02-21-2020, 06:59 PM
(02-21-2020, 08:22 AM)Prestige Wrote: I agree.
But, with that said, I don’t think Occult as a tree is as oppressive as Holy. The ap ‘stacking’ from occult is minor. Meanwhile, holy has two shields, two aoes that give you dr, etc. Both trees are strong atm, and I’d argue that Holy is stronger. DR vs AP is never comparable ofc, DR is stronger period. Holy paired with shadow (imo shouldn’t be a thing) is way too oppressive and has too many tools that allow you to cover your mistakes.
I do think that cosmic aoe’s slow should be tuned down a bit, along with some rework for invig. Maybe make it a bigger ap boost, but just for cosmic / light. Rewards true cosmic mages, but the spell is no longer a req in the tree so it doesn’t hurt anyone.
This is false.
Actually, I'm not a number cruncher, but it has been proven in the past that AP stacking >>>> DR stacking. The AP-stacking from occult is not a minor thing, either....I'm not sure why people would think otherwise, especially when they, too, can get upwards of 20% from just sitting on their AOES. I'm not certain as to why you are looking at the tree as a stand-alone either....(that's not the priority of this thread). This thread is mainly about cosmic, it's ability to AP stack in tandem with other things that give easy amounts of AP such as Occultism, Crystal, (Easy cosmic hiddens), and more. If you bypass this...Just remember that I told you so when my next character comes.
To say that cosmic's damage already took a hit doesn't change the fact that the slow is any less oppressive, especially for how huge the aoe is. It needs more spankings, sorry...not sorry.