Ranged Attack Totem

[RoryGem please add gem]

On topic, I couldn't possibly find any good use for this totem, especially since poison arrow can't be used with it. Power siphon can't grant charges back to the caster... Not worth considering for a better utility or dmg totem slot.

people asked for it, and there'll always be more skills later.

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Progammer wrote:

[RoryGem please add gem]

On topic, I couldn't possibly find any good use for this totem, especially since poison arrow can't be used with it. Power siphon can't grant charges back to the caster... Not worth considering for a better utility or dmg totem slot.

lightning arrow + elemental proliferation + added lightning damage = lots of shocked targets over and over.

Do the attacks benefit from all modifiers that would normally benefit your own attacks? The majority of my dps is composed of integer elemental damage mods on my items worn, elemental damage auras, and WED passives / support.

Would be nice to know what kinds of modifiers benefit the totem attacks, to determine viability with my bow marauder. Unfortunately, I'm thinking viability will = nonexist. Be that the case, I can always roll a new toon ^-^ I love me some totems!

From what I understand, it uses your active bow to attack, so I assume since it is using your bow and your skills, it attacks exactly like you do, besides the fact the support gem reduced attack speed and damage.

I think the reduced damage and attack speed is excessive, though I've only played around with the rank 1 gem so far. I know why you did it, but I think it might be okay to lower the damage reduction by 5-10%. Either that, or reduce the base cast speed for this spell, since people using a ranged attack totem are going to have next to no +cast speed.

i linked that totem with remote mine ( 40% more dmg ) and elemental hit + faster atack that bring great effect totem can kill alone group of magic monsters xd

Dps is very low (812 pure burning arrow vs 300 same BA linked with totem), vitality is very low (but only lvl 10 atm)- I think it needs more love from devs

A little earlier I was using Ice Shot + LMP + Totem on my critical strike ranger. The DPS was very low compared to my primary attacks (300 compared to 1200 on Lightning Arrow + LMP + Mana Leech + IIQ + IIR), however the critical hits meant it would spike for significant damage enough to occasionally 2HKO things. In theory it was supposed to be a lockdown-type totem but it wasn't "really" effective due to the further reduced attack speed.

only worthy combo this far was ice shot + speed support.
Pure dps totem didnt seem to work well so went for status effects (since the debuffs didn work with it nether)

And besides that, why is it a strength focused?

most rangers are dex or int based.
eg perhaps swap the stats - lvl 2 is right now 28 str 19dex.

shouldn't it be vice verse at least?