Honestly why did arc not get completely destroyed.

GGG: Yea guys its okay just keep playing arc we dont care.

Atleast I've decided upon spell now!
Essence drain & Contagion.

It's hard for me what the new mechanics for ED means (that it explodes) - but shouldn't shift the usability in anyway of my understanding.
Spreading rot nerf/change of mechanics, Wither and all that has me abit confused I'll admit

Now I have to decide wether I go Life (trickster shadow), or Occultist ES (CI start, Low Life further down the league).
"Ghazzy" has updated his lifebased trickster ED to 3.6, so that looks fine. I'm OK with "sub" meta-level of boss kill-speed, which of what I understand the Occultist will excel with. Then again as league starter you might not need that boss capacity?

I'm using this lil' google docs as reference, seems solid & can perhaps help you guys aswell upon deciding (has a youtube video related to it aswell shall you want) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PC2wD7vIVBlw1QYjFepPJ8z6SfYKkssNBweAe-YiIjk/htmlview?usp=sharing&sle=true


So, I see alot of occultist hype, but I'm alot more comfortable with LIFE, & it should be the easier starter. Plus some of you say life will be fine/better still.
What do you guys think ED occultist or ED trickster? Shadow has bonus pts for being handsome, and his tree getting buffed. IDK what trickster updated ascendancy will do to help (if any) - gonna read that now.

Prolly gonna test-run abit this evening on standard


This post was edited by SpAz. on Mar 7 2019 09:59am

buffed pretty good yes

Spark
Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 21 (was 23)
Now deals 1 to 20 Lightning damage at gem level 1 (unchanged) and 63 to 1198 Lightning damage at gem level 20 (from 52 to 997).
Now clears its hit list every 0.66 seconds (from 1 second). This means the same projectile can hit the same monster more frequently.


20%more hit damage
52%more hits
=
82%more dps


auw

This post was edited by Tommyvv on Mar 7 2019 10:07am

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=auw ?
XD


on my trickster ED topic: there are staff nodes now. Ghazzy reccommend staffs vs bosses (slower clear speed, I assume due movement skill loss (shield charge)) - these staff nodes worthwhile and perhaps doable to only use staff now? Quicksilver flask + flamedash for moving? would REALLY love to make weilding staff work - its so cool haha but always was off-puting in raw stats

This post was edited by SpAz. on Mar 7 2019 10:24am

All these league starter videos with molten strike jugg and warchief totem got me on the floor.



Definitely better. People complaining about melee then playing molten strike for leagues and leagues are braindead.

never played a trapper before so i'm thinking lightning trap this league

Might try this if not winter orb.

when they just buffed es-heal-trickster,

why would you make a pure life build trickster?

auw=you say it when have pain

yep its dutch. If you're civilised you say "auw" when you hit yourself with an hammer.
Everbody else uses other, not so civilised, words

Intensify support-Concentrated effect

to allow spell Cascade, release the effects of a active gem 3times on a single target

combine Unleash-spell echo for more casts and clearspeed
(even when Unleash-Intensify not boost eithother that hard)


Firestorm

2sec duration*2.666increased duration/0.1impact intervall*3Cascade*2.666spell echo and unleash *2.666 casts per sec without spellecho = 1137 hits per second to single targets

e/ so you run-click-run-click, and the screen melts with fire
ones you see boss, you stop run, and only click, and the screen of fire intensify into a verry small cloud of fire only hanging above the boss head for 1137hits per sec 666%more damage

This post was edited by Tommyvv on Mar 7 2019 01:38pm