I wind up sitting around AFK a lot anyway. So even that is not a big deal in the end. I agree with both perspectives. I think it comes down to what you prefer for your playstyle.
I prefer to just have more mana most of the time, that way, if I never fill up on mana, I'm always netting a gain as much as possible. But, that almost never, ever happens anyway. So... given 500mana or 500hp... I think definitely, in group scenarios (which is my playstyle) 500 mana buffer wins. It makes that big splitting pull not a big deal sometimes, it's a few extra roots, or a re-slow on that final mob. And I think that's what EQ is about. Getting a rythm and a bit of strategy.
Of course +80hp rings before level 20 are like, amazing tho
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