Lightning Thorns

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RandallPOE wrote:

Oh noes, people actually have to think about what they are doing instead of mindlessly spamming their aoe on anything that moves.

People are exaggerating badly, you will not get it on a whole pack at once & if your lightning resistance is capped then it really doesn't hurt that badly, take a lightning resistance ring or something with you on every map to wear when those mobs are around. Even if they are off screen it's pretty easy to recognise if they are near due because they always appear with the guards an you can see their attacks coming from off screen. Then just take them out first and don't aoe until it's safe again.

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Emil_kof wrote:

Look at what's happening on the screen before you spam your AoE.

Yes, Tempest Shield is pretty strong. Does an enemy have it on them? If so, I stop attacking them and either back off or attack an enemy that doesn't have it on them.

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Oddgurth wrote:

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Emil_kof wrote:

Look at what's happening on the screen before you spam your AoE.

Yes, Tempest Shield is pretty strong. Does an enemy have it on them? If so, I stop attacking them and either back off or attack an enemy that doesn't have it on them.

This. If a mob has the shield on I usually leap slam or run over to the mage who cast the spell and kill that then kill the mob that used to have the shield on.

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ExiledToWraeclast wrote:

Here's a simple solution - why not just try an alternate method of going through with a given situation instead of saying that it has to be 'fixed' in some way relative to one's personal playstyle?

If in doubt, don't melee a bunch of blackguards. stuff like Fire Trap exists for a reason.

I pretty much have sub-par gear on my summoner witch, but because I know what to do in a situation, I don't have my face melted off by every random enemy that I encounter.

I've fought lightning thorns buffed blackguards with melee build as well, and used alternate tactics to deal with them. Fire trap works very well for such situations. Even a trash summon can distract them long enough that you can attack the arc mages instead and take them out, presto, no more lightning thorns once the existing buffs wear off.

It's not rocket science people. You hit a wall, you push through it. You don't QQ that the wall can't be surmounted unless you haven't used all your options.

The game is very generous with giving you options. If you can't use them, or won't, it's not the game's fault.

In fact, unless this is your first/second char and you don't have gear or gems stashed away, or you got lag/desync that doesn't let you react well to the situation, there's no excuse for not taking a minute to analyze what's happening.

Sure mashing one skill and watching things die is fun in any game. I don't deny it either. But you could at least try to salvage a situation using an alternate tactic.

I will own that the thorns effect could use tweaking, since the numbers can get a bit high.

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JimmiN21 wrote:

Stfu.

You clearly have no idea how overpowered the skill is. The skill is obviously broken. Every other skill in this game can be countered by maxing resist or stacking armor but lightning thorns seems to do an insane amount of damage no matter how much resist, life leech, or armor you have.