Powerleveling through questing will suck out the joy more then leveling at dolmens I think, because you will have to skip all conversations. Personally, when I go questing, I prefer to take it slow. Otherwise it just feels like I skipped content

Stamden

And why not level the character while questing through summerset?

Id say that yes even casual questing with random dailies etc and the odd xp pot you will easily level it to 50 in a few weeks. Easily.

HonestGabe wrote: »

Nobody is getting kicked for using repentence...unless your group are idiot elitists.

Nobody will want a stamplar for any progression trial or score hunting guilds anymore with summerset.

reprosal wrote: »

HonestGabe wrote: »

Nobody is getting kicked for using repentence...unless your group are idiot elitists.

Nobody will want a stamplar for any progression trial or score hunting guilds anymore with summerset.

Why?

PvP perspective;
Stamplar is sexy, Stamden is strong.

The casual discussion:
Stamina Warden is better since you have fast access to all major buffs and debuffs through class skills: Subterranean Assault (Major Fracture), Green Lotus (Major Savagery), Bull Netch (Major Brutality), Ice Fortress (Major Resolve, Major Ward, Minor Protection), a decent burst heal from Soothing Spores, and smaller hels from Green Lotus and stamina sustain from Bull Netch. Also the Feral Guardian will draw some aggro from mobs and make them easier to kill them. This makes for a very strong solo setup. For example I was able to solo nearly all world bosses in the base game before I unlocked Vigor. On the other hand Templar only has access to Major Savagery from Biting Jabs, and Minor Fracture & Breach from Power of the Light as class skills, the rest of the buffs need to be made available through either potions or weapon skills. Arguably you can get Major Fracture from wearing Night Mother's Gaze in Summerset patch since that set has been dumbed down buffed if you are a solo player, but that comes to the expense of using something else.

The end game discussion:
Repentance is a problem in a group only if you have multiple Stamina Templars using it. I have yet to see a trial group with more than one of those. Ideally you should bring one from the debuff and the added damage from Power of the Light, as well as the Minor Sorcery from the Illumination class passive. Even with Sunderflame providing Minor Fracture & Minor Breach next patch, Stamina Templar is still better for the other 2 buffs. Stamina Warden only provides AoE Major Fracture for 5s, since the Major Breach is being removed from Subterranean Assault and moved to the other morph, Deep Fissure, but you can get the same from Stamina DK Noxious Breath - it lasts longer and DK also has higher single target damage output without the use of troublesome skills - the Feral Guardian triggers certain unwanted mechanics (ex. vAA chain lightning) and dies a lot in trials with high cleave damage. One plus for the Warden is that he can slot Leeching Vines and add the Minor Lifesteal debuff to enemies that hit him, and thus heal the group. Also he can provide some off-heals with Green Lotus heavy attacks if he's already at full health, but those are not that important since healing usually suffices.

So what I'm seeing here is that I chose poorly