mob life changes DESTROYED stun as a mechanic

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sidtherat wrote:

- stun.. works. problem is - there is something HORRIBLY broken with SOME bosses. some of them i can 'perma' stun in T16 with +60% life, some of them are surprisingly stun immune in white T13. it is inconsistent AF. (and yes, i know about stun immunity window, know about leap slam 'triggering' it, i know about map mods and other stuff. just assume ive done my homework, ok?)

Right, saw my leap slam stunning bosses that didn't even register its damage on their life bar, it was mildly entertaining.

Speaking of awful, you know what else is awful? Instruments of zeal, and it's even worse than I expected. As much as I appreciate they're trying to throw a bone to battlemage builds now and then, sometimes I wish they stopped trying, because it never worked out as far as I can remember. Saying it's clunky and awkward would be an understatement of the year, I should make a thread about it but hell if that would do anything.

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sidtherat wrote:

guys, read entire thread before posting..

it is irrelevant anyway, stun being broken has been confirmed and that is all that matters here

Sorry, but with an opening post like that, I'm not going to read 3 pages of replies. If you've done your homework as you said, you should know this doesn't work.

It's your example that lets you down here. Hrimnor's Dirge cold conversion at lvl 40 on Malachai is a horrible example of stun as a mechanic. You may as well go Glacial Hammer and freeze instead, as that's what the weapon is clearly meant for.

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raics wrote:

Speaking of awful, you know what else is awful? Instruments of zeal, and it's even worse than I expected. As much as I appreciate they're trying to throw a bone to battlemage builds now and then, sometimes I wish they stopped trying, because it never worked out as far as I can remember. Saying it's clunky and awkward would be an understatement of the year, I should make a thread about it but hell if that would do anything.

as we are done here, i would really read your thoughts on 'battlemage' in a separate thread. i believe i could learn a lot from that writeup. personally, havent tried and my only contact with battlemage was Martyr Of Innocence

looking forward to it.