GGG, did you EVER think about what ES chars can do now?

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Boem wrote:

Have you considered running defensive options?

Decoy totem, frost wall, dual totem, summoners, freeze etc. . .

It appears CI went back to it's old state when ZO and GR didn't even exist. And people made it work then, though the value's where completely different.

I am going to assume a CI in the new meta will consist of a "full avoidance" play-style, coupled with the new natural ES recharge system.

Peace,

-Boem-

With the difference that back then you could actually avoid taking damage to recharge your ES. Some of the new bosses simply do not allow it (try Dominus phase 2, new Act 4 bosses, Atziri runs,...) The only option I see here is portal out. Seems the best defense for ES builds in 2.0 is CwDT+Frostwall+Portal which makes a really great experience :-S

At least GGG could give us ES potions or buff Ghostreaver to heavily improve leech. Life Gain on Hit and Poacher's Mark should work for spells as well (for spells like Incinerate obviously with reduced effectiveness)

I somehow can understand a nerf to life-leech but obviously not in this magnitude. What I absolutely can not understand is a nerf to mana-leech.

I think ES potions will help but they have to have a mod on them that can heal minions like the health potions do or those ES potions wouldnt really help summoners at all.

ES potions are bad idea. They would remove difference between life and ES.

I think that problem of CI lies withing the need to solve freeze/stun immunity when u take it.

I believe that when u take CI, stun and elemental statuses should automatically count from your ES.

It would give us 1 free ring slot (usually spent on Dream Fragments) and bunch of talent points spend on Unwavering Stance (or again free slot spent on Kaom's boots).

THIS WOULD EVEN MAKE SENSE. When you sacrifice whole life, everything should be counted from your ES pool. Even light radius (yes I mean it... it wouldn't be fair to ask for such change base on logic when there would be exception for light radius).

NOTE: It wouldn't make Auxium useless.... it would still be usefull for low lifers (aswel as Arccane Vision).

No they did not think about it. ES is insanly bad and the currency investment is extreme high.
Making Es not viable is the way to go for "build diversity".