05-19-2012, 04:35 AM
(05-19-2012, 01:44 AM)MongoJerry Wrote: I'm being partially facetious, but I specifically described how I use Ray of Frost as one tool in my arsenal and you are coming back with a "You can't use it in this specific situation" argument. Ray of Frost is very useful whenever I need to kill one specific mob quickly, and there are lots of situations in this game like that. Yes, even against champion and minor boss packs, you might have a situation where one minion gets away from the tank when you're in a party and you need to take it down quickly. Against Arcane Frost enchanted packs, you might have run a bit to get away from the ice orbs and the pack might get temporarily split up with some trying to get your Templar and you find yourself temporarily 1v1 versus a minion. Then, you Frost Nova and wtfpwn the minion with Ray of Frost before the rest of the pack catches up. That's one scenario I can come up with off the top of my head. There are lots of situations throughout the game where I switch between Arcane Orbs, Ray of Frost, Magic Missle, and (yes) Archon. Ray of Frost is merely one of the tools in my arsenal.
I think I've been interpreted the wrong way. I was asking for advice. I actually got myself killed a lot tonight really trying to make Ray of Frost work, because you seem to like it a lot, and I genuinely can't seem to do it. Your reference to a Templar suggests that maybe I should test in single player.