In light of the Taunt Nerf?

Can Decoy Totem be reworked in the future to also have an ability that lets it absorb damage dealt to you be redirected partially to the totem (as long as you're nearby it)

Decoy totem basically lets you just no-brain 99% of the content in the game. I don't really think it needs a buff.

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dudiobugtron wrote:

Decoy totem basically lets you just no-brain 99% of the content in the game. I don't really think it needs a buff.

Did you miss the part where it is on the way to nerf-town? Look at the 2.4.1 patch notes. Guardians can't be taunted permanently anymore, only occasionally. Shaper cannot be taunted at all. I have a feeling this is just the beginning to the death of Decoy Totem (and AW's that taunt).

im sure that 99% of players that wont ever see Guardians will mourn after this change /s

lets get real:

Taunt nerf TARGETED AFK farming of Shaper. Ive used Decoy Totem vs Chimera.. this + Temp Chains made you immune to the boss. not 'easier' - downright immune as that poor fellow spent his time chasing ever-recast totem

it was stupid. it allowed clay-handed players to own the content they shouldnt have been able to SEE in the first place

decoy totem will remain perfectly viable 'no skill required' boss killer for T15 and below. no change there.

few guys farming shaper trying to make this a larger issue than it really is wont change this: 99% of playerbase wont ever notice this change. and half of these affected should never been in the group in the first place

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sidtherat wrote:

im sure that 99% of players that wont ever see Guardians will mourn after this change /s

lets get real:

Taunt nerf TARGETED AFK farming of Shaper. Ive used Decoy Totem vs Chimera.. this + Temp Chains made you immune to the boss. not 'easier' - downright immune as that poor fellow spent his time chasing ever-recast totem

it was stupid. it allowed clay-handed players to own the content they shouldnt have been able to SEE in the first place

decoy totem will remain perfectly viable 'no skill required' boss killer for T15 and below. no change there.

few guys farming shaper trying to make this a larger issue than it really is wont change this: 99% of playerbase wont ever notice this change. and half of these affected should never been in the group in the first place

You don't think there will be further changes to taunt mechanics in the future? Also, decoy totem aside, what about Chieftain?

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sidtherat wrote:

im sure that 99% of players that wont ever see Guardians will mourn after this change /s

lets get real:

Taunt nerf TARGETED AFK farming of Shaper. Ive used Decoy Totem vs Chimera.. this + Temp Chains made you immune to the boss. not 'easier' - downright immune as that poor fellow spent his time chasing ever-recast totem

it was stupid. it allowed clay-handed players to own the content they shouldnt have been able to SEE in the first place

decoy totem will remain perfectly viable 'no skill required' boss killer for T15 and below. no change there.

few guys farming shaper trying to make this a larger issue than it really is wont change this: 99% of playerbase wont ever notice this change. and half of these affected should never been in the group in the first place

You realize you're just describing what decoy totem does right? There wasn't any crazy abusive mechanic at play like shotgunning, cast on death minion summoning or permanent unique flasks it's literally working as intended. They should have made it more difficult to achieve on those fights so only dedicated totem builds could achieve that but other than that there is no reason to take it away as a viable option.

And so what if a 'clay-handed' player could do the content? The whole point is to find solutions to the challenges so again it was working as it should.

decoy totem did what it did - made AI dumb. that was on purpose. however with few totems, each taunting at its own game had literally no AI. temp chains + taunt made bosses (esp ones like Izaro) go awohl..

is the decoy totem 'fair' skill? maybe it is, maybe it isnt. but when one gem, used with no build support whatsoever, possible to use by anyone can literally make a Guardian HARMLESS - then i call BS.

i wonder why people (in general) claim that sky is falling when havent even seen shaper/guardians themselves yet? pretty funny seeing and reading armchair-warrior reactions to the problem they werent affect with.


and why people who get carried by interaction they KNEW was broken are suddenly throwing tantrums and cry-a-river everywhere?

this nerf did not hit anyone 'innocent' and wont make stuff IMPOSSIBLE to do. Chieftain got hit but anyone who saw AW chieftains knew that the nerf didnt hit a weak 'interaction'.

whats wrong with clay-handed people beating content not supposed for them? well.. it makes a 'game' little dumb when skill matters nothing doesnt it?



what is bit shocking is a) why it took so long b) what about the big mammoth in the room - BV/instantLeech/pathfinder..

ps. introduction of perma-taunt patch ago wasnt that bright of an idea. but who would have thought when balance is pretty low at the priority list and the 'new content makes more money' anyway..

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sidtherat wrote:

i wonder why people (in general) claim that sky is falling when havent even seen shaper/guardians themselves yet? pretty funny seeing and reading armchair-warrior reactions to the problem they werent affect with.

Like you?

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JeremiahLoh wrote:

Can Decoy Totem be reworked in the future to also have an ability that lets it absorb damage dealt to you be redirected partially to the totem (as long as you're nearby it)

No because Decoy Totem is another piece of cheese that needs to be thrown in the trash. My what a fucking difficult game, throwing down a totem that ALWAYS has aggro and killing the bosses without even having to worry about them looking at you.

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Docbp87 wrote:

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sidtherat wrote:

i wonder why people (in general) claim that sky is falling when havent even seen shaper/guardians themselves yet? pretty funny seeing and reading armchair-warrior reactions to the problem they werent affect with.

Like you?

ROFL