One for entity only with no minus hate and full prot from rean and general and faster refresh on mage shield. Basically 100% pure single target nf specc with no minus hate as frankly entity got no aggro
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question
Empower Archmagus and General of the Dead
I never run with archmagus , but i do use Reapers and Archanist -- they are only mage pets I use and I never use General of the dead , so are the points wasted ?
Reapers and Archanist are buffed by Empower Archmagus. What doesn't make much sense, if you use caster pets, is to feat Bone Horde and Unholy Fortitude.
Also, you miss Warm Swarm, and if you use Reapers I'd feat also The Devourer.
This is the spec I use when I want to use casters pets: http://goo.gl/E1Aoow
However, for single target dps, melee pets are better, and in that case I use this build: http://goo.gl/B7FfYM
"in the depths of a mind insane fantasy and reality are the same"
Yawgmoth (Ranger) - Nyxathid (Necro) - Yixlid (HoX) - Kaltas (DT) - Heung (BS) - Teysa (HoX) - Gatzu (Guard) - Krovax (Ranger) - Hurkyl (Barb) - Vedalken (PoM)
the above feat was also for melee pets and caster -- You got me thinking --- I have 3 specs might need more 1 mana drain 2 pets 3 no pets. Seems like you may have it with the melee spec and a separate caster spec. Pretty well thought out , I will likely do same. On the Worm swarm if I remember correctly some posts about that worm swarm not really worth the points negligible return on damage, whats the thought on this ?
"in the depths of a mind insane fantasy and reality are the same"
Yawgmoth (Ranger) - Nyxathid (Necro) - Yixlid (HoX) - Kaltas (DT) - Heung (BS) - Teysa (HoX) - Gatzu (Guard) - Krovax (Ranger) - Hurkyl (Barb) - Vedalken (PoM)
It's the base spell damage that is increased by 30%, yes? I've not tested the actual difference in damage output, kinda just always picked that feat. Something worth thinking of maybe, does both Decomposition and Worm Swarm stack?
i have to admit that i have always feated it too, and i never tested the parse without it. anyway, a boost on one of the highest dps spells is always good.
and on the other side, i wouldn't really know where else to spend those points.
"in the depths of a mind insane fantasy and reality are the same"
Yawgmoth (Ranger) - Nyxathid (Necro) - Yixlid (HoX) - Kaltas (DT) - Heung (BS) - Teysa (HoX) - Gatzu (Guard) - Krovax (Ranger) - Hurkyl (Barb) - Vedalken (PoM)
Since I actually like doing some testing, I did a quick check of these two feats and looked at what you get from putting points in there. Not too much, but still you gain around 37 damage per regular tick if both feated, or 66 dmg from a crit (with my 28,4% crit bonus dmg). Weird how a naked char gained 41 dmg from the two feats while a clothed char gained 37 dmg. Whatever, Funcom maths...
All in all, like you say, nothing much else to put points in, and it's the best dot so makes sense to max it in feats. But is it a good reward for 8 points spent? Not really. It's expected to have FtW running continously, so on a mob with same protection as the veteran straw man, you would look at a damage difference of an additional "free/instant" ice strike crit per minute. Boring stuff to follow below.
All done with spellweave chose max dmg, down from spellweave, cast flesh to worms on veteran strawman, ungrouped, no debuffs or others hitting straw man.
Blank feats, naked char:
[16:49] Your Flesh to Worms (Rank 5) hits Straw Man for 79 unholy damage.
5 points in Decomposition, naked char:
[16:49] Your Flesh to Worms (Rank 5) hits Straw Man for 99 unholy damage.
3 points in Worm Swarm, naked char:
[16:54] Your Flesh to Worms (Rank 5) hits Straw Man for 97 unholy damage.
Both feated, naked char:
[16:55] Your Flesh to Worms (Rank 5) hits Straw Man for 120 unholy damage
Now with clothes.. Blank feats, 1210 magic damage:
[16:58] Your Flesh to Worms (Rank 5) hits Straw Man for 182 unholy damage.
5 points in Decomposition, 1210 magic damage:
[17:05] Your Flesh to Worms (Rank 5) hits Straw Man for 202 unholy damage.
3 points in Worm Swarm, 1210 magic damage:
[17:02] Your Flesh to Worms (Rank 5) hits Straw Man for 199 unholy damage.
Both feated, 1210 magic damage:
[17:03] Your Flesh to Worms (Rank 5) hits Straw Man for 219 unholy damage.
Last edited by Shax84; 15th March 2016 at 16:45.