Build of the Week: Avatar of Fire Shockwave Totem Witch

IDK what level map that was, but the build looked pretty rippy if he was getting 50% of his health removed by white packs :O

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CabooseDog wrote:

IDK what level map that was, but the build looked pretty rippy if he was getting 50% of his health removed by white packs :O

Sometimes I don´t get you guys, really. I swore to myself when I came back to PoE, that I would stay away from the forums and not comment on topics that are discussed back and forth, but c´mon... you guys are ridiculous.

We have an interesting BoTW with pretty smart usage of items that are, on this very forums, often times labeled as vendor-trash-tier, total garbage and absolutely in need of a rework (note that I DO share these notions sometimes, but that doesn´t matter here), but instead of keeping your mouths shut and thinking about sth creative for yourself you come here and talk about how rippy that build is and that it looses life in a Mountain Ledge or Plateau or whatever the map was that was shown. So what?

But then on the other hand, when we have an episode of BoTW where a character stomps 78 maps and uber-atziri without getting so much as a scratch, you guys talk about shitty balance of endgame, tier1 unique overload like shavs or mjölner or you claim that with mirrored gear you could do that too. What do you want? One or the other, huh?

Then we have BoTW episodes for low-lvl-pvp and guys without the slightest clue about PvP in PoE come here and comment how noone cares about PvP and BoTW shouldn´t showcase dueling chars. Wtf is wrong with you guys?

Like really, are you guys fucking braindead? (serious question, no harm intended) I don´t know any developer out there who tries to keep that tight a bond with the community, who tries that hard to keep the ppl interested in the game and its content, its depth or its possibilities. Who makes ppl from the community stand out purely by their creativity and interesting usage of gamemechanics (not to confuse with stupid eSport hype for games like LoL or HS). So sometimes they showcase a weird build, sth that does not fit your playstyle or uses stuff you don´t like, but so what?

Seriously, this wall of text turned into another angry rant on the forums just because some ppl here are so fucking dense I can´t wrap my mind around it. Just a little tolerance guys, a little. I came here to complain about another stupid Zana kill-the-corrupted-boss-mission with a 1 1/2 minute timelimit in a Palace map, but now I am not angry anymore. I can relate to anyone who coded such a mission...

@CabooseDog: I merely quoted you as an example. I could as well have taken several posts from page 1 and 2 to proove my point, so plz no hurt feelings. Nothing personal or sth like that.

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typos, clarification to avoid probation ;)

posting these build of the week is nice n all

yet to see one that is capable of 78 maps and uber atziri... just sayin


dual shock totem will just get owned, most of us know it


"Who makes ppl from the community stand out purely by their creativity and interesting usage of gamemechanics"... and usually nerf them because they are "not as intended"

The one that played the build on the video is not the guy that made it... So, yeah he's almost always on 50%hp and about to rip. But just watch the videos posted by the guy himself. Has decent clear speed and doesn't look that bad comparing to the BOTW video. Maybe they rushed it and didn't really checked the mechanics, how to use pots. Don't hate it just because the execution isn't good. And Dan explained the reasoning behind the playstyle really well on his post on page 2.

... I didn't like the build but for other reasons.

Worst shockwave build ever.Sorry.

The conversion is completly unnecessary and costs you both weapon slots. Sure you have more points that scale fire damage but there are plenty of spell damage/physical nodes you could pick instead.
Using 2 wands could easily net you 200% spell damage, 30% cast speed cheaply and if you wanted to invest into good wands you could get really high crit ontop among other things.
Yes even mana regen which is the only thing that doomfletch provides and even if you wanna stick to the whole conversion story there are better bows to use... deaths harp comes to mind within 5seconds of thought so clearly this is a well thought out build taking 60% mana regen over 100% crit multi on a build with "heavy crtical strike focus" after completly ruining defense and offense by using conversion + zero benefit bow and quiver in the first place.

Have to compare this build to mine later see how they did it as I built mine totally independent of any guides.I know I did use hatred.

Dear Brandon Gay Games please give us some information about act4! make us hype! just small reveal!

The hate in the Youtube comments is hilarious. MGToplels RMT meltdown was the best :3

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Xavderion wrote:

The hate in the Youtube comments is hilarious. MGToplels RMT meltdown was the best :3

Thanks for pointing out the great comments.
That guy deserves a medal. 11/10 sad troll