Well...I don't dps too badly, NOW. At lower levels dps'ing as a templar is painful. Kari has the right of it, get a merc and hope he can dps better than you can. Speccing into the exorcism line might help...kinda...
I keep seeing references to Defilers being in such a good place, but why not the Mystic as well? They're both warding priests, correct?
Because defilers can deal with bleedthrough without having to cast direct heals (through malestorm and nightmares). Mystics have to directly heal to deal with damage that bleeds through wards.
I feel the bleedthrough mecanic is just stupid. What i feel in EQ2 right now ... add mecanics above other mecanics to boost or nerf stuff. Especially when those said mecanics hurt more some classes than others. I levelled my warden to 100, fear to group from all i hear .. in fear of not being able to keep people alive. It's quite stressfull.
Many people, including clerics and druids, said that bleedthrough didn't make sense and wasn't helpful before it was implimented. Our logic and reasons fell on deaf ears.