@Franco
It’s definitely a buzzkill to use one of our most unique skills and instantly see the red, glowing health bar I end up worrying more about death than feeling secure haha. For the moment, I’ve found the best (and only) reason to use Transpose while soloing is if I see an enemy healing circle first: Reversi the circles, transpose and BAM +20k health.
@tehmimichan
I agree! So far, playing as a Thaumaturge has been nothing but compromises. I’ve constantly checked the market for Black Staff’s but have had no luck yet. However, before testing on the Black Staff, I was having a go at the melee potential of staves and found 1 pro and 1 con:
The pro is it’s basic attack splash (3 enemies). This helps justify NOT using Joint Penalty for mobs less than 4.
The con is the extremely laughable attack speed, albeit, this may change drastically when the Chronomancer buff actually works.
On a side note, equipping an Arde (or Karacha) gives us two bonuses: added fire damage mAtk/Atk, AND faster melee attack speed. Since we don’t have any massive, scaling, active melee attacks, we’d benefit most from attacking more frequently.
@arkgolf
Thanks for posting videos of your build! I can definitely see how the Thaumaturge would fit nicely into the build too! Also, thanks for proving that Pyro’s sheer damage output is much greater than the Cryo
I have one question and one test request from you @arkgolf :
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In that last video “TOS 2015 11 11 17 49 33 373” you seem to be proc-ing THREE hits for an auto attack for the magic AND melee. I understand Enchant Fire gives you one extra hit, but where’s the other one coming from?
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Does the damage of Flame Ground change when you switch weapon AFTER you cast it? ie. If you cast Flame Ground with a high mATK staff and it starts dealing 500’s to an enemy, does the damage change/weaken after removing it or changing it entirely to a no mATK weapon? I wish I could test this myself but I have no DoT skills as a Cryomancer. If this turns out the way i think it will, it might open new doors for our melee wizard archetypes.