Quote Originally Posted by Meeo View Post
I also run a mixed group.

1 Tank
1 healer
3 Ranged DPS (2 Mage, 1 Bard/Marks/Rng)

Im having issues with DPS time in Rifts on my mages and bard so i have to come up with a new way to set them up with instant casts. I use 3 instant casts on my Healer, and shes usually the top of the chart in the contribution points with my warrior, while the other 3 are a bit lower. I've been able to get several epic shards on my tank and healer, but not my DPS toons, which tells me my DPS toons are spec'd wrong for rifting for sure.

What specs are everyone using for mages and rogues?

There were a few forum topics on the way rift contribution works. People with spammable insta cast spells seem to top the charts, regardless of how much dps. It seems like button smashing counts! They might have fixed it in beta. When I'm on my bards, if healing is not an issue, i tab around, spam quick shot, and I am almost always on top or near the top. If this is true, it need to be changed, it encourages bad playing. Healers wont heal if they don't get rewarded for example.