Totems making this game too easy?

Spell totems, are more of the issue. They are undoubtedly OP in many scenarios, most actually, simply due to the fact that it doubles your accurate, effective casting range. They provide offense and defense, with a single skill gem. Nothing is safer then never actually seeing a mob. Ever.

Dual Arc with Faster Casting totems are way to OP in merciful. Like way to OP.

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Modster wrote:

I tried some totem stuff, Not my cup of tea. I do find it convenient with skellies tho. From what I heard (prob just a rumor, or not) the spell totem will be getting a casting speed nerf. Personally I think they should nerf the HP, if this thing is going to be casting soooo much for free, even with the -40% dmg reduction, it should be able to die in 1-2 shots. Maybe make it a 1 shot totem and reduce the mana multiplier by say 50%. This way you will 100% have to protect the totem and be in harms way instead of the totem protecting you and just recast as they die.

OR make it fair for the NPC's. If we as the player are doing OP stuff, then give the mob's similar OPness. Give them castable spell totems that fire 5 sparks that fork with faster casting. LOL.

so a large room full of sparkling mages and 3 rare necros isnt fair enough for the npcs ?...... see how long it takes you to bring that set up down solo, even with totems.

if you nerf totem life they will become an un-viable build, there are plenty of mobs that can 2 shot totems at higher levels already....try the end room of the ship graveyard cave on merc with 15-20 flicker pirates..... totems and company aint gonna last long in that shit.... ask me how i know.

oh yeah and then theres all the elemental res mobs whites and blues.... on a 3 link set up totems and caster are only just powerful enough to deal with a large group of these... i spec for lightening damage, because i think bug zappers (arc totems) are the coolest thing in this game, and without lightening penetration support chamber of sins can be slow going for me....

The games easy using just Default Attack ...

Look, i realise alot of people are screaming nerf totems, i dont care either way, as i dont even use the almighty totem spork build, or any other totem for that matter, but the games just not hard.

If one wishes to take the time and put alittle effort into their gear, the games really not hard.

Cheers.

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so a large room full of sparkling mages and 3 rare necros isnt fair enough for the npcs ?...... see how long it takes you to bring that set up down solo, even with totems.

Had rooms like this, and again , its not hard. It just takes thinking. Walls and doors are your friend.

EDIT : Oak is a dick though :D

i think if anything needs nerfing it is the marauder..... i usually play of bow ranger or a totem templar, mainly because i find the melee combat and build boring (just my personal preference), but i have tried a mara before ob hits just to be fair and man what a walk in the park..... i got hp and dps comin out my ass..... and this guy (OP) is cryin about the poor melee class..... what a joke.

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SunandSteel71 wrote:

i think if anything needs nerfing it is the marauder..... i usually play of bow ranger or a totem templar, mainly because i find the melee combat and build boring (just my personal preference), but i have tried a mara before ob hits just to be fair and man what a walk in the park..... i got hp and dps comin out my ass..... and this guy (OP) is cryin about the poor melee class..... what a joke.

So how did you find level 61 maps with your marauder? Easy? Walk in the Park? Faster than bow or totem?

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Rix2k wrote:

who the f*** needs balancing in a Action RPG?

no class need a nerf only a buff....

and anyway everyone can build a totem whats ur problem?
if u dont want to play with a totem u dont have to cry oO

biggest hate in a game is allways changing things buff/nerf politics like WoW or other mmorpgs. nobody need that in a Action RPG.

btw pvp is for fun in this game, not for league.

In all honesty, what the fuck did I just read?

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JoannaDark wrote:

The games easy using just Default Attack ...

Look, i realise alot of people are screaming nerf totems, i dont care either way, as i dont even use the almighty totem spork build, or any other totem for that matter, but the games just not hard.

If one wishes to take the time and put alittle effort into their gear, the games really not hard.

Cheers.

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so a large room full of sparkling mages and 3 rare necros isnt fair enough for the npcs ?...... see how long it takes you to bring that set up down solo, even with totems.

Had rooms like this, and again , its not hard. It just takes thinking. Walls and doors are your friend.

EDIT : Oak is a dick though :D

yeah agree.. but i didnt say it was 'hard', it takes time and tactics, which tells me that totems are not op. If i could just wade into a situation like that and laugh as my foe melted away in a blinding flash of awesomeness then i would say it was op.

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Omnivore61 wrote:

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SunandSteel71 wrote:

i think if anything needs nerfing it is the marauder..... i usually play of bow ranger or a totem templar, mainly because i find the melee combat and build boring (just my personal preference), but i have tried a mara before ob hits just to be fair and man what a walk in the park..... i got hp and dps comin out my ass..... and this guy (OP) is cryin about the poor melee class..... what a joke.

So how did you find level 61 maps with your marauder? Easy? Walk in the Park? Faster than bow or totem?

so now we steppin on the maras toes, and he dont like it either.

Forums are degenerating into Flame fests without any AOF! It's not even open beta yet :(
We're NOT the D3 forums, we are headed down to their level.