Is leadership worth it?

[Malaficus Shaikan]

I am confliced about leadership.
The buff's are nice but 5 meters is a very short range and makes you easy targets for area of effect spells.

And it isnt like the buff's give you increase attack speed or something like that.
Part of me believe's it is worth it as it increases survivabilty and part of me things it is worthless as the buff only effect resistance and dodge chance.

[Balalaika]

Originally posted by Malaficus Shaikan:

I am confliced about leadership.
The buff's are nice but 5 meters is a very short range and makes you easy targets for area of effect spells.

And it isnt like the buff's give you increase attack speed or something like that.
Part of me believe's it is worth it as it increases survivabilty and party of me things it is worthless as the buff only effect resistance and dodge chance.

Unless you can increase range it is kinda lame. U can get more from items. Not worth points if u got better options.

[Malaficus Shaikan]

Originally posted by kancho anego:

Originally posted by Malaficus Shaikan:

I am confliced about leadership.
The buff's are nice but 5 meters is a very short range and makes you easy targets for area of effect spells.

And it isnt like the buff's give you increase attack speed or something like that.
Part of me believe's it is worth it as it increases survivabilty and party of me things it is worthless as the buff only effect resistance and dodge chance.

Unless you can increase range it is kinda lame. U can get more from items. Not worth points if u got better options.

Thought so.

[Genuine Prodigy]

Depends if you want to build around it. In my group of friends I was the only melee (1 ranger + 1 mage) so it was pointless for me.

[H U G E]

Does leadership stack from multiple people?
It seems like a whole group with it might be something interesting.

[Malaficus Shaikan]

Originally posted by HUGE:

Does leadership stack from multiple people?
It seems like a whole group with it might be something interesting.

It doesnt.

[Balalaika]

Originally posted by Genuine Prodigy:

Depends if you want to build around it. In my group of friends I was the only melee (1 ranger + 1 mage) so it was pointless for me.

True. If you got a tight little group. Sounds good. Bunch up and lead!

[Balalaika]

Originally posted by Malaficus Shaikan:

Originally posted by HUGE:

Does leadership stack from multiple people?
It seems like a whole group with it might be something interesting.

It doesnt.

Person with highest skill leads.

[Vicious]

Unless something broke with my game, the eprson that actually HAS the Leadership skill doesn't get the buff. Which is... weird.

Also, the whole range issue.

[Crow]

Leadership is OVERPOWERING.
Simply focus all ur possible gear around it as each point grants 3% in all resistances and dodge, i took it on my Tank as enemies 9/10 times ignore the target with highest health even tho the aura does not affect the tank itself.

Anyways my group have 70-80% resistance to all elements and 55-70% dodge chance... If i get a few more resist items i will obtain immunity to some elements and physical attacks rarely ever affect me. That leaves only ground effects that i cannot completely avoid.

I get 48% from my leadership btw.

note: if you have a human undead main character simply cast the Dome of Protection and add another resistance bonus. My aim is to have fire heal me or be immune to it so regardless if my poison goes into flames it won't harm me however thx to leadership all elements + dodge increase like crazy.

[wds_ncs]

That's WAD, Vicious.

[BemusedBear]

Originally posted by Vicious:

Unless something broke with my game, the eprson that actually HAS the Leadership skill doesn't get the buff. Which is... weird.

Also, the whole range issue.

Of course the leader doesn't get the buff. The leader is inspiring others. Who is inspiring him/her?

[Crow]

Originally posted by BemusedBear:

Originally posted by Vicious:

Unless something broke with my game, the eprson that actually HAS the Leadership skill doesn't get the buff. Which is... weird.

Also, the whole range issue.

Of course the leader doesn't get the buff. The leader is inspiring others. Who is inspiring him/her?

You can have 2 leader's but its pointless as all u gotta do is make the one with leadership have a crazy amount of armor/health and enemies will instinctively avoid you even without the stench talent.

[Hau]

Leadership is amazing. The range is large enough for your group to spread out to avoid most aoe while stay within leadership's radius. You can easily get over 10 leadership with a few points and gears. If you have more than 10 in it, it will feel like you are just cheesing the game at this point.

[Balalaika]

Originally posted by Hau:

Leadership is amazing. The range is large enough for your group to spread out to avoid most aoe while stay within leadership's radius. You can easily get over 10 leadership with a few points and gears. If you have more than 10 in it, it will feel like you are just cheesing the game at this point.

Well i have to spread out and as aoe gets really bad i lose range. I got 2 ranged and 2 melee and its a necro fire or chain lightning non stop if i dont use distance and high ground. Its a nice skill but does little in my case. So i left it to gear.

[RoldErrant]

Originally posted by Crow:

Leadership is OVERPOWERING.
Simply focus all ur possible gear around it as each point grants 3% in all resistances and dodge, i took it on my Tank as enemies 9/10 times ignore the target with highest health even tho the aura does not affect the tank itself.

Anyways my group have 70-80% resistance to all elements and 55-70% dodge chance... If i get a few more resist items i will obtain immunity to some elements and physical attacks rarely ever affect me. That leaves only ground effects that i cannot completely avoid.

Ghm, makes me thinking:
Undead leader buffbot with lots of wits - buff and play dead, the rest stack on him and use summons/magic/ranged? =)