meowmasker.3718

To summarize in a format closer to original question: Guardian: Firebrand: Power DPS; aegis is great for sustain Guardian: Firebrand: Healer; groups can't / don't no-heal Revenant: Renegade: Boon Support; groups can't / don't have as heavy hitting hard CCs, near permanent alacrity, 10~15 stacks of might, various ways to address instabilities with stance change Guardian: Firebrand: Condition DPS; bursty

Do T2 then T4, then back to T3. T2 to relearn general. T4 to relearn how instab and spike damage affect healing. T3 to wrap up and confirm you have relearned. Keeping inexperienced T3 groups without pots can be much harder than a semi-experienced or better T4 group. Certain fractals are better self tests like the mentioned Sunqua.

On the original topic, cheap: rings: chest gamble, use any infused non-attuned with close enough stats accessories: Living World or Guild Missions backpack: Living World or 1 slot crafted level 78 fast: Trade Post and pay groups to carrying through T3s, maybe T4s, and Achievements with Ascended trinket rewards then restat By the time you naturally progress from T1 to T4+, the AR will be there. It's better to slowly rank-up fractals tiers through dailies and learn how fractals actually work and how smooth clears happen. I've seen many people in T2 to T4 pugs lately with 150 to 180 AR with no 1+ hour omnipotion or even a green defensive potion. Their play style was not reflective of the play needed to smoothly clear T3s. While experimenting with instant 80s, non-meta builds, >50% exotic, etc I carry at least 40% DPS before these people die in fights.

> @"nish.5980" said: > > HFB is only half of the FirebriGade, so if the Alacren slacks, you will def face difficulty. Newish (non-multirole) players will generally be toxic towards the HFB as they may not notice that the alacren is slacking :P When alac pugging, I camp dwarf on Chaos last boss and Uncategorized first bosses, etc. Less facepalm and time wasted, and pug QHBs do not stab well.