Ranger - DonaldF's EK DANMAKU Ranger Extremely High DPS /Jan.14 little update [Videos] - Forum

" leighferon wrote: dont give up ppls u can still do what u did before. things u need to remember probly....its not dead. this actually will improve ur survivability. if u can get head out of the box. the best advice i can give atm is replace one ek with stormcall/arc/coldsnap. u will double ur survivability with coldsnap freezes and become a mobile freeze mine. shock stacks from the lightning spells will bring things down faster than before. this further opens up possibility for different chests. i could never get past the idea of cyclone in a tabula. i didnt use it ever lol. volls prot is what i use. if u are a BM user then ur mana has no use at all and it wont matter how much reduced mana...if u have 10 mana u can still run ur auras. carcas jack is a more feasible option, color wise at least. just keep thinkin and this amazin build will continue. Cold Snap's cooldown still applies through CoCS, so that's out of the question.	Posted by Derpadactyl#2873 on Jan 8, 2014, 10:50:50 PM Banned Quote this Post
" leighferon wrote: dont give up ppls u can still do what u did before. things u need to remember probly....its not dead. this actually will improve ur survivability. if u can get head out of the box. the best advice i can give atm is replace one ek with stormcall/arc/coldsnap. u will double ur survivability with coldsnap freezes and become a mobile freeze mine. shock stacks from the lightning spells will bring things down faster than before. this further opens up possibility for different chests. i could never get past the idea of cyclone in a tabula. i didnt use it ever lol. volls prot is what i use. if u are a BM user then ur mana has no use at all and it wont matter how much reduced mana...if u have 10 mana u can still run ur auras. carcas jack is a more feasible option, color wise at least. just keep thinkin and this amazin build will continue. You're lucky you have voll's. For those using tabula or rare 6-link, this is a huge nerf. No way I'm slotting in a PCOC gem in there, it's just too unreliable when ur counting on it to get charges for two of your spells. This build already suffers from reliability issues, not gonna add more randomness in there.	Posted by scigamer#4961 on Jan 8, 2014, 10:51:57 PM Quote this Post
" Derpadactyl wrote: Cold Snap's cooldown still applies through CoCS, so that's out of the question. not if u have power charges. u can easily put 3L with ice spear and get them without putting pcoc in ek setup. yes u may have to respec merci choice for power charge but it wont make much diff i expected some form of nerf and adjusted before it came and have to change nothing. [quote="Mark_GGG"]damage modifiers don't can currently can't apply to degen.[/quote] "Getting all life nods on passive tree should give additional survival, not the mandatory basic survival." .\1.2/ ..\3/ [img]http://ertaislament.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/pentavus.jpg[/img] Last edited by leighferon#0786 on Jan 8, 2014, 10:56:59 PM	Posted by leighferon#0786 on Jan 8, 2014, 10:53:46 PM Quote this Post
They intended to make 100ms in each 1. Along with that, they managed to make 1 EK cast, even if you put 3 EK. (allready tested) Dunno If it was their intention, or if they will fix in later patch.... For now, replace go Cyclone - CoCs - LL - EK -Chain - Mana Leech. Both green so you will not have to change colors in sockets, and mana consumption will not rise. For those who still use Tabula rasa and dont give a f@CK about colour sockets, you can use Added Fire dmg or Life gain On Hit. More survival, but mana consumption will rise. For now, both work fine for me. (Lower dps and boss kill speed, but its a viable step...	Posted by DarkSpeedster#0167 on Jan 8, 2014, 10:56:41 PM Quote this Post
im getting more ek procs than before but i went the cheap route only 1 EK linked. coldsnap does not have a cd with volls. basically what has happened here is those that built cheap or for survivability got more because of more cast procs from coc flat 10% crit add. atm is the same thing as me not having to use critical weakness. those that relied on multiple EK procs are getting toned down. get accuracy nodes u passed. get more attack speed. replace an ek with increased critical damage. make a 3L for ice spear power charges. get doomcast!! spell crit is important too!! [quote="Mark_GGG"]damage modifiers don't can currently can't apply to degen.[/quote] "Getting all life nods on passive tree should give additional survival, not the mandatory basic survival." .\1.2/ ..\3/ [img]http://ertaislament.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/pentavus.jpg[/img] Last edited by leighferon#0786 on Jan 9, 2014, 12:08:21 AM	Posted by leighferon#0786 on Jan 8, 2014, 11:25:07 PM Quote this Post
I actually got a buff with my build. I run a Discharge/EK. When I come across an elemental reflect back, I just sub in crit damage for Dischage.	Posted by IchiMorghulis#4560 on Jan 9, 2014, 1:05:28 AM Quote this Post
Its a nerf, yes. Its the build dead, no. " With 88% chance to proc Probability that event A does not occur, P(A'): 0.12 Probability that event B does not occur, P(B'): 0.12 Probability that event A and/or event B occurs, P(A∪B): 0.9856 Probability that event A and event B both occur, P(A∩B): 0.7744 Probability that either A or event B occurs, but not both: 0.2112 http://www.calculator.net/probability-calculator.html Having a secound EK will increase your chance by 10.056%, I bet there are supports that bring more dmg. Chains, Iron Will, Added Fire, Critical Chance/Multiplier seems like the better options we have. EDIT: NVM 2 EK's stills the best than anything, the nearest gem linked to CoCS will have priority Last edited by akaflux#6374 on Jan 9, 2014, 2:08:17 AM	Posted by akaflux#6374 on Jan 9, 2014, 1:45:03 AM Quote this Post
" akaflux wrote: Its a nerf, yes. Its the build dead, no. " With 88% chance to proc Probability that event A does not occur, P(A'): 0.12 Probability that event B does not occur, P(B'): 0.12 Probability that event A and/or event B occurs, P(A∪B): 0.9856 Probability that event A and event B both occur, P(A∩B): 0.7744 Probability that either A or event B occurs, but not both: 0.2112 http://www.calculator.net/probability-calculator.html Having a secound EK will increase your chance by 10.056%, I bet there are supports that bring more dmg. Chains, Iron Will, Added Fire, Critical Chance/Multiplier seems like the better options we have. EDIT: NVM 2 EK's stills the best than anything, the nearest gem linked to CoCS will have priority I am a bit confused. I only currently have a 4 link and I was running Cyclone, CoCS, EK, EK. Should I only run 1 EK now or no? Should I sub in crit damage instead or added fire? I am just bit confused from the patch, any help would be awesome. thanks.	Posted by Paragon1#4769 on Jan 9, 2014, 3:38:15 AM Quote this Post
Given the standard dps gem setup of Cyclone EK EK CoC BM LL and the recent nerf, what would be best to replace one of the EKs? I would be very interested in the theorycrafting behind this, so many possible choices : faster projectiles (no colour change) added fire damage increased crit damage culling strike (no colour change) - for bosses? increased crit chance empower?? could this be the winner? this or enhance (no colour change) would also affect all the other gems in the 6 link setup.. if the apparent choice is a blue gem like increased crit damage, it could possibly be interchanged with a rarity gem on easier maps - just a thought.. I am ruling out fork / chain / multiple projectiles ofc. Feedback highly appreciated, love this freaking build :) IGN : Drahmin (Legion SC League) Timezone : GMT(+2:00) South African Standard Time Legion Crafting Service thread : https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2568765 Standard Crafting Thread (For Vouches) : https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2207913/page/1	Posted by Daegon#0160 on Jan 9, 2014, 3:48:20 AM Quote this Post
The saddest part about this nerf is the damage lost from Hatred. No spells except EK benefits from Hatred. Now I'm down from 3 EKs to 1....I'm not sure if Hatred is even worth running anymore.	Posted by scigamer#4961 on Jan 9, 2014, 3:53:07 AM Quote this Post