Tempest of Set

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Contents 1 Overview 2 Spells and Combos 3 Specialties 4 Available races 5 Preview 6 Interview 6.1 Tempest of Set Overview 6.2 Damaging Buffs Healing 6.3 Tempest of Set and Controlling the Elements 6.4 Other Abilities 6.5 Offensive Abilities And Other Classes 6.6 Abilities Rolled into the Tempest of Set 6.7 Tempest of Set in PvP 6.8 Level 80 Abilities 6.9 Anything Else? 7 Gallery

[edit] Overview

These priests wield the awesome destructive might of Set, the snake god of Stygia.

The Tempest of Set has elemental abilities to go with their healing.

The Tempest of Set is a combination of the former two classes of the Druid of Storm and the Scion of Set. The new creation brings another unique healing class to the game. The Tempest of Set will embody many skills and feats that can enhance their healing abilities to aid a group. Some feats will allow the healing power of the Tempest to increase, while others will generate a heal to those friendly allies around the recipient of a Tempest offensive spell.

Not to be outdone by its two counterparts, the Tempest of Set will also have the ability to crowd control. In some cases they can paralyze an enemy or even make them see things that aren’t there, leading to their foe swinging wildly at an apparition of sorts. To compliment their healing and crowd control abilities, the Tempest of Set will be able to grant mana regeneration better than any other class in the game. This alone is a sure fire invite to any group. If that wasn’t enough to make you click the invite button then this will. They can also increase their area of effect damage and defensive skills by surrounding themselves with a cyclone. I doubt this class will have a problem finding a group in Hyboria.

[edit] Spells and Combos

• Tempest of Set Abilities

[edit] Specialties

• Healer (Direct and AOE)
• Lightning AOE and Direct damage spells
• One-handed Edged weapons
• One-handed Blunt weapons
• Polearms
• Daggers
• Bows
• Crossbows
• Thrown weapons
• Cloth armor
• Light armor
• Shields

[edit] Available races

• Stygians

[edit] Preview

This elder god, ancient when man was young, rewards his most faithful disciples with mighty powers; lightning strikes that can tear the tops from mountains or lay waste to entire regions.

These followers of Set are renowned for the obliteration and ruin that follows in their wake, but like other priests, they have the power to heal and restore life. As well as a variety of martial weapons, light armor, and shields, they can also wield magical talismans in the form of ancient tomes or the hearts of slain monsters.

[edit] Interview

Ten Ton Hammer: The Tempest of Set is the newest class to be announced by the team; a result of the removal of the Scion of Set and a merge with the former Druid of the Storm. What can you tell us about the class? What sorts of abilities were brought over from the Scion of Set and what roles does the Scion now hold in a group situation?

Evan Michaels: The Tempest of Set is an evolution of many different class concepts which eventually become consolidated into the class we have available to us today. The Tempest combines almost all of the unique aspects of the previous Scion of Set, Druid, and Stormcaller classes, focusing primarily on a mix of healing, area-of-effect lightning damage, and crowd control.

[edit] Tempest of Set Overview

Ten Ton Hammer: What sort of “flavor” have you given this new class to make it more in line with the “Set” theology? Will there be any “snake” flavored spells, or is everything based around this “elemental” sort of theme?

Evan: We have gone through the skill-set of the Tempest to make sure that both the old and new abilities are in line with the new Set-based theme for the class. For instance, the new 'Cobra Stare' ability is a short-term paralysis ability, capable of stunning the target for a period of time and the 'Visions of Set' ability, which tricks the target into fighting a serpent illusion which appears to be attacking them from all directions.

[edit] Damaging Buffs Healing

Tempests have multiple ways to increase their healing abilities via damage, through either stacking buffs or additional effects. One example of this would be the "Faithful of Set" feat, which causes all offensive spells to place a stacking buff on the Tempest, granting their next heal additional power. They also have a number of abilities which provide additional healing to friendly players around the target of their offensive spells.

[edit] Tempest of Set and Controlling the Elements

We currently have no plans to limit the abilities of the Tempest based on any criteria, as we feel that would put an unfair handicap on the class.

[edit] Other Abilities

The Tempest's primary group utility abilities are in the form of providing additional reciprocal damage to the team in addition to large amounts of mana recovery. The Tempest is probably the most proficient class in the game in terms of regenerating mana for their group.

[edit] Offensive Abilities And Other Classes

Evan: Like the other Priest classes, the Tempest is always going to be around balancing offensive, defensive, and healing abilities to provide the greatest benefit to their team. A Tempest will be fully capable of solo healing a group provided they are able to sufficiently multi-task. A Tempest who learns to use all their abilities to their fullest potential will be an extremely valuable asset to any group.

[edit] Abilities Rolled into the Tempest of Set

All of the core abilities from both classes were retained in the merger.

[edit] Tempest of Set in PvP

The Tempest is pretty middle-of-the-road in terms of survivability when compared to other classes, and as such does not have an extreme amount of crowd control. That being said, they still have an array of snares, stuns, and mind control/confusion abilities at their disposal. Primarily, though, the Tempest is very much about area-of-effect damage and being a huge threat to multiple adversaries grouped together--having the largest AoE-based toolset of any class in the game.

[edit] Level 80 Abilities

At level 80, Tempests gain the "Eye of the Storm" ability, which somewhat exemplifies their storm and area-based nature. Using this ability surrounds them with a massive cyclone, increasing their defensive abilities greatly in addition to making them immune to all knockback attacks. During this time, their AoE-based effects are significantly increased in power and any foes attacking the Tempest during the duration of the ability have a chance to be knocked away by the violent winds.

[edit] Anything Else?

The Tempest of Set is a class I have played rather extensively in our internal testing runs and have found it to be extremely fast-paced and rewarding in both group and solo situations. The class provides many opportunities for varied types of gameplay and being able to swap between full damage, full healing/crowd control, and a mix of both is extremely flexible. For a player who enjoys being both a heavy AoE nuker and also a healer, the Tempest is a very versatile and enjoyable class choice. In the end, I’m pleased with the result of combining the strengths of the various classes that went in to making the Tempest, and the final result is a class that I feel is both action-packed and fun to play.

[edit] Gallery