Revert back the pledge of hands change, you ruined it GGG

picked this up for my spec build. Tried it on a caster. Holy crap is it bad. Beyond bad... Not usable in any way.

NS

I'm so lost here... Greater Spell Echo STACKS with Spell Echo.
When you cast a spell it will repeat 4 times.
1st - 0.9
2nd - 0.9*1.35
3rd - 0.9*1.35^2
4th - 0.9*1.35^3
Overall the DPS is 49%~ more damage + 70% more cast speed

You know what abuses this fact to high hell? Ice Nova + Frost Bolt.
1 Cast = 4 Repeats
4 Casts = 16 Repeats

The staff is broken.

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LostBreed wrote:

I'm so lost here... Greater Spell Echo STACKS with Spell Echo.
When you cast a spell it will repeat 4 times.
1st - 0.9
2nd - 0.9*1.35
3rd - 0.9*1.35^2
4th - 0.9*1.35^3
Overall the DPS is 49%~ more damage + 70% more cast speed

You know what abuses this fact to high hell? Ice Nova + Frost Bolt.
1 Cast = 4 Repeats
4 Casts = 16 Repeats

The staff is broken.

It is more dps only for the second to fourth cast, while at the same time it is less cast speed, because you have to combine it with a gem instead of the lvl 30 normal spell echo from the staff.
Plus it takes away a gem slot.
Plus you are locked in place for 4 casts. No flexibility, you're even slower doing white monsters, because half of the time you can't run anymore - with a skill already tied to selfcasting ...
Yes, I abandoned the staff and did something else. Yes, I'm quite happy with my current setup, doing 8 Freezing Pulse casts per second.

But no, I don't understand why the staff had to be nerfed for my already not-so-strong build and apparently many other builds while it hasn't even been the best option anyway. And why I had to invest many weeks of changing my build. It was just a nice unique.

I'd really like my 8ex back i payed in standard for a perfect roll in the break period just before this change was implemented.

Maybe the slowness could be overcome with some increased cast speed but that's entirely why i used the pledge, to cast faster without having to heavily invest in cast speed in the first place.

One of the biggest reasons i use pledge is for the mana % buff, The current changes are so bad that i've abandoned it even for my mana tank builds.

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SilentSymphony wrote:

I'd really like my 8ex back i payed in standard for a perfect roll in the break period just before this change was implemented.

Maybe the slowness could be overcome with some increased cast speed but that's entirely why i used the pledge, to cast faster without having to heavily invest in cast speed in the first place.

One of the biggest reasons i use pledge is for the mana % buff, The current changes are so bad that i've abandoned it even for my mana tank builds.

I changed to Eldritch Battery because of this. "Gain 10% of Maximum Life as Extra Energy Shield" enabled that for me. Had to come up with some creativity for gaining Energy Shield, but now I can use 100% of my Mana for Auras, Heralds, Curses.

You can still sell Pledge of Hands 6linked for 8 Exalteds, minimum 6. Even got 20 for my old one, which had Syndicate Quality on it (not that this would matter^^).

plix plox gib old back, dont even care if it has spell echo anymore, i want my 100% inc mana without the cumbersome additional casts that make me feel like im spamming emotes mid battle.