> @etelgrin said: > @balanced > > > > So will one bo forced to run Blades/Harrowstorm to proc "Darkness"? If that's the case, could you consider to just make Darkness increase damage the SW inflicts to enemies by 10% regardless of what powers are being used? Perhaps it could benefit allies too? What about tweaking Dark Revelry to be a 20% damage buff? > > Just make it work on buffed power like Aura of Gifts from OPs Light (bottom) path, or Weapons of Light from DC Rightous Path, generally they are the same feature but for some reason SW got the weaker version.
As devs may change the way powershare and bonding companions interact, it may be better if DR gets changed to a 20%dps buff, that way, if powershare ever gets changed, DR wouldn't be affected by that.
> So will one bo forced to run Blades/Harrowstorm to proc "Darkness"? If that's the case, could you consider to just make Darkness increase damage the SW inflicts to enemies by 10% regardless of what powers are being used? Perhaps it could benefit allies too? What about tweaking Dark Revelry to be a 20% damage buff?
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> Just make it work on buffed power like Aura of Gifts from OPs Light (bottom) path, or Weapons of Light from DC Rightous Path, generally they are the same feature but for some reason SW got the weaker version.
As devs may change the way powershare and bondimg companions interact, it may be better of DR gets changed to a 20%dps buff, that way, if powershare ever gets changed, DR wouldn't be affected by that.
in the long run it might really be a good change but a shortterm fix could very well be to change DR to buff Allies power by 20% of the SWs power instead if increasing the Power of the Reciever by 20% of their Power. This would increase the Powerbuffing SW has from about 6k (now) to about 20-25k after the change.
in sum the templock then would have PoP 18%dmg buff, the new Capstone 20%dmg buff, a bit of debuffing (DT+feats), some AP/stamina boosts and the 20k power from DR which in total sounds quite nice to me.
@balanced#2849 Just to be absolutely clear. You said you took everything Po9H currently gives and stacked it onto PoP. So that would include keeping the buff for 5 seconds after leaving the pillar and the new Po9H is an extra 5 seconds, making it a total of 10 seconds if you take 5 ranks?
no, he only took those buffs 12+2% per point and buffed PoP with it fix. PoP will allways spend that buff towards allies 18% dps, 24% towards you. The feat Power of the nine has to be feated to gain that 5 second lasting buff out of Pillar, wich remains a good investement imo, if it works correctly.
If it's that way then it's not an absolute improvement, since spending points on Po9H to not instantly lose the buff will be almost mandatory in most situations specially for temptation. I was hoping that with temptation I would be able to save some Po9H points to use instead on the improved critical promise and get a little damage boost.
Fury might let go of Po9H, but people will have to get used to standing at one small spot. Perhaps making the radius slightly larger would make it less of a nuisance. Then just let your party know before hand if you have Po9H or not so they know how fast they need to move back to the PoP.
True, you will have to take that feat anyway. It is too good to drop and Dark revelry with it´s puny powerbuff leading to 6-7% dps won´t hold against a 18% dps buff and is not worth that 15 points. If you go for pure dps (fury all-in) you will downgrade the groupperformance significantly imo.
> So will one bo forced to run Blades/Harrowstorm to proc "Darkness"? If that's the case, could you consider to just make Darkness increase damage the SW inflicts to enemies by 10% regardless of what powers are being used? Perhaps it could benefit allies too? What about tweaking Dark Revelry to be a 20% damage buff?
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> Just make it work on buffed power like Aura of Gifts from OPs Light (bottom) path, or Weapons of Light from DC Rightous Path, generally they are the same feature but for some reason SW got the weaker version.
As devs may change the way powershare and bondimg companions interact, it may be better of DR gets changed to a 20%dps buff, that way, if powershare ever gets changed, DR wouldn't be affected by that.
in the long run it might really be a good change but a shortterm fix could very well be to change DR to buff Allies power by 20% of the SWs power instead if increasing the Power of the Reciever by 20% of their Power. This would increase the Powerbuffing SW has from about 6k (now) to about 20-25k after the change.
in sum the templock then would have PoP 18%dmg buff, the new Capstone 20%dmg buff, a bit of debuffing (DT+feats), some AP/stamina boosts and the 20k power from DR which in total sounds quite nice to me.
I don't understand why I can never tag you on a post, your username just doesn't pop up o.O As for DR, it currently is so bad almost any change regarding its tiny dps buff make it better
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pyrosorcererMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 137Arc User
edited November 2017
So as most feedback agrees on with the Eldritch Momentum change is that Combat Advantage is a meh buff, as it is already granted naturally in most of the content with correct tactical placement. The only thing this does now is being semi-useful in very specific fights like dragon turtle and tiamat.
How about changing this, as it is a tier 5 feat (and should be powerful):
Eldritch Momentum: On daily use: Grants allies within 50' of the warlock 3/6/9/12/15% increased damage for 8 seconds
This makes it something that needs some work to keep up fulltime, and at least 15% is reasonable at a tier 5 feat. This would also make Darkness only boosting personal damage for the warlock be reasonable, as having both stacking might end up in being too much.
Since Templocks get´s a lot of aggro, the staminabuff was very welcome situationally and pretty nice esp. at lower levels. If you spec Templock it is a personal decision to either go with Eldritch or maybe pick the dps option Darkness (I never picked Darkness so far) I´d like to see EM as a stamina buff as it is, who cares about the fact that I can hover arround? If you pick your boons correctly some classes can dodge endlessly like DC and CW and TR, by that taking zero damage. A staminbuff leading to a class hovering in PVP without attacking..noone cares since that build deals no damage and no heals, it´s a joke and you are not invulnerable by that. If endless Shadowslip is a problem , i´d say give dodges an internal cooldown because it is even more OP.
I´d like to see EM buffed like an aura, a small staminagain for you being hit and a passive AP-Boost to other classes like 5% being healed (similar to Gift of Haste) to buff templocks utility. AP gain from DC and OP is pretty nice, nothing a warlock can hold against imo. By that Soul Breaker should be completely changed (noone ever picked this feat).
About Darkness I am not sure, if I understand the change correctly? "Darkness: Now causes enemies to take 10% increased damage from you Darkness: Tooltip updated to mention Harrowstorm (functionality unchanged) " 10% personal +dps by using an encounter that noone uses? Harrowstorm is more like a tragedy, linking it with a tier 5 feat makes it even more tragic. If it´s a plain 10% dps boost by speccing into it and the usage of HS on top spends a 10% DR buff it is considerable. But I would not pick Harrowstorm, as long as it is not fixed (casting time/Animation). I would rather skip that HS/DR buff and give Vampiric Embrance a boost, like sharing temp HP with allies, to compensate the lack of mitigation (maybe 50% temp HP buff). 50% is not much considering the incoming hits these days.
in the long run it might really be a good change but a shortterm fix could very well be to change DR to buff Allies power by 20% of the SWs power instead if increasing the Power of the Reciever by 20% of their Power. This would increase the Powerbuffing SW has from about 6k (now) to about 20-25k after the change.
in sum the templock then would have PoP 18%dmg buff, the new Capstone 20%dmg buff, a bit of debuffing (DT+feats), some AP/stamina boosts and the 20k power from DR which in total sounds quite nice to me.
Thoughts about such ideas..
Vampirice embrace - Curse Synergy, Provide damage increase ~20% (5% per rank), for 8s. (this work regardless which build tree).
Reason of such suggestion: Firstly, I prefer to reduce Debuff dependence within warlock.. Also curse mean, ~3 targets only.. And try hit marked/cursed target within crowd zombies/demons/etc. In comparison to DC's, well it;s not good.. Plus unlike Buffs, debuff require to be applied with each new target..
My proposal is to provide buff like effect, plus temptation Feat: Soul Bonding, would spread this buff to allies as it now heal and provide Temp HP.
Also, if you are not templock, you get benefits too. For example in boss fight, SB fury, >VE + DT + SS and you have increased dmg output. For Damnation, VE = buff own damage + soul puppets. ============================================
Damnation: Power of nine Hells: @balanced, you did great job, but as you notice, players still will had(forced) to pick this feat anyways. Unless you want lose mobility.. warlocks are welcome not just due dps, but due provided buffs too.. So yeah.. Nothing will change,
So I think PoP and PoNH need completely merging, and feat rework from a to z.
Fury
Murderous Flames - All fire based power( yes, all of them). should benefit from this feat, because fire based mostly are burst powers.
Creeping Death - replace with self damage boosting buff.
Reason. DoT of Creeping death is just not far from OK. For single target is great, but with each new enemy appearing in front of you, warlock had to build up new stacks.. If fight is long, then this feat is brilliant, but usually fights don't last long, and feats DoT mechanic don't can't compete with other classes provided damage..
My proposal is to change creeping death to selfbuff like rampaging madness, so when hitting enemies warlock would empower himself, regardless if using burst or DoT powers. This would let to have same increased damage within fight, regardless if SW engage new or old target.
On top, Current Creeping death feat mechanic offload to Deadly Curse class feature, and also buff Scornful Curse heroic feat so it would - Increases the damage dealt Lesser Curse and Deadly Curse 10/20/30%..
Such combo means, players could build up DoT based warlock, or burst powers based one.
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Damnation:
Feat: Power of nine hells: Soul puppet cast t AoE , debuff toward enemies, which Increases the damage targets take from all sources by 2/4/6/8% for ~6s.
Note: debuff do not stack, and effect can be triggered once per 30s. (values of debuff effect and cool down are not finals). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Or: Soul puppet have chance to grant allies(SW included), temp buff: players attacks will also deal 10/20/30/40/50% of your weapon damage for next 4s. Note: buff do not stack. and have inner cool down ~16s. =============================================================
Feat: Soul Desecration; grant warlock ability to keep 2 soul puppets active at same time.
feat: Warding Spirits - While you have a Soul Puppet active, you take 2/4/6/8/10% less damage. Extra Feature: Share pain - Warlock transfer 2/4/6/8/10% of received damage to soul puppet.( ====================================================================
Temptation:
Soul break: Move to tear 4, Changes: When warlock kill target/enemy, it restore 10% to allies Extra feature:
1) chance to apply debuff toward enemies: Damage is increased based on the percentage of target's missing hp , 3/6/9/12% , Note: values are not finals, Note 2: it's like killing flames encounter mechanic.
or 2) chance to grant allies buff: Allies attacks dealing 50% of weapon damage every second second for 4s Note: buff do not stack,. Note 2: it's dread enchantments mechanic... -------------------------------------------------------- Aura of Cruelty : You and all teammates within 50' of you gain 1/2/3/4/5% Life Steal Chance, Now also grants 10% Life Steal Severity and Resist ignorance. Note: life steal severity important, but without decent resist ignorance, not much of healing you can get.. Plus this feat would give some benefits within pvp. ------------------------------------------- Aura of Despair:Enemies within 50' of you deal 1/2/3/4/5% less damage., also causes enemies to take 5% increased damage,
In addition aura of despair have chance, to deflect 3/3.5/4//10% of incoming damage.
or In addition aura of despair have 3/3.5/4/4.5 % chance to cause enemies miss( faill hit) Effect have inner cool down 15s.
Note: Mechanic work as reverse HR fox cunning class feature. Instead providing players 100% chance to avoid incoming hit, this suggestion is to provide chance. to make enemies miss. Also provided values are not finals. ------------------------------------------------------
Compound Soul - current: Striking Cursed foes has a chance to grant 1/2/3/4/5% of the Warlock's Max HP as Temporary Hit Points to allies near the Warlock.
Suggestion: remove ~5% of warlock max HP as temp HP. Striking cursed foes - chance to grant temporal shield - 100% by players HP. lasting for ~15s. Note: buff do not stack, and can't refreshed.
or Striking Cursed foes has a chance to grant 10/20/30/40/50% of the Warlock's Max HP as Temporary Hit Points to allies near the Warlock, in additionally grant temp HP regeneration lasting 6s, Note values for regeneration still haven't decided.. :P
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Eldritch Momentum:
Firstly check out what CW have , feat: Severe Reaction at tear 1. Which - When struck you have a 15% chance to repel your attacker 1/2/3/4/5 feet and restore 2/4/6/8/10% of your Stamina. This only works within 20 feet.
So Cw not only get stamina restored, but also push enemies away from him. In comparison, with new change, templock MUST stay still and cast daily power, so would get chance to restore some Stamina... So it will go like> you stand still, try cast daily power so you could escape< So mostly you will dead. With newly reworked Eldritch Momentum: , it's seppuku ritual by 100% assurance.
Proposal: Eldritch Momentum - by receiving hits from foes you have have chance to restore 2/4/6/8/10% stamina .. in addition grant 3/6/9/12/15% combat advantage for 4/5/6/7/8 seconds. =================================================
For now its enough..
If anyone have ideas(reasonable ones) about certain changes within my proposed ideas, just let me know..
p.s I wrote while I where in work (nigh shift), and where borred.
======================================================================== “The masses have never thirsted after truth. Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master; whoever attempts to destroy their illusions is always their victim. Gustave Le Bon. ==================================================
> @bloodyspamer said: > in the long run it might really be a good change but a shortterm fix could very well be to change DR to buff Allies power by 20% of the SWs power instead if increasing the Power of the Reciever by 20% of their Power. This would increase the Powerbuffing SW has from about 6k (now) to about 20-25k after the change. > > in sum the templock then would have PoP 18%dmg buff, the new Capstone 20%dmg buff, a bit of debuffing (DT+feats), some AP/stamina boosts and the 20k power from DR which in total sounds quite nice to me. > > > > > > Thoughts about such ideas.. > > Vampirice embrace - Curse Synergy, Provide damage increase ~20% (5% per rank), for 8s. (this work regardless which build tree). > > Reason of such suggestion: > Firstly, I prefer to reduce Debuff dependence within warlock.. Also curse mean, ~3 targets only.. And try hit marked/cursed target within crowd zombies/demons/etc. > In comparison to DC's, well it;s not good.. Plus unlike Buffs, debuff require to be applied with each new target.. > > My proposal is to provide buff like effect, plus temptation Feat: Soul Bonding, would spread this buff to allies as it now heal and provide Temp HP. > > Also, if you are not templock, you get benefits too. For example in boss fight, SB fury, >VE + DT + SS and you have increased dmg output. For Damnation, VE = buff own damage + soul puppets. > ============================================ > > > Damnation: Power of nine Hells: > @balanced, you did great job, but as you notice, players still will had(forced) to pick this feat anyways. Unless you want lose mobility.. warlocks are welcome not just due dps, but due provided buffs too.. So yeah.. Nothing will change, > > So I think PoP and PoNH need completely merging, and feat rework from a to z. > > > Fury > > Murderous Flames - All fire based power( yes, all of them). should benefit from this feat, because fire based mostly are burst powers. > > Creeping Death - replace with self damage boosting buff. > > Reason. DoT of Creeping death is just not far from OK. For single target is great, but with each new enemy appearing in front of you, warlock had to build up new stacks.. > If fight is long, then this feat is brilliant, but usually fights don't last long, and feats DoT mechanic don't can't compete with other classes provided damage.. > > My proposal is to change creeping death to selfbuff like rampaging madness, so when hitting enemies warlock would empower himself, regardless if using burst or DoT powers. > This would let to have same increased damage within fight, regardless if SW engage new or old target. > > On top, > Current Creeping death feat mechanic offload to Deadly Curse class feature, and also buff > Scornful Curse heroic feat so it would - Increases the damage dealt Lesser Curse and Deadly Curse 10/20/30%.. > > Such combo means, players could build up DoT based warlock, or burst powers based one. > > > > ======================================= > > Damnation: > > Feat: Power of nine hells: Soul puppet cast t AoE , debuff toward enemies, which Increases the damage targets take from all sources by 2/4/6/8% for ~6s. > > Note: debuff do not stack, and effect can be triggered once per 30s. (values of debuff effect and cool down are not finals). > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Or: Soul puppet have chance to grant allies(SW included), temp buff: players attacks will also deal 10/20/30/40/50% of your weapon damage for next 4s. > Note: buff do not stack. and have inner cool down ~16s. > ============================================================= > > > Feat: Soul Desecration; grant warlock ability to keep 2 soul puppets active at same time. > > feat: Warding Spirits - While you have a Soul Puppet active, you take 2/4/6/8/10% less damage. > Extra Feature: Share pain - Warlock transfer 2/4/6/8/10% of received damage to soul puppet.( > ==================================================================== > > > Temptation: > > > Soul break: > Move to tear 4, > Changes: When warlock kill target/enemy, it restore 10% to allies > Extra feature: > > 1) chance to apply debuff toward enemies: Damage is increased based on the percentage of target's missing hp , 3/6/9/12% , Note: values are not finals, > Note 2: it's like killing flames encounter mechanic. > > or > 2) chance to grant allies buff: Allies attacks dealing 50% of weapon damage every second second for 4s > Note: buff do not stack,. > Note 2: it's dread enchantments mechanic... > -------------------------------------------------------- > Aura of Cruelty : You and all teammates within 50' of you gain 1/2/3/4/5% Life Steal Chance, Now also grants 10% Life Steal Severity and Resist ignorance. > Note: life steal severity important, but without decent resist ignorance, not much of healing you can get.. Plus this feat would give some benefits within pvp. > ------------------------------------------- > Aura of Despair:Enemies within 50' of you deal 1/2/3/4/5% less damage., also causes enemies to take 5% increased damage, > > In addition aura of despair have chance, to deflect 3/3.5/4//10% of incoming damage. > > or > In addition aura of despair have 3/3.5/4/4.5 % chance to cause enemies miss( faill hit) > Effect have inner cool down 15s. > > Note: Mechanic work as reverse HR fox cunning class feature. Instead providing players 100% chance to avoid incoming hit, this suggestion is to provide chance. to make enemies miss. > Also provided values are not finals. > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > Compound Soul - > current: Striking Cursed foes has a chance to grant 1/2/3/4/5% of the Warlock's Max HP as Temporary Hit Points to allies near the Warlock. > > Suggestion: remove ~5% of warlock max HP as temp HP. > Striking cursed foes - chance to grant temporal shield - 100% by players HP. lasting for ~15s. > Note: buff do not stack, and can't refreshed. > > > or > Striking Cursed foes has a chance to grant 10/20/30/40/50% of the Warlock's Max HP as Temporary Hit Points to allies near the Warlock, in additionally grant temp HP regeneration lasting 6s, > Note values for regeneration still haven't decided.. :P > > > ------------------------------ > > > Eldritch Momentum: > > > > Firstly check out what CW have , feat: Severe Reaction at tear 1. Which - > When struck you have a 15% chance to repel your attacker 1/2/3/4/5 feet and restore 2/4/6/8/10% of your Stamina. This only works within 20 feet. > > So Cw not only get stamina restored, but also push enemies away from him. In comparison, with new change, templock MUST stay still and cast daily power, so would get chance to restore some Stamina... > So it will go like> you stand still, try cast daily power so you could escape< So mostly you will dead. With newly reworked > Eldritch Momentum: , it's seppuku ritual by 100% assurance. > > > Proposal: Eldritch Momentum - by receiving hits from foes you have have chance to restore 2/4/6/8/10% stamina .. in addition grant 3/6/9/12/15% combat advantage for 4/5/6/7/8 seconds. > ================================================= > > For now its enough.. > > If anyone have ideas(reasonable ones) about certain changes within my proposed ideas, just let me know.. > > p.s I wrote while I where in work (nigh shift), and where borred.
Yeah really like the idea about creeping death, while i like it we have too many dots, might be easier to balance our class if they dont have to worry about the 60/75% extra damage that we can do over 6 sec. Could help if we had a self buff mechanic or just just a shorter duration would be nice or make it a burst, we're the slow starters of the striker class. Burst would help in pvp a bit since pvp as it is is all about how quickly u can kill the other team and cap nodes (on console not sure about pvp)
> > Imo this issue is overestmated and only an issue for powerbased builds, and I agree about the fact, that these palyers should by sure be warned and had to assume, that a companion wich deals 30-50% of their dps would be adressed. I also think a powerbuild should be viable but saidly devs didn´t pull that option during WE-rework... > A critbuild will not suffer and the buff from PoP will be a dps-win (critseverity 180), wich will egalize the effect of OBC or simply beat it, if you replace that OBC with an siegemaster on top. > PoP 5%, Infantile Compensation 7% (after CD nerf), before IC was about 12% (maybe less). At 180% critseverity 5% becones ?% (at least more). If you count a 75% Creeping Death proc on top and switch towards siegemaster (+4% overall dps) you will outperform that OBC with a critbuild significant I think. > https://i.imgur.com/ET8nHoA.png
> I really hope the buffs from Temp capstone and tier 4/5 will be sufficient, atm I think templock is unneeded.
I'm not sure i understand what you are saying about obc and crit build and if you really understand how i use it. ( we ? )
I have already around 150 crit severity and 90% crit chance. I absolutely did not base my obc on non crit encounters it would be a pure waste inho and some sort of exploit.
It's ONLY use is/was always with POP non crit ticks. I always rushed mobs after tank aggro to put a pop under them and then move back a little protected by the 1s frame imunity. It's not always easy but you get good at that with practice Let's says you have 50k base power alone, you do mspc/ to9g or whatever dunjeon with many ennemi on the ground, you rush a POP under them. With 20 ennemis it's 20 x 25000 power every tick ! Now, your power is buffed by dcs and whaterver and these ticks become just insane ! All my others encounters crit or most of them so they don't need obc ic.
A non crit build based on obc would be a pure waste imho, only pop ticks non crit gave obc a sense.
That's why i don't get your point, exept for pop/obc i already needed all the crit i can get. I can't see why players would not aim for max crit chance /severity even with obc.
I never really checked crit % from others sws i beat in dps but it may explain why i beat them by so much if they think obc must be fully used with non crit, it's a mystake imho.
Not using criting hadar grasp or kf with dread on bosses would be a major crime as sw for me xD
So yes i will loose 20% or way more of my dps because i can hardly get more crit than i already have. There is no way in 9 hells that POP criting will cover this dps loss.
Thanks for trying thougt.
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treesclimberMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 1,161Arc User
> Imo this issue is overestmated and only an issue for powerbased builds, and I agree about the fact, that these palyers should by sure be warned and had to assume, that a companion wich deals 30-50% of their dps would be adressed. I also think a powerbuild should be viable but saidly devs didn´t pull that option during WE-rework...
> A critbuild will not suffer and the buff from PoP will be a dps-win (critseverity 180), wich will egalize the effect of OBC or simply beat it, if you replace that OBC with an siegemaster on top.
> PoP 5%, Infantile Compensation 7% (after CD nerf), before IC was about 12% (maybe less). At 180% critseverity 5% becones ?% (at least more). If you count a 75% Creeping Death proc on top and switch towards siegemaster (+4% overall dps) you will outperform that OBC with a critbuild significant I think.
> I really hope the buffs from Temp capstone and tier 4/5 will be sufficient, atm I think templock is unneeded.
I'm not sure i understand what you are saying about obc and crit build and if you really understand how i use it. ( we ? )
I have already around 150 crit severity and 90% crit chance.
I absolutely did not base my obc on non crit encounters it would be a pure waste inho and some sort of exploit.
It's ONLY use is/was always with POP non crit ticks.
I always rushed mobs after tank aggro to put a pop under them and then move back a little protected by the 1s frame imunity.
It's not always easy but you get good at that with practice
Let's says you have 50k base power alone, you do mspc/ to9g or whatever dunjeon with many ennemi on the ground, you rush a POP under them.
With 20 ennemis it's 20 x 25000 power every tick !
Now, your power is buffed by dcs and whaterver and these ticks become just insane !
All my others encounters crit or most of them so they don't need obc ic.
A non crit build based on obc would be a pure waste imho, only pop ticks non crit gave obc a sense.
That's why i don't get your point, exept for pop/obc i already needed all the crit i can get.
I can't see why players would not aim for max crit chance /severity even with obc.
I never really checked crit % from others sws i beat in dps but it may explain why i beat them by so much if they think obc must be fully used with non crit, it's a mystake imho.
Not using criting hadar grasp or kf with dread on bosses would be a major crime as sw for me xD
So yes i will loose 20% or way more of my dps because i can hardly get more crit than i already have.
There is no way in 9 hells that POP criting will cover this dps loss.
Thanks for trying thougt.
I've seen so far 2 logs where owlbear cub represented 10% of the total damage of a SW, replace that with a +x% damage companion and make POP crit wih the dread you say you use and POP damage will go way up, POP not being able to crit is just a necessity to close the gap of gear between fury and damnation/temptation, i agree 100% that POP should crit and gear should increase the utility of each path.
"The Damnation Warlock uses curses to aid allies, weaken foes, and corrupt the weak." "The Temptation Warlock bolsters his allies and siphons the life from his foes."
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pyrosorcererMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 137Arc User
Thing being with PoP critting is that it also will proc lesser curses quickly and continuously in AoE situations
=> if you run a setup: Fiery Bolt, PoP, Killing Flames, then PoP will proc lesser curses on all mobs leading to Fiery Bolt AoE proccing creeping death with first use, same with killing flames. As well with other AoE encounters.
Atm you need to use 1 AoE encounter/daily to proc the lesser curses for then the next AoE attack to even proc Creeping Death, now PoP will function as this curse proc. Which is nice
@bloodyspamer I partially agree with some of the things you propose, but one was them was too important I couldn't resist. The resist ignorance buff part is the best.
On a serious note though, I agree that the full functionality of Po9H should be merged into PoP, otherwise 10 points in damnation is still a must have on any hellbringer. They could put all of Po9H into PoP, and maybe reduce the time if they think it's too much, like making it 3 seconds at max PoP rank. Then for Po9H they could make it add a little more time to the buff outside PoP and also make it buff the puppet damage by 10% on targets affected by hellish rebuke or to targets inside a pillar.
I believe this would keep it in the theme of hellbringer and damnation and be a little more useful without being mandatory for other trees.
It would be nice, if Warlock's Curse would have a special, characteristic ability depending on which path you choose. I really like that Warlock's Curse will work for Allies when you pick Temptation and it would be nice if it would get a special boost for the other paths as well.
Generally, the Curse should no longer be limited to only 3 targets and then I'd suggest for: Fury: If you apply Warlock's Curse to a target it spreads to all nearby enemies within 30'. Damnation: Your Soul Puppet deals X (100% ?) increased damage against targets affected by Warlock's Curse.
P.S.: I really like the idea of Murderous Flames working for all fire-spells, Fiery Bolt would be devastating (like it should with this long cd).
I know there's plenty great PvE Scourge Warlocks that voiced up their opinions, to me, Pug Panther, this was being a Scourge Warlock mod 6-12a. This was the thing, the playstyle, the amazing survivability nobody was expecting to see, that was my thing.
Have you read my proposed Infernal Spheres changes?? I think changes would be OK within pvp.
================================ Infernal Sphere: Add 2 modes within encounter.
1)Defensive part: Summoned Infernal spheres: Grant User personal barrier, that absorb x flat amount damage per sphere. In additionally Spheres provide 1% Control resist per rank. In additionally: Spheres are are replenished 1 sphere every 5 seconds.
Note: Ability to replenish 1 sphere every 5 seconds, means your barrier also got restored, and CC immunity rised.
2) offensive mode - On reactivating encounter, spheres move to offensive mode for time duration, up to 15s. Offensive mode = actively seek enemies(invisible too) , hit back attackers and apply lesser curse.
Possible extra features to each sphere hit would grant some minor random debuffs(slow, DR reduction, Dmg reduction, Dot, etc.) When offensive mode expire: spheres move back to defensive mode(grant shield, replenish 1 spheres and etc. )
Note: Players can't manually move offensive mode to defensive. Also when all spheres are spent, encounter goes too cool down mode. =========================
I think such encounter for warlock itself would be nice help. Providing barrier which reduce incoming damage, + providing some CC resist. And combined with SB's borrowed time and other warlock powers should give decent increase within pvp..
Thing being with PoP critting is that it also will proc lesser curses quickly and continuously in AoE situations
=> if you run a setup: Fiery Bolt, PoP, Killing Flames, then PoP will proc lesser curses on all mobs leading to Fiery Bolt AoE proccing creeping death with first use, same with killing flames. As well with other AoE encounters.
Atm you need to use 1 AoE encounter/daily to proc the lesser curses for then the next AoE attack to even proc Creeping Death, now PoP will function as this curse proc. Which is nice
I have couple ideas for fury warlock. My opinion remain same as always.. Reduce fury warlock relaying on curse(Tab key).
Good example would be, non feated warlock. Cursed target = 100% damage. Non cursed target = ~75% of max warlock damage.
Once players apply fury warlocks feat, the gap increase. Curse affected foe = 100% damage. Non curse affected foe = ~55% of max warlocks damage.
And in general, even with curse Synergy it's still force warlock to torment tab key, and it's performance still lags compared to others who just deal damage without ceremonies.
My idea would make curse mechanic more optional, and leave 1 or 2 feats which boost up damage toward curse affected foes. While others, feats need enchantment so would proc Lesser curse more often.
So Curse(tab) would be more optional, and use for elite/tough targets and pvp. While lesser curse would be main warlocks tool to provide extra damage..
The feats changing, I hope to present within next 5 days..
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> Imo this issue is overestmated and only an issue for powerbased builds, and I agree about the fact, that these palyers should by sure be warned and had to assume, that a companion wich deals 30-50% of their dps would be adressed. I also think a powerbuild should be viable but saidly devs didn´t pull that option during WE-rework...
> A critbuild will not suffer and the buff from PoP will be a dps-win (critseverity 180), wich will egalize the effect of OBC or simply beat it, if you replace that OBC with an siegemaster on top.
> PoP 5%, Infantile Compensation 7% (after CD nerf), before IC was about 12% (maybe less). At 180% critseverity 5% becones ?% (at least more). If you count a 75% Creeping Death proc on top and switch towards siegemaster (+4% overall dps) you will outperform that OBC with a critbuild significant I think.
> I really hope the buffs from Temp capstone and tier 4/5 will be sufficient, atm I think templock is unneeded.
I'm not sure i understand what you are saying about obc and crit build and if you really understand how i use it. ( we ? )
I have already around 150 crit severity and 90% crit chance.
I absolutely did not base my obc on non crit encounters it would be a pure waste inho and some sort of exploit.
It's ONLY use is/was always with POP non crit ticks.
I always rushed mobs after tank aggro to put a pop under them and then move back a little protected by the 1s frame imunity.
It's not always easy but you get good at that with practice
Let's says you have 50k base power alone, you do mspc/ to9g or whatever dunjeon with many ennemi on the ground, you rush a POP under them.
With 20 ennemis it's 20 x 25000 power every tick !
Now, your power is buffed by dcs and whaterver and these ticks become just insane !
All my others encounters crit or most of them so they don't need obc ic.
A non crit build based on obc would be a pure waste imho, only pop ticks non crit gave obc a sense.
That's why i don't get your point, exept for pop/obc i already needed all the crit i can get.
I can't see why players would not aim for max crit chance /severity even with obc.
I never really checked crit % from others sws i beat in dps but it may explain why i beat them by so much if they think obc must be fully used with non crit, it's a mystake imho.
Not using criting hadar grasp or kf with dread on bosses would be a major crime as sw for me xD
So yes i will loose 20% or way more of my dps because i can hardly get more crit than i already have.
There is no way in 9 hells that POP criting will cover this dps loss.
Thanks for trying thougt.
I showed that Act-log several times, sry for posting it again https://i.imgur.com/ET8nHoA.png A buffer-group in Tong with OP-DC-DC-GWF-SW (me) (85% crit). PoP 5% dps, IC 7% (after Cooldown nerf). Before internal Cooldown nerf Infantile Compensation was about 10-12% from overall dps. Not more for a critbuild using PoP+Firy Bold+Arms of Hadar doing trash and PoP, WB+KF ons single target. In that specific run PoP dealt an average ammount of 26k damage, IC 78000 average proc.
If Pop crits, it will deal 26k x 2,8=73000, if you use a Dread enchant at 180% critseverity. On top it applies Lesser curse consistently (100%) on all mobs for better synergy with FB, AoH wich leads to heavy immidiate CD procs beside the fact taht FB deals 100% dps on all cursed targets (like treesclimber wrote) and it will proc Creeping Death far more consistent from PoP itslef by that (another 75% proc) All in all that PoP will deal aproximately an ammount of 127000 damage in that calculation for each tic in mod 13 (if your DoT´s run out).
Atm PoP dealt 26000 PoP +78000 IC on a buff group = 104000 damage, notice IC does not proc of every PoP tick atm (rate 1:2, due to nerf I suggest). Even if you achieved to curse every single target inside PoP right at the start (hypothetically) you will deal 26k x 1,75+78k= 123000, if Creeping Death procced of all those non crits 100%. 123k<127k This outnumbers IC procs for a critbuild. And my crit was at only at 85% that run. Now count a Siegemaster on top + 4% dps towards every source of damage. A 100% crit fury build will not lose any dps by that change I am pretty sure, it will be a significant dps increase, due to LC-synergy and constant Creeping Death procs, not to talk of that better companionbonus 4%. If you want PoP will be your "curse-machine" and lead to guaranteed 200k CD-bonus-procs (in that specific run) from encounter like FB and AoH due to LC showing up at once. Or did you ever achieve to apply a curse on every target of a group right from the start? I never did. Let´s make PoP a 50inch aoe please!! Notice a higher powerstat not only increases IC proc but also the damage of your crits.
Only to visualize it with an example from a crit KF and noncrit KF on a WC´d target (CS 167%). Sure IC procs will rise with power, but your encounter damage also and CD will be 75%, no to talk of the huge passive procs of critical promise and Killing curse in mod 13... It´s all about crits and buffs in this game.
treesclimberMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 1,161Arc User
No WC should not make allies deal more damage on soul bonding, aiding allies using curses is damnation job, temptation should boost allies whether there are curses or not involved.
No WC should not make allies deal more damage on soul bonding, aiding allies using curses is damnation job, temptation should boost allies whether there are curses or not involved.
Well agree on that part.. @balanced, idea so allow allies deal 20% more dmg to curse affect targets and combined with Damnations: Soul Desecration would be great.
However, this mechanic also bring problems..
1) how it will interact between warlocks.. I mean Lets say damnation apply curse toward foe, and Fury warlock will apply own curse. Does that mean Fury will override damnations curse? Or damnations Curse become prime and Fury's Curse don't get applies. And third opption. lets say they both goes along. Does that mean for Fury we get x2 curse boost?
And other problem is, allies will had to aim for curse affected target.. For boss fight OK, but when cursed foes within crowd.. Good luck to hit that one...
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pyrosorcererMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 137Arc User
No WC should not make allies deal more damage on soul bonding, aiding allies using curses is damnation job, temptation should boost allies whether there are curses or not involved.
I understand you try to rely on the paragon tree descriptions, but I have to disagree with your opinion. Damnation as it is is solely focused towards personal damage, and in a later rework it should be fixed to function as a dps. I would love to see some cooler synergies with puppet, making it an interesting choice for a dps path. Maybe a synergy with encounters leading to puppet gaining buffs or using special attacks; synergies only working for damnation capstone.
I also like the idea that @greyjay1 wrote about unique curse interactions with each path. Fury has its Brutal Curse, Temptation will have the ally buff curse, and maybe damnation could have some special curse around puppet.
No WC should not make allies deal more damage on soul bonding, aiding allies using curses is damnation job, temptation should boost allies whether there are curses or not involved.
Well agree on that part.. @balanced, idea so allow allies deal 20% more dmg to curse affect targets and combined with Damnations: Soul Desecration would be great.
However, this mechanic also bring problems..
1) how it will interact between warlocks.. I mean Lets say damnation apply curse toward foe, and Fury warlock will apply own curse. Does that mean Fury will override damnations curse? Or damnations Curse become prime and Fury's Curse don't get applies. And third opption. lets say they both goes along. Does that mean for Fury we get x2 curse boost?
And other problem is, allies will had to aim for curse affected target.. For boss fight OK, but when cursed foes within crowd.. Good luck to hit that one...
No I haven't because there is so many factors why this power is trash and that there are far more useful powers to use on PvP rotation than Infernal Spheres...
I knew your answer. Just where teasing you. :P Anyways.. You haven't wrote any decent proposal so far.. Don't tell me that without Borrowed time you can't do anything..
Sb and Hb performance within pvp could be lift up by class features.
Dark Prayers - Gain 1% damage resist for each percent of health you are missing. (up to 80% max).
In addition - When your Hit points are below 50% , there is chance to reflect 30% of incoming damage back to attacker. Or Chance to gain temp Hp regeneration.
Anyways.. there is way to buff warlocks performance within pvp. But just not making Sw relay on 1 power or have overpowered Hp regeneration...
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Hm, PVP...no clue, who cares about a sunken ship. From outside the ring there are classes with high defence like GF/shield, OP/temp HP, TR/dodges, ITC, 75% deflectseverity, stealth with laughable high dps abilities regarding their defenceabilities wich become stronger every mod
....and classes without like SW, Hunter, CW, latest victim DC, from wich SW looks like the weakest? SW relies on LS. LS is dead in PVP. So SW seems to be more dead than ever. But I don´t know and don´t step into PVP , too messed up. Devs desperately try to fix stuff but make it worse every mod, maybe they should buff warlock LS severity up to 200% in PVP to hand back the main source of defence. TR got 100% better deflectseverity 75% vs 50%, OP 100% more HP/temp, GF 400% more mitigation ability...
On HB obviously I slot PoP, then Arms of Hadar or Harrowstorm or Warlocks Bargain depending on the situation with my mid encounter being Killing Flames or if KF is no good then AoH, Hadar's Grasp or maybe Harrowstorm, really depending on who you have to counter, but its not like prior to mod 12b changes anymore, although first control on the rotation hits like a train because we do not have the PvP tenacity control resistance.
I dont play SB much so I leave this to @paixnidiaris2 I believe he is the right man to speak about it. Although yes, Borrowed Time was my thing, after rework of HB I didn't played SB. I believe BT was nerfed into oblivion by 75% healing depression.
Dark Prayer is buff for DR under 50% health, trust me it won't matter if you have it or not and while slotting it you would have to give up on different features. I use Shadowwalk and No Pity No Mercy most of the time or switch Shadowwalk if my opponents dont require rotations. Shadow Walk itself is defensive so I don't see point to slot thing like Dark Prayer, as a HB there's better defensive feature its Prince of Hell and you don't need to be below 50%, on SB you have BT and Shadow Walk too. There's no incentive slotting most class features sadly.
Dark Prayer, you have read what this class feature currently provide. But not what It would provide as I suggest.
Dark Prayers - Gain 1% damage resist for each percent of health you are missing. (up to 80% max).
In addition - When your Hit points are below 50% , there is chance to reflect 30% of incoming damage back to attacker. Or Chance to gain temp Hp regeneration.
DR increase would scale depending on how much HP you missing. And extra effect like reflect back incoming hits..
Now, at first it's seems nothing special. Yes. But this is trick. Slot Dark Prayer(proposed version) + Borrowed time. Such combo provide.
Borrowed time - Hp restoring as it do now. While Dark Prayer provide DR increase.
At first also seems nothing special. But, DR increasing means you reduce incoming damage, thus buying time for BT to restore Hp.
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My post got messed up for some reason, but just reposting because I think this could help:
They could put all of Po9H into PoP, and maybe reduce the time if they think it's too much, like making it 3 seconds at max PoP rank. Then for Po9H they could make it add a little more time to the buff outside PoP and also make it buff the puppet damage by 10% on targets affected by hellish rebuke or to targets inside a pillar.
I believe this would keep it in the theme of hellbringer and damnation and be a little more useful without being mandatory for other trees.
It would be nice, if Warlock's Curse would have a special, characteristic ability depending on which path you choose. I really like that Warlock's Curse will work for Allies when you pick Temptation and it would be nice if it would get a special boost for the other paths as well.
Generally, the Curse should no longer be limited to only 3 targets and then I'd suggest for: Fury: If you apply Warlock's Curse to a target it spreads to all nearby enemies within 30'. Damnation: Your Soul Puppet deals X (100% ?) increased damage against targets affected by Warlock's Curse.
P.S.: I really like the idea of Murderous Flames working for all fire-spells, Fiery Bolt would be devastating (like it should with this long cd).
Fiery bolt wouldn't be as devastating as you might think. It would just deal a flat 30% more damage (from a whole mess of small hits if hitting a large group). Unless they make the damage to targets around be 30% for all instead of being 30% equally divided, then it could be a really serious buff to fiery bolt. I don't know how fiery bolt ended up on target cap, but if you hit 4 targets with it you would be dealing over 100% more damage on them. Would be nice to see. As warlock stands now, probably wouldn't make it overpowered. I believe fiery bolt didn't exceed 10% of the warlocks' damage I used to see on my logs. Would be nice to try it out on preview.
The bad thing about our AoE is that you are always limited to dealing maximum damage on at most 3 targets.
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pyrosorcererMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 137Arc User
Small thing about Fiery Bolt:
When casting Fiery Bolt, if the target dies mid casting, which has a semi-long cast time, it cancels the entire encounter. It does not go on cooldown, so you can try to target a new enemy, but at that time they continuously keep dying. This is not a problem in dungeons with longer fights, but a real nuisance in dungeons with trash. Sometimes you spend half to all of the fighting just trying to cast Fiery without success. (From experience in for example Tiamat)
Suggestion: If you target enemy foe, let Fiery Bolt complete casting and explode at the enemy location regardless if the target dies. Make the calculations of damage and curse synergy be made at the time you start the casting. This way it will explode and deal AoE damage when cast.
Killing Flames has the opposite problem. This can be cast regardless if target enemy dies during casting. This being a single target spell makes this go to waste. Preferably this could work like Fiery Bolt does atm, canceling its casting time. Main problem is still Fiery Bolt being the biggest nuisance.
Why you all thinking that Fire power ends with Fiery bolt? How about hellish rebuke? Eldritch Blast, Flames of Phlegethos daily power. Pillar of Power, Harrowstorm, gate of hell, Arms of Hadar.
AS for fiery bolt - for it I also have couple ideas.. But they are mostly If we replace that feat with something else who empower/boost up warlocks dealt damage over all, then changes toward FB would be minors.
If we keep Creeping death as it is now.. Then well, then there will be other suggestions presented. Including Creeping Death mechanics enchantments
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> Just make it work on buffed power like Aura of Gifts from OPs Light (bottom) path, or Weapons of Light from DC Rightous Path, generally they are the same feature but for some reason SW got the weaker version.
As devs may change the way powershare and bonding companions interact, it may be better if DR gets changed to a 20%dps buff, that way, if powershare ever gets changed, DR wouldn't be affected by that.
in the long run it might really be a good change but a shortterm fix could very well be to change DR to buff Allies power by 20% of the SWs power instead if increasing the Power of the Reciever by 20% of their Power. This would increase the Powerbuffing SW has from about 6k (now) to about 20-25k after the change.
in sum the templock then would have PoP 18%dmg buff, the new Capstone 20%dmg buff, a bit of debuffing (DT+feats), some AP/stamina boosts and the 20k power from DR which in total sounds quite nice to me.
As for DR, it currently is so bad almost any change regarding its tiny dps buff make it better
How about changing this, as it is a tier 5 feat (and should be powerful):
Eldritch Momentum: On daily use: Grants allies within 50' of the warlock 3/6/9/12/15% increased damage for 8 seconds
This makes it something that needs some work to keep up fulltime, and at least 15% is reasonable at a tier 5 feat. This would also make Darkness only boosting personal damage for the warlock be reasonable, as having both stacking might end up in being too much.
Any thoughts?
If so then no one is going to take that feat, at least not me, no point soing so if it is tied to such subpar damage dealing powers.
If you spec Templock it is a personal decision to either go with Eldritch or maybe pick the dps option Darkness (I never picked Darkness so far)
I´d like to see EM as a stamina buff as it is, who cares about the fact that I can hover arround?
If you pick your boons correctly some classes can dodge endlessly like DC and CW and TR, by that taking zero damage. A staminbuff leading to a class hovering in PVP without attacking..noone cares since that build deals no damage and no heals, it´s a joke and you are not invulnerable by that. If endless Shadowslip is a problem , i´d say give dodges an internal cooldown because it is even more OP.
I´d like to see EM buffed like an aura, a small staminagain for you being hit and a passive AP-Boost to other classes like 5% being healed (similar to Gift of Haste) to buff templocks utility. AP gain from DC and OP is pretty nice, nothing a warlock can hold against imo.
By that Soul Breaker should be completely changed (noone ever picked this feat).
About Darkness I am not sure, if I understand the change correctly?
"Darkness: Now causes enemies to take 10% increased damage from you
Darkness: Tooltip updated to mention Harrowstorm (functionality unchanged) "
10% personal +dps by using an encounter that noone uses? Harrowstorm is more like a tragedy, linking it with a tier 5 feat makes it even more tragic.
If it´s a plain 10% dps boost by speccing into it and the usage of HS on top spends a 10% DR buff it is considerable. But I would not pick Harrowstorm, as long as it is not fixed (casting time/Animation).
I would rather skip that HS/DR buff and give Vampiric Embrance a boost, like sharing temp HP with allies, to compensate the lack of mitigation (maybe 50% temp HP buff). 50% is not much considering the incoming hits these days.
Vampirice embrace - Curse Synergy, Provide damage increase ~20% (5% per rank), for 8s. (this work regardless which build tree).
Reason of such suggestion:
Firstly, I prefer to reduce Debuff dependence within warlock.. Also curse mean, ~3 targets only.. And try hit marked/cursed target within crowd zombies/demons/etc.
In comparison to DC's, well it;s not good.. Plus unlike Buffs, debuff require to be applied with each new target..
My proposal is to provide buff like effect, plus temptation Feat: Soul Bonding, would spread this buff to allies as it now heal and provide Temp HP.
Also, if you are not templock, you get benefits too. For example in boss fight, SB fury, >VE + DT + SS and you have increased dmg output. For Damnation, VE = buff own damage + soul puppets.
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Damnation: Power of nine Hells:
@balanced, you did great job, but as you notice, players still will had(forced) to pick this feat anyways. Unless you want lose mobility.. warlocks are welcome not just due dps, but due provided buffs too.. So yeah.. Nothing will change,
So I think PoP and PoNH need completely merging, and feat rework from a to z.
Fury
Murderous Flames - All fire based power( yes, all of them). should benefit from this feat, because fire based mostly are burst powers.
Creeping Death - replace with self damage boosting buff.
Reason. DoT of Creeping death is just not far from OK. For single target is great, but with each new enemy appearing in front of you, warlock had to build up new stacks..
If fight is long, then this feat is brilliant, but usually fights don't last long, and feats DoT mechanic don't can't compete with other classes provided damage..
My proposal is to change creeping death to selfbuff like rampaging madness, so when hitting enemies warlock would empower himself, regardless if using burst or DoT powers.
This would let to have same increased damage within fight, regardless if SW engage new or old target.
On top,
Current Creeping death feat mechanic offload to Deadly Curse class feature, and also buff
Scornful Curse heroic feat so it would - Increases the damage dealt Lesser Curse and Deadly Curse 10/20/30%..
Such combo means, players could build up DoT based warlock, or burst powers based one.
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Damnation:
Feat: Power of nine hells: Soul puppet cast t AoE , debuff toward enemies, which Increases the damage targets take from all sources by 2/4/6/8% for ~6s.
Note: debuff do not stack, and effect can be triggered once per 30s. (values of debuff effect and cool down are not finals).
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Or: Soul puppet have chance to grant allies(SW included), temp buff: players attacks will also deal 10/20/30/40/50% of your weapon damage for next 4s.
Note: buff do not stack. and have inner cool down ~16s.
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Feat: Soul Desecration; grant warlock ability to keep 2 soul puppets active at same time.
feat: Warding Spirits - While you have a Soul Puppet active, you take 2/4/6/8/10% less damage.
Extra Feature: Share pain - Warlock transfer 2/4/6/8/10% of received damage to soul puppet.(
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Temptation:
Soul break:
Move to tear 4,
Changes: When warlock kill target/enemy, it restore 10% to allies
Extra feature:
1) chance to apply debuff toward enemies: Damage is increased based on the percentage of target's missing hp , 3/6/9/12% , Note: values are not finals,
Note 2: it's like killing flames encounter mechanic.
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2) chance to grant allies buff: Allies attacks dealing 50% of weapon damage every second second for 4s
Note: buff do not stack,.
Note 2: it's dread enchantments mechanic...
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Aura of Cruelty : You and all teammates within 50' of you gain 1/2/3/4/5% Life Steal Chance, Now also grants 10% Life Steal Severity and Resist ignorance.
Note: life steal severity important, but without decent resist ignorance, not much of healing you can get.. Plus this feat would give some benefits within pvp.
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Aura of Despair:Enemies within 50' of you deal 1/2/3/4/5% less damage., also causes enemies to take 5% increased damage,
In addition aura of despair have chance, to deflect 3/3.5/4//10% of incoming damage.
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In addition aura of despair have 3/3.5/4/4.5 % chance to cause enemies miss( faill hit)
Effect have inner cool down 15s.
Note: Mechanic work as reverse HR fox cunning class feature. Instead providing players 100% chance to avoid incoming hit, this suggestion is to provide chance. to make enemies miss.
Also provided values are not finals.
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Compound Soul -
current: Striking Cursed foes has a chance to grant 1/2/3/4/5% of the Warlock's Max HP as Temporary Hit Points to allies near the Warlock.
Suggestion: remove ~5% of warlock max HP as temp HP.
Striking cursed foes - chance to grant temporal shield - 100% by players HP. lasting for ~15s.
Note: buff do not stack, and can't refreshed.
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Striking Cursed foes has a chance to grant 10/20/30/40/50% of the Warlock's Max HP as Temporary Hit Points to allies near the Warlock, in additionally grant temp HP regeneration lasting 6s,
Note values for regeneration still haven't decided.. :P
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Eldritch Momentum:
Firstly check out what CW have , feat: Severe Reaction at tear 1. Which -
When struck you have a 15% chance to repel your attacker 1/2/3/4/5 feet and restore 2/4/6/8/10% of your Stamina. This only works within 20 feet.
So Cw not only get stamina restored, but also push enemies away from him. In comparison, with new change, templock MUST stay still and cast daily power, so would get chance to restore some Stamina...
So it will go like> you stand still, try cast daily power so you could escape< So mostly you will dead. With newly reworked
Eldritch Momentum: , it's seppuku ritual by 100% assurance.
Proposal: Eldritch Momentum - by receiving hits from foes you have have chance to restore 2/4/6/8/10% stamina .. in addition grant 3/6/9/12/15% combat advantage for 4/5/6/7/8 seconds.
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For now its enough..
If anyone have ideas(reasonable ones) about certain changes within my proposed ideas, just let me know..
p.s I wrote while I where in work (nigh shift), and where borred.
“The masses have never thirsted after truth. Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master; whoever attempts to destroy their illusions is always their victim.
Gustave Le Bon.
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> in the long run it might really be a good change but a shortterm fix could very well be to change DR to buff Allies power by 20% of the SWs power instead if increasing the Power of the Reciever by 20% of their Power. This would increase the Powerbuffing SW has from about 6k (now) to about 20-25k after the change.
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> Vampirice embrace - Curse Synergy, Provide damage increase ~20% (5% per rank), for 8s. (this work regardless which build tree).
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> Firstly, I prefer to reduce Debuff dependence within warlock.. Also curse mean, ~3 targets only.. And try hit marked/cursed target within crowd zombies/demons/etc.
> In comparison to DC's, well it;s not good.. Plus unlike Buffs, debuff require to be applied with each new target..
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> My proposal is to provide buff like effect, plus temptation Feat: Soul Bonding, would spread this buff to allies as it now heal and provide Temp HP.
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> @balanced, you did great job, but as you notice, players still will had(forced) to pick this feat anyways. Unless you want lose mobility.. warlocks are welcome not just due dps, but due provided buffs too.. So yeah.. Nothing will change,
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> So I think PoP and PoNH need completely merging, and feat rework from a to z.
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> Murderous Flames - All fire based power( yes, all of them). should benefit from this feat, because fire based mostly are burst powers.
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> Creeping Death - replace with self damage boosting buff.
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> Reason. DoT of Creeping death is just not far from OK. For single target is great, but with each new enemy appearing in front of you, warlock had to build up new stacks..
> If fight is long, then this feat is brilliant, but usually fights don't last long, and feats DoT mechanic don't can't compete with other classes provided damage..
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> My proposal is to change creeping death to selfbuff like rampaging madness, so when hitting enemies warlock would empower himself, regardless if using burst or DoT powers.
> This would let to have same increased damage within fight, regardless if SW engage new or old target.
>
> On top,
> Current Creeping death feat mechanic offload to Deadly Curse class feature, and also buff
> Scornful Curse heroic feat so it would - Increases the damage dealt Lesser Curse and Deadly Curse 10/20/30%..
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> Such combo means, players could build up DoT based warlock, or burst powers based one.
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> Damnation:
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> Feat: Power of nine hells: Soul puppet cast t AoE , debuff toward enemies, which Increases the damage targets take from all sources by 2/4/6/8% for ~6s.
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> Note: debuff do not stack, and effect can be triggered once per 30s. (values of debuff effect and cool down are not finals).
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> Or: Soul puppet have chance to grant allies(SW included), temp buff: players attacks will also deal 10/20/30/40/50% of your weapon damage for next 4s.
> Note: buff do not stack. and have inner cool down ~16s.
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> Feat: Soul Desecration; grant warlock ability to keep 2 soul puppets active at same time.
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> feat: Warding Spirits - While you have a Soul Puppet active, you take 2/4/6/8/10% less damage.
> Extra Feature: Share pain - Warlock transfer 2/4/6/8/10% of received damage to soul puppet.(
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>
> Temptation:
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> Soul break:
> Move to tear 4,
> Changes: When warlock kill target/enemy, it restore 10% to allies
> Extra feature:
>
> 1) chance to apply debuff toward enemies: Damage is increased based on the percentage of target's missing hp , 3/6/9/12% , Note: values are not finals,
> Note 2: it's like killing flames encounter mechanic.
>
> or
> 2) chance to grant allies buff: Allies attacks dealing 50% of weapon damage every second second for 4s
> Note: buff do not stack,.
> Note 2: it's dread enchantments mechanic...
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> Aura of Cruelty : You and all teammates within 50' of you gain 1/2/3/4/5% Life Steal Chance, Now also grants 10% Life Steal Severity and Resist ignorance.
> Note: life steal severity important, but without decent resist ignorance, not much of healing you can get.. Plus this feat would give some benefits within pvp.
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> Aura of Despair:Enemies within 50' of you deal 1/2/3/4/5% less damage., also causes enemies to take 5% increased damage,
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> In addition aura of despair have chance, to deflect 3/3.5/4//10% of incoming damage.
>
> or
> In addition aura of despair have 3/3.5/4/4.5 % chance to cause enemies miss( faill hit)
> Effect have inner cool down 15s.
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> Note: Mechanic work as reverse HR fox cunning class feature. Instead providing players 100% chance to avoid incoming hit, this suggestion is to provide chance. to make enemies miss.
> Also provided values are not finals.
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>
> Compound Soul -
> current: Striking Cursed foes has a chance to grant 1/2/3/4/5% of the Warlock's Max HP as Temporary Hit Points to allies near the Warlock.
>
> Suggestion: remove ~5% of warlock max HP as temp HP.
> Striking cursed foes - chance to grant temporal shield - 100% by players HP. lasting for ~15s.
> Note: buff do not stack, and can't refreshed.
>
>
> or
> Striking Cursed foes has a chance to grant 10/20/30/40/50% of the Warlock's Max HP as Temporary Hit Points to allies near the Warlock, in additionally grant temp HP regeneration lasting 6s,
> Note values for regeneration still haven't decided.. :P
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> Eldritch Momentum:
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>
> Firstly check out what CW have , feat: Severe Reaction at tear 1. Which -
> When struck you have a 15% chance to repel your attacker 1/2/3/4/5 feet and restore 2/4/6/8/10% of your Stamina. This only works within 20 feet.
>
> So Cw not only get stamina restored, but also push enemies away from him. In comparison, with new change, templock MUST stay still and cast daily power, so would get chance to restore some Stamina...
> So it will go like> you stand still, try cast daily power so you could escape< So mostly you will dead. With newly reworked
> Eldritch Momentum: , it's seppuku ritual by 100% assurance.
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> Proposal: Eldritch Momentum - by receiving hits from foes you have have chance to restore 2/4/6/8/10% stamina .. in addition grant 3/6/9/12/15% combat advantage for 4/5/6/7/8 seconds.
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> For now its enough..
>
> If anyone have ideas(reasonable ones) about certain changes within my proposed ideas, just let me know..
>
> p.s I wrote while I where in work (nigh shift), and where borred.
Yeah really like the idea about creeping death, while i like it we have too many dots, might be easier to balance our class if they dont have to worry about the 60/75% extra damage that we can do over 6 sec. Could help if we had a self buff mechanic or just just a shorter duration would be nice or make it a burst, we're the slow starters of the striker class. Burst would help in pvp a bit since pvp as it is is all about how quickly u can kill the other team and cap nodes (on console not sure about pvp)
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> Imo this issue is overestmated and only an issue for powerbased builds, and I agree about the fact, that these palyers should by sure be warned and had to assume, that a companion wich deals 30-50% of their dps would be adressed. I also think a powerbuild should be viable but saidly devs didn´t pull that option during WE-rework...
> A critbuild will not suffer and the buff from PoP will be a dps-win (critseverity 180), wich will egalize the effect of OBC or simply beat it, if you replace that OBC with an siegemaster on top.
> PoP 5%, Infantile Compensation 7% (after CD nerf), before IC was about 12% (maybe less). At 180% critseverity 5% becones ?% (at least more). If you count a 75% Creeping Death proc on top and switch towards siegemaster (+4% overall dps) you will outperform that OBC with a critbuild significant I think.
> https://i.imgur.com/ET8nHoA.png
> I really hope the buffs from Temp capstone and tier 4/5 will be sufficient, atm I think templock is unneeded.
I'm not sure i understand what you are saying about obc and crit build and if you really understand how i use it. ( we ? )
I have already around 150 crit severity and 90% crit chance.
I absolutely did not base my obc on non crit encounters it would be a pure waste inho and some sort of exploit.
It's ONLY use is/was always with POP non crit ticks.
I always rushed mobs after tank aggro to put a pop under them and then move back a little protected by the 1s frame imunity.
It's not always easy but you get good at that with practice
Let's says you have 50k base power alone, you do mspc/ to9g or whatever dunjeon with many ennemi on the ground, you rush a POP under them.
With 20 ennemis it's 20 x 25000 power every tick !
Now, your power is buffed by dcs and whaterver and these ticks become just insane !
All my others encounters crit or most of them so they don't need obc ic.
A non crit build based on obc would be a pure waste imho, only pop ticks non crit gave obc a sense.
That's why i don't get your point, exept for pop/obc i already needed all the crit i can get.
I can't see why players would not aim for max crit chance /severity even with obc.
I never really checked crit % from others sws i beat in dps but it may explain why i beat them by so much if they think obc must be fully used with non crit, it's a mystake imho.
Not using criting hadar grasp or kf with dread on bosses would be a major crime as sw for me xD
So yes i will loose 20% or way more of my dps because i can hardly get more crit than i already have.
There is no way in 9 hells that POP criting will cover this dps loss.
Thanks for trying thougt.
I've seen so far 2 logs where owlbear cub represented 10% of the total damage of a SW, replace that with a +x% damage companion and make POP crit wih the dread you say you use and POP damage will go way up, POP not being able to crit is just a necessity to close the gap of gear between fury and damnation/temptation, i agree 100% that POP should crit and gear should increase the utility of each path.
"The Damnation Warlock uses curses to aid allies, weaken foes, and corrupt the weak."
"The Temptation Warlock bolsters his allies and siphons the life from his foes."
=> if you run a setup: Fiery Bolt, PoP, Killing Flames, then PoP will proc lesser curses on all mobs leading to Fiery Bolt AoE proccing creeping death with first use, same with killing flames. As well with other AoE encounters.
Atm you need to use 1 AoE encounter/daily to proc the lesser curses for then the next AoE attack to even proc Creeping Death, now PoP will function as this curse proc. Which is nice
On a serious note though, I agree that the full functionality of Po9H should be merged into PoP, otherwise 10 points in damnation is still a must have on any hellbringer. They could put all of Po9H into PoP, and maybe reduce the time if they think it's too much, like making it 3 seconds at max PoP rank. Then for Po9H they could make it add a little more time to the buff outside PoP and also make it buff the puppet damage by 10% on targets affected by hellish rebuke or to targets inside a pillar.
I believe this would keep it in the theme of hellbringer and damnation and be a little more useful without being mandatory for other trees.
I really like that Warlock's Curse will work for Allies when you pick Temptation and it would be nice if it would get a special boost for the other paths as well.
Generally, the Curse should no longer be limited to only 3 targets and then I'd suggest for:
Fury: If you apply Warlock's Curse to a target it spreads to all nearby enemies within 30'.
Damnation: Your Soul Puppet deals X (100% ?) increased damage against targets affected by Warlock's Curse.
P.S.: I really like the idea of Murderous Flames working for all fire-spells, Fiery Bolt would be devastating
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Infernal Sphere:
Add 2 modes within encounter.
1)Defensive part:
Summoned Infernal spheres:
Grant User personal barrier, that absorb x flat amount damage per sphere. In additionally Spheres provide 1% Control resist per rank.
In additionally: Spheres are are replenished 1 sphere every 5 seconds.
Note: Ability to replenish 1 sphere every 5 seconds, means your barrier also got restored, and CC immunity rised.
2) offensive mode - On reactivating encounter, spheres move to offensive mode for time duration, up to 15s.
Offensive mode = actively seek enemies(invisible too) , hit back attackers and apply lesser curse.
Possible extra features to each sphere hit would grant some minor random debuffs(slow, DR reduction, Dmg reduction, Dot, etc.)
When offensive mode expire: spheres move back to defensive mode(grant shield, replenish 1 spheres and etc. )
Note: Players can't manually move offensive mode to defensive. Also when all spheres are spent, encounter goes too cool down mode.
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I think such encounter for warlock itself would be nice help. Providing barrier which reduce incoming damage, + providing some CC resist. And combined with SB's borrowed time and other warlock powers should give decent increase within pvp..
I have couple ideas for fury warlock.
My opinion remain same as always.. Reduce fury warlock relaying on curse(Tab key).
Good example would be, non feated warlock.
Cursed target = 100% damage.
Non cursed target = ~75% of max warlock damage.
Once players apply fury warlocks feat, the gap increase.
Curse affected foe = 100% damage.
Non curse affected foe = ~55% of max warlocks damage.
And in general, even with curse Synergy it's still force warlock to torment tab key, and it's performance still lags compared to others who just deal damage without ceremonies.
My idea would make curse mechanic more optional, and leave 1 or 2 feats which boost up damage toward curse affected foes.
While others, feats need enchantment so would proc Lesser curse more often.
So Curse(tab) would be more optional, and use for elite/tough targets and pvp. While lesser curse would be main warlocks tool to provide extra damage..
The feats changing, I hope to present within next 5 days..
“The masses have never thirsted after truth. Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master; whoever attempts to destroy their illusions is always their victim.
Gustave Le Bon.
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https://i.imgur.com/ET8nHoA.png A buffer-group in Tong with OP-DC-DC-GWF-SW (me) (85% crit).
PoP 5% dps, IC 7% (after Cooldown nerf). Before internal Cooldown nerf Infantile Compensation was about 10-12% from overall dps. Not more for a critbuild using PoP+Firy Bold+Arms of Hadar doing trash and PoP, WB+KF ons single target.
In that specific run PoP dealt an average ammount of 26k damage, IC 78000 average proc.
If Pop crits, it will deal 26k x 2,8=73000, if you use a Dread enchant at 180% critseverity. On top it applies Lesser curse consistently (100%) on all mobs for better synergy with FB, AoH wich leads to heavy immidiate CD procs beside the fact taht FB deals 100% dps on all cursed targets (like treesclimber wrote) and it will proc Creeping Death far more consistent from PoP itslef by that (another 75% proc)
All in all that PoP will deal aproximately an ammount of 127000 damage in that calculation for each tic in mod 13 (if your DoT´s run out).
Atm PoP dealt 26000 PoP +78000 IC on a buff group = 104000 damage, notice IC does not proc of every PoP tick atm (rate 1:2, due to nerf I suggest).
Even if you achieved to curse every single target inside PoP right at the start (hypothetically) you will deal 26k x 1,75+78k= 123000, if Creeping Death procced of all those non crits 100%. 123k<127k
This outnumbers IC procs for a critbuild. And my crit was at only at 85% that run. Now count a Siegemaster on top + 4% dps towards every source of damage.
A 100% crit fury build will not lose any dps by that change I am pretty sure, it will be a significant dps increase, due to LC-synergy and constant Creeping Death procs, not to talk of that better companionbonus 4%.
If you want PoP will be your "curse-machine" and lead to guaranteed 200k CD-bonus-procs (in that specific run) from encounter like FB and AoH due to LC showing up at once.
Or did you ever achieve to apply a curse on every target of a group right from the start? I never did.
Let´s make PoP a 50inch aoe please!!
Notice a higher powerstat not only increases IC proc but also the damage of your crits.
Only to visualize it with an example from a crit KF and noncrit KF on a WC´d target (CS 167%). Sure IC procs will rise with power, but your encounter damage also and CD will be 75%, no to talk of the huge passive procs of critical promise and Killing curse in mod 13...
It´s all about crits and buffs in this game.
https://i.imgur.com/PzmaUEK.png crit
https://i.imgur.com/WD5Es7c.png noncrit
@balanced, idea so allow allies deal 20% more dmg to curse affect targets and combined with Damnations: Soul Desecration would be great.
However, this mechanic also bring problems..
1) how it will interact between warlocks.. I mean Lets say damnation apply curse toward foe, and Fury warlock will apply own curse.
Does that mean Fury will override damnations curse? Or damnations Curse become prime and Fury's Curse don't get applies.
And third opption. lets say they both goes along. Does that mean for Fury we get x2 curse boost?
And other problem is, allies will had to aim for curse affected target.. For boss fight OK, but when cursed foes within crowd.. Good luck to hit that one...
“The masses have never thirsted after truth. Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master; whoever attempts to destroy their illusions is always their victim.
Gustave Le Bon.
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I also like the idea that @greyjay1 wrote about unique curse interactions with each path. Fury has its Brutal Curse, Temptation will have the ally buff curse, and maybe damnation could have some special curse around puppet.
I knew your answer. Just where teasing you. :P Anyways.. You haven't wrote any decent proposal so far.. Don't tell me that without Borrowed time you can't do anything..
Sb and Hb performance within pvp could be lift up by class features.
Dark Prayers - Gain 1% damage resist for each percent of health you are missing. (up to 80% max).
In addition - When your Hit points are below 50% , there is chance to reflect 30% of incoming damage back to attacker.
Or
Chance to gain temp Hp regeneration.
Anyways.. there is way to buff warlocks performance within pvp. But just not making Sw relay on 1 power or have overpowered Hp regeneration...
“The masses have never thirsted after truth. Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master; whoever attempts to destroy their illusions is always their victim.
Gustave Le Bon.
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From outside the ring there are classes with high defence like GF/shield, OP/temp HP, TR/dodges, ITC, 75% deflectseverity, stealth with laughable high dps abilities regarding their defenceabilities wich become stronger every mod
....and classes without like SW, Hunter, CW, latest victim DC, from wich SW looks like the weakest?
SW relies on LS. LS is dead in PVP. So SW seems to be more dead than ever.
But I don´t know and don´t step into PVP , too messed up. Devs desperately try to fix stuff but make it worse every mod, maybe they should buff warlock LS severity up to 200% in PVP to hand back the main source of defence.
TR got 100% better deflectseverity 75% vs 50%, OP 100% more HP/temp, GF 400% more mitigation ability...
Thank you very much for the deep analysis very instrutctive !
We don't have a tool to that end on ps4.
In addition - When your Hit points are below 50% , there is chance to reflect 30% of incoming damage back to attacker.
Or
Chance to gain temp Hp regeneration.
DR increase would scale depending on how much HP you missing. And extra effect like reflect back incoming hits..
Now, at first it's seems nothing special. Yes.
But this is trick. Slot Dark Prayer(proposed version) + Borrowed time. Such combo provide.
Borrowed time - Hp restoring as it do now.
While Dark Prayer provide DR increase.
At first also seems nothing special. But, DR increasing means you reduce incoming damage, thus buying time for BT to restore Hp.
“The masses have never thirsted after truth. Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master; whoever attempts to destroy their illusions is always their victim.
Gustave Le Bon.
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They could put all of Po9H into PoP, and maybe reduce the time if they think it's too much, like making it 3 seconds at max PoP rank. Then for Po9H they could make it add a little more time to the buff outside PoP and also make it buff the puppet damage by 10% on targets affected by hellish rebuke or to targets inside a pillar.
I believe this would keep it in the theme of hellbringer and damnation and be a little more useful without being mandatory for other trees.
The bad thing about our AoE is that you are always limited to dealing maximum damage on at most 3 targets.
When casting Fiery Bolt, if the target dies mid casting, which has a semi-long cast time, it cancels the entire encounter. It does not go on cooldown, so you can try to target a new enemy, but at that time they continuously keep dying. This is not a problem in dungeons with longer fights, but a real nuisance in dungeons with trash. Sometimes you spend half to all of the fighting just trying to cast Fiery without success. (From experience in for example Tiamat)
Suggestion: If you target enemy foe, let Fiery Bolt complete casting and explode at the enemy location regardless if the target dies. Make the calculations of damage and curse synergy be made at the time you start the casting. This way it will explode and deal AoE damage when cast.
Killing Flames has the opposite problem. This can be cast regardless if target enemy dies during casting. This being a single target spell makes this go to waste. Preferably this could work like Fiery Bolt does atm, canceling its casting time. Main problem is still Fiery Bolt being the biggest nuisance.
How about hellish rebuke? Eldritch Blast, Flames of Phlegethos daily power. Pillar of Power, Harrowstorm, gate of hell, Arms of Hadar.
AS for fiery bolt - for it I also have couple ideas.. But they are mostly If we replace that feat with something else who empower/boost up warlocks dealt damage over all, then changes toward FB would be minors.
If we keep Creeping death as it is now.. Then well, then there will be other suggestions presented. Including Creeping Death mechanics enchantments
“The masses have never thirsted after truth. Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master; whoever attempts to destroy their illusions is always their victim.
Gustave Le Bon.
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