Sentry Battery change I do not get it. For other rogues you come across, I bet you that they never ever use it and are lazy and use Chain Destruction instead and with no rotation using Sentry Battery. It just makes it more of a useless ability that we have limiting it to 5 targets, especially because of the either the mob or your position when using it and having to select the furthest target. I hope one day Ailion will go back and look at this ability, maybe just get rid of it and replace it with another.

MARKSMAN

  • Sentry Battery: Now affects a maximum of 5 targets per pulse.

TACTICIAN

  • Power Core: Functionality Changed. Now debuffs nearby enemies, increasing the damage they take by 10%. No longer in the same stacking group as Lava Field and Orchestra of the Planes, but now is in the same stacking group as Wild Growth.
  • Infernal Beam: Now affects a maximum of 8 targets per pulse.
  • Infernal Torrent, Glacial Torrent, Necrotic Torrent: Now affect a maximum of 8 targets per pulse. Initial energy cost increased to 15 from 10. Energy drained per second of channel has been reduced to 1 from 5.
  • Curative Torrent: Initial energy cost increased to 15 from 10. Energy drained per second of channel has been reduced to 1 from 5.
  • Heat Vent: Now reduces the initial energy cost of Torrents by 1-5, down from 2-10.

New Rogue Soul Reveal ‘Tactician’ on Live Stream Friday Oct 5th

Posted by in Live Stream, Rift, Rogue, Storm Legion on Sep 27th, 2012 | 0 comments

Elrar posted in the Rogue forums today that the Rogue soul reveal “Tactician” will be shown on Friday, October 5th. They will be announcing it Monday with further details, we will update this post as soon as they are released.

My main class has always been a Rogue, I love my Rogue and the class itself. I have been excited for Storm Legion for a while with all the soul changes we will see early in Patch 1.11 and then of course the long overdue energy fix in Storm Legion as well as what this new soul; Tactician, will add for us for in specs.

I am really hoping that it will be a DPS soul, preferably a melee class so we can do more than just “Bloodstalker” or Nightblade. I really hope it is not another support soul since we have bard and in my opinion, that is enough.

Originally posted by Elrar (Official Post)
It will indeed be next Friday, October 5th!

Getting all the ducks in a row and we should announce Monday – and if our plans work out you’ll be seeing at least one live stream a week up through launch starting in October as we explore all that Storm Legion has to offer, full steam ahead!