Skill Gem Reveal: Blade Flurry

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Sure_K4y wrote:

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Exile009 wrote:

Anyway, I do hope the third channeled skill at least somewhat resembles my idea for a channeled skill, as explained here - https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1750357 Or at least is in some other way unique enough that people don't go on accusing it of replacing other existing skills.

Chances are the third skill is called "blight" and it will be chaos based...

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Gruplock wrote:

pls consider changing the casting animation to a weapon swing or something because that just looks fucking lame

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Bananaplasm wrote:

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Exile009 wrote:

Hmmm...contrary to all the folks here who seem to think this thing is all about just holding the mouse button down, because of the way the skill incentivizes releasing the button at stage six, I suspect it'll actually be fairly mobile.

This skill basically would use the same kind of build as ele Spectral Throw i.e. stack as much attack speed as possible. You then add the damage via auras and other sources (and possibly crit as well). This would allow you to reach stage six almost immediately. You then release the button to benefit from all those returning slashes. You can then power up again (if you're safe) or move (if in danger). A physical version would be superior, of course, but getting a really high phys dmg + very high attack speed weapon is crazy expensive i.e. you'll either use foils or daggers (if going crit) - nope, I don't see this saving claws. Point being that it's not like Incinerate where you build up damage and then have to hold it. Indeed, I suspect you'll actually be releasing the mouse button MORE OFTEN with this skill than we typically do while playing with other skills like Lacerate, Reave or even ranged skills like Frenzy, Split Arrow or spells like Fireball, Ice Spear, etc.

Scorching Ray wasn't a passive 'stand-around-channeling' skill either, mainly because it isn't as dependent on building up damage as this one and so you can stop and start your laser beam as required - sorta like playing Barrage (without Volley Fire, of course, since it's a narrow beam). Its range was also similar to the range a typical Incinerate/Flameblast player channels from (yes, I know Flameblast has no max range, but you can't target what you can't see i.e. offscreen) - and those two do have a stacking mechanic to incentivize standing still, albeit the Flameblast one works similar to this skill in that you want to build up to the release as quickly as possible. And given that Incinerate, Flameblast and Lightning Tendrils worked just fine as 'chanelled' skills (even if not tagged as 'chanelled' at the time) when they were released, I suspect these ones will be fine.

You are wrong on some things. Everything is basically right click and hold and no, this skill won't make us release the button more often. The only incentive are rippy one shot mechanics. Trash dies anyway, it is a ranged AoE attack. No one is going to build it like ele spectral throw, because that's garbage compared to other options. Everyone will just play dreamfeather + added chaos or dagger / abyssus / crit something. It's very budget friendly.
Of course scorching ray is dependend on building up damage. Read the description. It has a stackin fire res debuff. That's crucial for burn damage since fire pen doesn't apply.
Flameblast and these skills are completely different. Because FB doesn't do more damage after the maximum stage. There is no incentive to stand still at all, mostly because it's about the burn damage. You charge it up once, release, and troll around waiting for everything to die. Incinerate and BF continue to do (higher) damage at max stage.

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Exile009 wrote:

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Sure_K4y wrote:

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Exile009 wrote:

Anyway, I do hope the third channeled skill at least somewhat resembles my idea for a channeled skill, as explained here - https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1750357 Or at least is in some other way unique enough that people don't go on accusing it of replacing other existing skills.

Chances are the third skill is called "blight" and it will be chaos based...

"Blight"? Where's this intel coming from? That sounds like a chanelled AoE chaos zone skill aka channeling a Desecrate/Contagion-like chaos damage area - one that actually has the raw damage to kill stuff on its own. If so, I do hope it has some more interesting mechanics attached to it cos the playstyle (and type of build - support gem interactions, etc.) of that sounds too much like, say, just continuously casting Firestorm or some other area skill i.e. been there, done that.

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Exile009 wrote:

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Gruplock wrote:

pls consider changing the casting animation to a weapon swing or something because that just looks fucking lame

Everyone's complaining about this, but the reason, I suspect, it looks like that is cos it would be too much work to make a brand new 'casting' animation just for this skill. The skill has its own animations which, imo, look quite good.

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Sure_K4y wrote:

It's most likely a chaos AOE channeling skill with a secondary effect. So far so simple. Source? Do you even watch podscasts?

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Sexcalibure wrote:

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Exile009 wrote:

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Gruplock wrote:

pls consider changing the casting animation to a weapon swing or something because that just looks fucking lame

Everyone's complaining about this, but the reason, I suspect, it looks like that is cos it would be too much work to make a brand new 'casting' animation just for this skill. The skill has its own animations which, imo, look quite good.

its own animation?

people are complaining about the fact that its fucking Lightning tendrils animation lol which doesnt make sence on a """""""""""""""""""melee"""""""""""""""" skill

just copy another melee skill's animation