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<blockquote data-quote="fuzzlewump" data-source="post: 5351015" data-attributes="member: 63214"><p>EDIT: Link <a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4ex/20101015" target="_blank">http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4ex/20101015</a></p><p></p><p>My thoughts: moderately disappointed.</p><p></p><p>The item is no doubt pretty good. +1d10 damage on radiant powers is pretty darn good; seems more like the ultimate weapon of clerics and warpriests and whatnot. Unless getting all radiant powers with various paladin builds is feasible now, in which case it's right up there. The crit effect seems very good, especially with crit fishers. This weapon would be great on an Avenger.</p><p></p><p>My problem with it is that it's boring. Almost nothing about the mechanics say "cool, character defining, plot advancing" item. The only things are the +1d10 damage which is unusual and the healing surge crit effect. But the damage is not really better than say, Footpad's Friend for rogues which is +cha damage on each attack with sneak attack damage. Unless that item is rare, which I doubt, I'm not seeing a huge power gap. The daily is actually really good for things that target NADs, but I'd prefer a smaller bonus and it being encounter.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, even if there is a pretty good amount of increased power with this (epic level-!!) item, it still lacks that extra oomph that I thought rare items would have. I was hoping for dailies AND an at-will or encounter power on the item, and/or an attached ritual, and a property. </p><p></p><p>On top of all that this is an epic item, so really should be the most impressive of the bunch right? And it's what they previewed, obviously what they want to show off. Is this the best they can do?</p><p></p><p>What are your thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fuzzlewump, post: 5351015, member: 63214"] EDIT: Link [URL]http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4ex/20101015[/URL] My thoughts: moderately disappointed. The item is no doubt pretty good. +1d10 damage on radiant powers is pretty darn good; seems more like the ultimate weapon of clerics and warpriests and whatnot. Unless getting all radiant powers with various paladin builds is feasible now, in which case it's right up there. The crit effect seems very good, especially with crit fishers. This weapon would be great on an Avenger. My problem with it is that it's boring. Almost nothing about the mechanics say "cool, character defining, plot advancing" item. The only things are the +1d10 damage which is unusual and the healing surge crit effect. But the damage is not really better than say, Footpad's Friend for rogues which is +cha damage on each attack with sneak attack damage. Unless that item is rare, which I doubt, I'm not seeing a huge power gap. The daily is actually really good for things that target NADs, but I'd prefer a smaller bonus and it being encounter. Anyway, even if there is a pretty good amount of increased power with this (epic level-!!) item, it still lacks that extra oomph that I thought rare items would have. I was hoping for dailies AND an at-will or encounter power on the item, and/or an attached ritual, and a property. On top of all that this is an epic item, so really should be the most impressive of the bunch right? And it's what they previewed, obviously what they want to show off. Is this the best they can do? What are your thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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