New Druid Advice from the experts

[vales]

Originally Posted by DeathsSilkyMist [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

the main benefit to Goblin Ring/Ring of Stealthy Travel is the mana saving and saving of a spell slot.

I've seen no evidence that shows instant casting specifically for invis is significant for charm breaks. You can predict 2 seconds ahead when a mob is almost dead.

Invisibility vs animals is 30 mana (and 3 second cast time), you save way more than 30 mana by letting mobs get lower health with an instant cast invis. The spell slot/mana cost of invis is just a bonus, not the focus. You can't predict consistently enough to get the same efficiency as an instant cast, because there are combat rounds where mob hp doesn't move at all, and sometimes consecutive rounds where it spikes.

Originally Posted by Faywind [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I would not be keen on doing it naked since that piece is so expensive, I wouldn't have any leftover funds. Time to save up! Glad I don't have to save for jbooots or levi cloak [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah you definitely don't need it. You'll feel the difference before and after though when you do get it. I stopped to farm it at level 39 but it's way easier at 45 with elder spiritist's vambraces. I think the earliest you could farm the tunare root necklace is 29 but 34 or 39 is safer. The changes to equestrielle spawn frequency in lesser faydark make it extremely dangerous to farm, despite being near the mistmoore zoneline.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Originally Posted by vales [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The spell slot/mana cost of invis is just a bonus, not the focus. You can't predict consistently enough to get the same efficiency as an instant cast, because there are combat rounds where mob hp doesn't move at all, and sometimes consecutive rounds where it spikes.

Like the other posters, you have no evidence to suggest the 2 second difference in charm break is significant. If I can predict when to break charm 2 seconds early, you can too.

When multiple posters say the same thing, and none of them have evidence, it may just be a common misconception. Goblin Ring is clickable earlier than Ring of Stealthy Travel, and Goblin Ring was around on both servers a lot longer. Chardok 2.0 is one of the last patches. It's not uncommon for myths like this to form.