wolff wrote on Apr 7
th, 2017 at 7:02pm:
First off, Kudos to 5 Foot Step for the beginners' guides. Very useful for new players, or old guys like me that have spent 11 years really only playing one of three classes.
Any chance anyone's got any advice to pass on for the best order to acquire past life feats? I just started a new toon, and I'm about 4 heroic/epic lives in. Now with racials, I'm really not sure the optimal path to build a completionist... 14 class lives for completionist feat... 20 racial for basically +2 stats for free... or up to 36 epic lives for pretty nice bonuses overall.
I'm sure the answer depends on the character's final destination, but not really sure of that, yet. So, just looking for general thoughts on best bonuses to start with.
Optimal for what? Speed? Fun? Reaper XP? Front loading power gains while back loading "difficult" lives?
Anyway, you are right that which lives you prioritize should be based on which role you want to end up in or perform in as many lives as possible. Though if you are determined to get triple everything eventually then no effort will be wasted. But...if we can assume you are looking for a bang for buck path to power from scratch, I would prioritize thusly:
First, 12 ERs, 3 each in 4 stances suited for your preferred role (Melee=DStrike, Fast Healing, Enchant Weapon, Brace; Ranged=Dshot, Skill Mastery, Enchant Weapon, Brace; etc.) This nets you Epic Completionist, AC, PRR, Absorption, and HP bonuses in addition to the stances.
Second, 15 IRs (yes all of them), at least one of each class. This nets you heroic Completionist, all of the Iconic stances, all of the Iconic passives (PRR, MRR, Dodge, Fort, positive sp) and 15 class past lives.
Third, 30 RRs. Mainly for the AP, but stats are nice too.
Fourth, HRs and ERs to fill the rest in, starting with the most useful to your preferred role. Step 3 and 4 can be intermixed to fill out the most useful HRs earlier.
Having fun is important too though, and I find it a lot less monotonous to alternate between epic and heroic grind.