Curse

spirit of defeat · Oct 23, 2008, 09:26 AM // 09:26

Spirit Light Weapon
EN: 5 CastTime:1 Recharge: 5
Concise: (10 seconds.) Heals for 1...12 each second. 1...12 more healing per second while within earshot of a spirit.
12 health per sec = +6 regen so
24 health per sec = +12 regen

One of the worst elite skills for a RT. To get the most out of it the target needs to be in EARSHOT

Weapon of Warding is better IMO, and none-elite.
50% block and +2...4 regen
And free of demands like spirits
Block + non-elite = better IMO

There are better elite's

Xinrae's Weapon
Weapon of Remedy
Offering of Spirit
Attuned Was Songkai (Good in combo with recuperation)

and in Small party's- 4-6 man, with no minion's and allies
Preservation

upier · Oct 23, 2008, 09:40 AM // 09:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by spirit of defeat

One of the worst elite skills for a RT. To get the most out of it the target needs to be in EARSHOT

That's seriously not the issue.

The biggest issue is that if a guy needs healing -that 24 hp per sec won't save him. He probably needs a 100+ heal NOW!
And if he doesn't need it - he doesn't need healing. You've just wasted 5 energy.

The only reason why this crap is an elite is because of one simple reason - it completely bypasses HP regen rules. SLW heals over time rather then regens which puts it into a VERY small circle of skills.

spirit of defeat · Oct 23, 2008, 11:27 AM // 11:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by upier

That's seriously not the issue.

The biggest issue is that if a guy needs healing -that 24 hp per sec won't save him. He probably needs a 100+ heal NOW!
And if he doesn't need it - he doesn't need healing. You've just wasted 5 energy.

Basically you are saying that healing over time sucks, and regen is also healing over time.
Healing over time is also anti pressure, so is the 50% block of warding

Quote:

Originally Posted by upier

The only reason why this crap is an elite is because of one simple reason - it completely bypasses HP regen rules. SLW heals over time rather then regens which puts it into a VERY small circle of skills.

What you say is one of the biggest "advantages" even is you have +10 regen, you still have can get 12+12 health per sec extra.
That it's a rare type of healing is irrelevant.

Kale Ironfist · Oct 23, 2008, 11:44 PM // 23:44

Very rarely will you ever have 10 regen in addition with SLW. Moreover, 50% block is generally better than the amount of healing it outputs without a spirit in earshot. Lastly, it takes your elite slot.

If you seriously cannot think of a better elite to take that slot, go ahead and take SLW, but I'm pretty sure Ritualists can take a better elite, even something as lowly as Empathic Removal or Expel Hexes giving hex removal to Ritualists is more important than extra healing capacity, which a Ritualist can already do fine.