POE 2 - Blood Mage Issue and Cost of Respect and Ascendency Lock is abysmal after the Nerf.

I'm one of those people who chose the wrong ascendancy. (This part is on me). A blood mage which if you even try to search anywhere on reddit or website or youtube. An ascendency people says it much better to jump on other better class than to go with it and fix the build by taking different Node.

The cost of 1 Node respect is 3,561 Gold PER NODE. And i need to Respect more than 40 Node at least.

40 x 3,561 = 142,440.

To fix my build. After the nerf of the Cast of X. I can't run any white maps. Can't clear any T1 waypoint.

My class already struggling because it stupid ascends forcing me to pay with MY LIFE every 1 button clicked.

Cost of Skills with Life (DO MIND YOU NEED TO PAY BOTH)

Spark = 76 mana + 76 Life
Mana Tempest = 6.07 Mana PER SECOND + 6.07 Life PER SECOND.
Orbs of Storms = 176 Mana + 176 Life (PER CAST)
Arc = 133 Mana and 133 Life.

For early game player as Blood mage it is atrocious you barely have "800 LIFE" at around level 50.

By choosing Blood Mage you literally make your game a hardcore mode. fighting enemy with only 50% of your HP every fights.

Reason why POE 1 people doesn't mind the nerf is because of Orb Of Regret. Or new league = new buff/nerf. But we currently in a starting league struggling.

I finished all 6 Act and reached Endgame. I struggling to do a Tier 1 waypoint.

To those who says using Bone Storm. It isn't great. imagine fighting that in Breach with lots of mob swarms to you. While other class clearing map in lightning speed while you struggling to do 1-3 map.

At this point I agree with other sentimental on Blood Mage. Just stop and play another class. it sucks because the concept is really good but needing to pay 1:1 ratio of mana and life is abysmal. Even after stacking recoup life when damaged or life regen. Your life won't be able to compete against those many swarms of mobs since you only have 50% of your hp when you are fighting because the other 50% is used for damaging.

Having 2k HP is equal to 1k HP because you spamming too much skills.