Armageddon Brand of Volatility cast time is a bit too slow

I'm building a new character, this time i'm trying this new Armagedon Brand of Volatility gem

First of all, i started leveling with Burning Arrow, this one also felt horrible to play, it's too slow and require a direct hit, making it annoying to use as a main skill

I hit level 28, felt good because it was the time i could finally get rid of it, i equip Armageddon Brand of Volatility, change my gear, and it's a similar experience very slow and locks you in place, making you super vulnerable

I understand DoT builds have an advantage of having easier to sustain damage output, hurting cast time is not the right approach in my opinion

Making ignite damage fall off as it expire is imo a better way to encourage people to reapply ignite constantly, keeping the active and smoother playstyle

I understand this can't be a change that can be made overnight, maybe not even acceptable

Please reduce the cast time of Armageddon Brand of Volatility

Wave of Conviction is already a superior skill because the skill moves forward, making you able to hit enemies while moving, and its cast time is a bit lower

I understand it is a balance choice because the skill has a huge added damage effectiveness, so using a secondary skill for mapping could be a solution, but i still believe it would still be balanced with a tad lower cast time

The problem however is a cumulative:

- slow cast time
- meteor start to fall
- meteor hit target
- meter deal hit damage
- ignite start the DoT


EA ballista is kinda similar but lets you place totems almost instantly and give you time to move around while things are being activated, so overall EA ballista feels much smoother to play despite having the same balance tradeoffs

I am still leveling, so maybe it'll get better with more cast speed (hopefully that works with brand, and not just its activation rate, although this version doesn't reactivate, we'll see)

And let's not mention the phys spell getting some serious advantage :)

TLDR: Armageddon Brand of Volatility cast time is too slow for the brand playstyle

Note: i'm loving the transfigured gem system, Armageddon Brand finally has potential as a ignite skill, so thanks for that

As i lvl, with a little bit more cast speed, it starts to feel better to play

But i allocated nodes that i will unspec, since i don't need the brand area.. so we'll see how it feels when i'll have a proper tree in maps

Yeah i give up this skill, it makes the brand playstyle annoying, pauses every time i have to cast, wich is all the time if i want to kill everything that runs toward me

This gem needs a rework

i tried with Penance Brand and it is a much better experience already lol

- lower cast time
- bigger AoE
- higher dmg eff
- better scaling

C'mon, there is nothing that ressembles of an Armageddon in Armageddon brand of Volatility

Other spells are better at ignite than the fire spell skills

Stop balancing gems with spreadsheets, it gives you the wrong signals