Idea For a Melee Support Strength/Int Gem: Flame Slash

I'm a bit new to the forums so i'm not sure if a similar idea has been posted but i tried searching and could not sort through everything.

The Idea would basically go like this: Every melee attack sort of sweeps or swings their weapon. so what if we add something that allows us to add some range to out attacks?

So here's the proposition: Flame slash.

What it would be is: Your attacks emit flames on attack which fly out as projectiles away from your position.

So think of say, cleave. now with cleave you would do the normal cleave animation but now with this ability an arc of flames will fly out in relation to the cone of the initial ability (think a GMP freezing pulse size cone with cleave). heavy strike for example would just shoot a small straight line fire projectile a short distance. now take something like cyclone. this would mean you are shooting flames in circles around you which would be pretty cool as well as sweep would shoot out projectile and the damage of the projectiles would probably be a % of your physical damage. I feel this would be a cool way to add some AOE to melee as well as make all the abilities really fun to use. whirling blades would shoot out arcs on both sides of the caster and leap slam could emit a small circular arc when you land.

thoughts/comments? please let me know.

wait a few days until the next patch, put added fire on X skill.

Then get GGG to create some more micro transactions where ppl can pay to have added XYZ on their wpns

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Josephoenix wrote:

wait a few days until the next patch, put added fire on X skill.

Then get GGG to create some more micro transactions where ppl can pay to have added XYZ on their wpns

Wut?

interesting so something like lightning strike but as a support gem. Unless I misunderstand?

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RU64pkmnX wrote:

interesting so something like lightning strike but as a support gem. Unless I misunderstand?

I also like the sound of this.
Though...
Infernal Blow does exist...and chance to ignite, and other supports.

But I would like some Fire supports to at least help me feel like I'm doing crowd control more often, as a melee dude.
Especially when i'm one of those dual-wield claw melee dudes.

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RU64pkmnX wrote:

interesting so something like lightning strike but as a support gem. Unless I misunderstand?

yes, like that exactly but every skill will be affected differently based on the nature of the attack. cleave and sweep will have different projectiles for instance. and these wouldnt work with lmp/gmp because those support only support the attack which in this case is still melee. i think it was be always to have on a cleaver who shoots lightning or a ground slammer whos ground slam emits a large cone of fire afterwords.