Content Update 1.0.6 Video Preview and Deployment Date

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SL4Y3R wrote:

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Odoakar wrote:

How do you know if the buff is active on the minions and how do you know the duration from multiple corpses consumed?

The buff is fairly easy to see. You get used to it. You can also tell when the effects wear off really easily (for flesh skill).

A buff timer has been requested though.

That's good to hear, looking at 1080p full screen video I could kinda see some additional effects on minions indicating the buff, but I'm worried it's going to be very hard to spot in game. Also, timer would be great.

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Daniel_GGG wrote:

To clarify, the staff increases damage dealt by nearby allies, not taken.

Better, but I'm still unsure it would be viable compared to other options for a summoner.

Heck, even for leveling, I'd rather rush necro aegis and use a Crest of Perandus than use this staff :/.

i dont understand the drawback of that staff it would as good solo as it would be in group.

Erm... was it just by chance or... does desecrate really only produce corpses of area native enemies...?

If yes... omg... ouch... :S

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Daniel_GGG wrote:

To clarify, the staff increases damage dealt by nearby allies, not taken.

Thank you so much! Now this unique will have niche uses instead of being used as a griefer's tool :D

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Moose65 wrote:

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Daniel_GGG wrote:

To clarify, the staff increases damage dealt by nearby allies, not taken.

Thank you so much! Now this unique will have niche uses instead of being used as a griefer's tool :D

So in a 6 man party it will increase the other 5 people's damge by 18% along with your minions? Seems a little better than good. Seems awesome for a summoner. Now it just depends on whether or not you can actually keep yourself alive with the increased damage taken and no shield :)

I guess it also depends on what the range of "nearby" is.

Eh... Im disappointed that this patch is going to focus entirely on summoners when theyre already one of the most endgame viable builds and i really dont see the point of adding all of these buffs unless some MAJOR nerfs are going to take place, which i doubt is going to happen.

Much more important things to actually work on if you ask me.

Im going to be even more disappointed if Summoners see no nerfs in this patch and are just as easy to play, with just as little effort it takes to play them being put forth.

Just my opinion on the patch though, hopefully next patch focuses on 2H builds which actually need attention.

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Tin_Foil_Hat wrote:

Eh... Im disappointed that this patch is going to focus entirely on summoners when theyre already one of the most endgame viable builds and i really dont see the point of adding all of these buffs unless some MAJOR nerfs are going to take place, which i doubt is going to happen.

Much more important things to actually work on if you ask me.

Im going to be even more disappointed if Summoners see no nerfs in this patch and are just as easy to play, with just as little effort it takes to play them being put forth.

Just my opinion on the patch though, hopefully next patch focuses on 2H builds which actually need attention.

Show me a video of an endgame summoner destroying 77-78 maps with hard mods solo.(not a video with cast on death spectres/zombies since they don't exist anymore). Otherwise, not to be rude but I don't think you know what your talking about. Level 70 maps aren't endgame imo. I honestly don't think summoners are OP at all at that level of the game. I could be wrong, but I have never seen one destroy level 77-78 map bosses. I have however, seen melee doing 80k freeze bosses, ranged doing 60k frenzy destroy bosses. Melee/ranged do more damage and can take a lot more punishment without dying.

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Orbitalx wrote:

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Tin_Foil_Hat wrote:

Eh... Im disappointed that this patch is going to focus entirely on summoners when theyre already one of the most endgame viable builds and i really dont see the point of adding all of these buffs unless some MAJOR nerfs are going to take place, which i doubt is going to happen.

Much more important things to actually work on if you ask me.

Im going to be even more disappointed if Summoners see no nerfs in this patch and are just as easy to play, with just as little effort it takes to play them being put forth.

Just my opinion on the patch though, hopefully next patch focuses on 2H builds which actually need attention.

Show me a video of an endgame summoner destroying 77-78 maps with hard mods solo.(not a video with cast on death spectres/zombies since they don't exist anymore). Otherwise, not to be rude but I don't think you know what your talking about. Level 70 maps aren't endgame imo. I honestly don't think summoners are OP at all at that level of the game. I could be wrong, but I have never seen one destroy level 77-78 map bosses. I have however, seen melee doing 80k freeze bosses, ranged doing 60k frenzy destroy bosses. Melee/ranged do more damage and can take a lot more punishment without dying.

0/10, youre clearly trolling.

"Summoner takes more punishment than Melee/Ranged" - Summoner shouldnt even be getting hit at all, if youre getting hit more than a Melee based character, youre clearly playing summoner wrong. Summoner can sit back in LOS and completely avoid damage, saying theyre punished more than Melee and ranged is probably the most hilarious statement ive seen in a while.
"2H Melee do 80k Cold damage" - No 2H Melee build is doing 80k, espeically not 80k Cold damage.
"Summoners are not OP at that level of the game" - Then why is summoner one of the most played and used endgame viable builds in existence ? Because it destroys everything and is easy to play.

Not to be rude, but youre the one who doesnt know what theyre talking about. Nice bias by the way, i see your main is a Summoner.

as far as the staf goes heres a scenario that fits it perfectly.

Dying Breath staff + Le Heup of All. Asenath's Gentle Touch too.

freeze mine everything.
ele proliferate lightning warp into mob pack and cyclone curse on hit. shock stacks
use spectral throw to curse on hit.
barrage chain cast on critical strike 3 curse.

all the while summons kil.