Please note: These may not be the best specs out there but these are the ones which I personally feel most comfortable - everyone to their own I guess. =]
Tank:
When I first started Rift I was determined to become a tank and be the one to guide others through dungeons and raids. The latter has still yet to happen ~ but oh well. xD
The spec below consists of Warlord (15), Paladin (51), and Reaver (0). I used this spec to level in and I found it quite easy to use. The Paladin's main strengths really consists around their shield, with Face Slam, Shield Throw and Shield Charge being personal favourites with the sound effects that follow ^^. Generally the Paladin tree is used as a main tank, from my talent tree below I worked out that I only have 3 moves that specially generates extra threat (one attack point generator, one solo target finisher, and one group target finisher.) Some people could say that this talent combo isn't ideal as it doesn't 'embrace' the full potential of the Paladin/Reaver main tank combo. I only use the basic Reaver abilities as I personally did not like the play style of that character, I believe that the Warlord spec compliments the Paladin's main abilities while also providing an extra health buff along with Sergeant's Orders which is a handy move that pull's enemies towards the tank.
DPS:
As an off specialisation I use the Riftblade tree ~ Some people say it's good, some people say others are better - but everyone has an opinion. Being a dps has only become a recent addiction to my Rift game play as I wished to try something out than just tank - Rift is a game about being able to adapt to different specialisations if needed so I needed a bit of leeway on being able to be submissive to a greater tank and just stand back and dps.
This dps talent tree was taken from Rift Junkies as personally I had no idea where to start. I'm one of those gamers that once they choose a specialisation that they like they just stick to it, they become very good at that single spec, but no idea about any thing else. Geez cmon, I was a tree for my whole entire life which I played WoW... I then ended up with a Holy Priest, a Restoration Shaman, and was half way levelling a Holy Paladin - see the trend here? Anyhooooooooooooo ~ back to being a dps - I've found that this spec and simple explaination by Rift Junkies is perfect for those that have no idea. Oh, I did make a small change though, instead of using Paragon I exchanged it for Vindicator, the break free move is most useful 'extra spec' to add to the tree thanks to the basic Break Free move provided.
Custom UI:
Next, is my custom UI. Normally I'm one of those simple few that is happy with the basic UI that the game company originally provided us with, but NO ~ this time I wanted a play around ^^. And really this is what I ended up with:
As you really can't see much from the basics and myself being a loner at the time (not having a party) you don't see the full positioning extent.
Most people would find that really crowded in the middle - but it is what I'm happy with. Being an ex-healer old habit die hard, and even though it's generally essential for a tank I like to keep everyone centre so I can keep an eye on their healths. In a raid set-up, the current party members health bars are replaced with the raid line up, again keeping everything in the centre.
If your new at the whole custom UI thing like I was, I advise watching this video: GameBreaker.TV's Guide To Rift's Custom UI. I personally found it a great help.
Thanks for reading me blabbering again, I hope that any of this useless information actually helped anyone.
Toodles for now x
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