Bismuth Flask should give +max all elemental resists
Title says it all. There is already a precedence for a flask that grants max all elemental resistances (Divination Distillate gives +4), and Bismuth is currently rather useless on it's own considering other flasks can grant resists during flask effect. I think it only makes sense to do this.
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Bismuth is intended as a leveling flask as far as I know, it isn't intended for endgame content.
That being said a way to craft it early on when it matters via a vendor recipe would be great. [2.2] The Vampire - Tanky 2H Axe Slayer Duelist - /view-thread/1611662 Last edited by Mannoth#4185 on May 15, 2016, 9:54:52 AM
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Again, you can roll resists on far more common, and more useful flasks. They serve no purpose as is.
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" While that might be true I doubt we will see any significant changes made to them because GGG wants them to be a leveling flask type not an endgame viable option. [2.2] The Vampire - Tanky 2H Axe Slayer Duelist - /view-thread/1611662
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I'd rather suggest to change it implicit mode to "50% reduced elemental damage taken". It's equivalent to 100% eHP rising vs elem damage.
Same as 50% -> 75% or 0% -> 50% additional resistance. It will be useful at low and high level as a way to mitigate reflect or elemental degen (for RF). And its better than +1-2% max res, because it will stack with maximum resistance multiplicatively. Problem: impostor syndrome
Solution: nerf everything Result: depressing mess |
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" So you would want it to give an effective 12.5% max resists when capped on resists? :\ Since: 100 - ( 100 * 0.75 * 0.5 ) = 87.5% effective resist. It needs to be weaker than specific resist flasks, around 2% max resist would make it on par with them. [2.2] The Vampire - Tanky 2H Axe Slayer Duelist - /view-thread/1611662
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Each additional % of maximum resistance is more effective than previous.
at 96% max res additional 2% max res = "100% more ehp" at 90% max res additional 2% max res = "20% more ehp" "reduced elemental damage taken" would be multiplicative, therefore the flask wouldn't become "broken" with stacked max resistances. And it still would be useful for any "75% max res" build. 50% is just a suggestion. it could be 33% or even 28%. Problem: impostor syndrome Solution: nerf everything Result: depressing mess Last edited by a_z0_9#4860 on May 15, 2016, 11:50:46 AM
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" I am aware of how math works :P Don't think we will see such a change, as far as I know they want to reduce the number of elemental mitigation and make it hard to achieve not make it easier. [2.2] The Vampire - Tanky 2H Axe Slayer Duelist - /view-thread/1611662
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" You can roll resists on Bismuth flasks too. Face it, all of your suggestions are worse than this idea:
http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/657756 |
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Quicksilvers are much better for the following reasons:
1. when you actually need resists: you are making a new character without resources (stuff like goldrim) 2. You can get a quicksilver guaranteed from medicine chest quest 3. The quicksilver you receive can be ilvl 1-4 depending on how many mobs u killed (your level). This means the mod pool you can roll from is super consistent: If you choose to be lvl 3 or lower and get flask, you can only roll two suffixes: stun recovery and resists. At lvl 4 u can also get of heat which is pretty good as well. 4. Bismuth flask is pretty much drop only. If you find one at lvl 8 your in luck cuz u can get the upgrade to quicksilver of resistances : Bismuth of adrenaline. But typically your bismuth is not exactly lvl 8 and the mod pool is even larger, if possibly rolling reflexes, iron skin, and other stuff ... It's almost never worth alterating unless its ilvl 1-3 in new league cuz you have at least 50% chance with just a transmute to get resists What are pros of bismuth? 1. Last longer than quicksilver by tiny bit 2. More resistances than quicksilver of resists I guess if you happened to find and transmute a bismuth of adrenaline you can just treat it as a quicksilver flask if you were to use a quicksilver of resistances But you would never use bismuth anyways as a lategame flask because being overcapped is just better, curse removal flask is also pretty much a staple of any character, and flask of exile has so many insanely powerful flasks right now. |
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