General's Cry: Losing a support gem, though gaining some passives.
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Baroth gave some good feedback to my initial hysteria. I'm not going to keep this thread updated until the PoB comes out and then I can just share that.
I'm struggling to come up with new goals to keep me playing this game. Last edited by hmcg020 on Mar 24, 2024, 3:06:10 AM Last bumped on Jul 18, 2024, 11:35:58 PM
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rip bladecurry
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" Yeah, I spent 2 year's building that character. I'm hoping I've just read the patch notes wrong. I can repurpose most of the equipment, but yeah. I spent all of affliction saving to really take that build sky high. I'm struggling to come up with new goals to keep me playing this game.
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The new support gem "Call to Arms" triggers the generel's cry automatically. It does not matter if it's an instant skill. It's like Cast when Damage taken + Spell. Your movement or anything else your character does is not interrupted.
You can see this in the QOL video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XVD-bmMOjg The cd of general's cry was changed from 4 to 3 seconds. This will completely offset the reduced cdr from "Call to Arms" support. We do not yet know what the quality does. I'd assume it's cdr but we do not know. Wait for PoB to update and we'll know more. For now it could even be an overall dps gain with a lower avg. hit for all we know. |
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" Ok, So now Call to arms support is a mandatory gem slot. That leaves 3 slots for support gems, meaning it's now a maximum 5 link which now costs 200% more. Additionally they removed exerted attacks from warcries so that's a 50% more multiplier gone. So that's a link gone, 50% more multiplier gone, and now I need two additional gem slots two get the same defensive skill and general's cry automation. This is like a 65% damage nerf considering I'll need to lose auras to make space for these "QoL changes" I'm struggling to come up with new goals to keep me playing this game. Last edited by hmcg020 on Mar 21, 2024, 8:43:22 PM
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Ya I don't get this, basically all melee builds that used Crys basically got nerfed? I mean isn't that correct? Every Slam build nerfed with no buffs to slams. This is the most WTF kind of changes that leaves you scratching your head. How is it they said "We thought this change was all positives" when it's basically a straight nerf to every melee class that used a Warcry.
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The best part is that warcries were designed over several patches to be a damage crutch for melee players, assuming you wanted to play the required keyboard piano to get there.
Now they just broke your legs with no compensation. | |
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Wow, this is such a nerf... Played many builds, and the only one giving me fun was the gen cry blade flurry build.
They annihilated the build, this is clearly a NO GO league for me. | |
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Why would they remove exerted attack from warcries, its beyond me. Its nerf to all Slam builds.
Last edited by Aynix on Mar 22, 2024, 4:54:23 AM
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" No exerts = no reason to use wc. |
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