Hey guys, posting here because it says items equipment and pets, and the shoggoth is certainly a pet. Some of the requested changes can be perceived as buff requests, but really I’m just asking for a return on my investment. So before I begin, let’s talk about the exact investment we are talking about here when a necromancer casts create shoggoth
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240 second cooldown (4 minutes)
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30 corpses - that’s 30 monsters last hit with gather corpse, or the entirety of a 500 silver potion
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Rank 6 necromancer skill points
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55 boss cards for the 10 star necronomicon entry
So there you have it. This skill requires possibly the most investment to cast of any skill in the game. Rank 6, 4 minute cooldown, corpses, 55 boss cards. You are making a serious committment when you make the decision to create a shoggoth. All of that is fine. I’m not asking for any of that to be changed. However, my main complaint is how easy it is to lose all of that effort. You invested all of those resources into creating a powerful shoggoth, and need to change channels for some reason? Shoggoth gone. Backspace to turn in quest? Shoggoth gone. Change zones, enter a dungeon? Shoggoth gone. Decide to move on while shoggoth is engaged in combat? For all intents and purposes, the shoggoth is gone. The worst part is, it is impossible to tell if he’s “gone gone” or just waiting for you to come find him. There’s no map indication of where he is, no UI indication of whether or not he’s still summoned or how much hp he has.
I think that making it easier to keep track of your shoggoth would be a huge QoL boost for necros. If we’re in a dream world and I also get to ask for buffs, I’d ask for just a couple things:
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Faster attack speed
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Significantly faster attack animation
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Make the breath attack a multihit - not excessive, only 3-5. Really make it feel different from the tentacle poke.
I’m not asking to be godly like sorcerer card summon. I just would like to be suitably rewarded for investing my time and energy in creating a shoggoth. Thanks for reading.
TL:DR
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Make it easier to keep your shoggoth with you - have him change channels and zones with you, and follow when you warp.
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Make it easier to keep track of your shoggoth - UI component, map display of location
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Straight up buff him. He attacks way to slow, with the longest attack animation of all time. Breath attack indistinguishable from tentacle attack. Give him faster attack speed, significantly faster attack animation and make the breath attack a multihit.