Trouble with kiting as the witch

So I was decided to start up the game as the witch but I was immediately put off by the difficulty I had with kiting with my basic attacks and fireballs. Sometimes it wouldn't register as an attack and move me toward the enemies, all in all a very frustrating experience. Should I not expect that level of control in this game, I just got done playing MOBA ie League of Legends, and that plays very big in that game. So should I switch to someone more tanky if you cannot have this level of mobility? Or is it possibly coming out soon? Thanks!

Hold down shift to fire a spell without moving.

Mobility and kiting simply does not work in PoE. Dont even try them, it will just annoy you to death.

Desynch issue is massive in this game, and most of the time the information on your screen will not match the information on server side. There is a reason why %99.95 of successful builds in PoE dont rely on manual control much. All they do is having a very wide AoE that covers half the screen, and tons of automated defenses mostly in form of block and CwDT gem.

If you want a reactive game with good manual control you are in the wrong place. This game is about gear/build checks, not player skill.

PS: majority of mobility skills are "Desynch on demand" skills. You can not use them the way you use them in LoL to escape.

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symban wrote:

Mobility and kiting simply does not work in PoE. Dont even try them, it will just annoy you to death.

OP, don't be discouraged by this kind of sour grapes, kiting can be very effective with a good build. In addition to using the Shift key to attack, you might try zooming in a bit to enlarge the hit zones of your targets. I play my Wander Witch at around half to three-quarters zoomed in and it makes a big difference.

To kite well, you should have better than 50% chance to evade and/or Dodge and a high chance to avoid being stunned, chilled or frozen. Whenever Energy Shield is active, it gives you +50% chance to avoid stun, and you can get more from the Ranger area of the tree. Max Cold Resist will minimize chill duration, and Cannot be Frozen is found on certain Uniques. In addition, you should stack Movement Speed boosts up to around 30%.

While desync is a hazard to watch out for, kiting doesn't often provoke it, so long as you are mostly retreating from combat. Desync occurs more often when you use accelerated movement skills to rush aggressively into a large mob, rather than drawing them back toward you to kite and kill a few at a time. Compared to a fast-clearing, high-DPS build, kiting involves an inherently slower pace that is not as prone to desync problems.

Surprised everyone is writing paragraphs while not mentioning the obvious.

Keybind fireball to right click or middle click. Put move only(the footprints) on left mouse.

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RogueMage wrote:

..nonsense..

I summarized your post. You say kiting is not unfeasible due to desynch like I claim, then tell him "but you need to be vary of every single thing that is prone to desynch you, which still wont be enough".

Guy comes from LoL, if you ever played it you would know that the level of control he is used to and his expectations are WAY above what PoE offers in its current state. I bet he thinks he can play the game the way he does with Ezreal with well placed blinks/flashes. PoE technically does not support that, and what I said was true: PoE mechanics rely on gear/build check not manual player skill. There is a reason why Aegis is considered one of the best items; because it saves you in most desynch dangers.

@symban

I think you're missing what OP is saying. You're going into other issues.

OP just sometimes moves towards an enemy instead of shooting fireball.. so it's obvious he is using left click for his skill which is bad for control.

As for your flawed argument about skill, check races.

This is not a skill based game. Unfortunately.

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kasub wrote:

@symban

I think you're missing what OP is saying. You're going into other issues.

OP just sometimes moves towards an enemy instead of shooting fireball.. so it's obvious he is using left click for his skill which is bad for control.

As for your flawed argument about skill, check races.

Actually ou missed the point all together. He clearly states the level of control he is used to, and is asking if he wont have access to this kind of control with PoE. And the answer is: NO. Clear and simple

Races have nothing to do with skill, there are templates to follow for success and you need good hardware for loading times, and good luck for item drops/monster modifiers and win the lottery of Brutus desynch.

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symban wrote:

There is a reason why Aegis is considered one of the best items; because it saves you in most desynch dangers.

While I've never played LoL, I have to say LOL at BiS-obsessed QQing over desync. If you just can't seem to kite like my squishy little 2K/850 HP/ES Witch waltzed around Merciless Kole and Perpetus, maybe that devilish desync has something to do with your brilliant insight on combining Multistrike with Cyclone:

http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/776307

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying desync isn't a real hazard, but even with Cyclone, you can learn to drive safely once you figure out how not to mash that Multistrike pedal to the floor. However, I'm glad you found a big bad Aegis you can suck ES out of, as it appears that nothing less can keep you safe.