Patching 1.0.2c -- potentially nerfed mob damage

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Does a Familiar benefit from Temporal Flux? Familiar with Cannoneer might be fun, if so. Or even Ancient Guardian...good kiting and that hit absorption could be a life-saver. Or maybe Arcane Torrent with Disruption to get all your damage modes up (I'm getting that Disintegrate suffers from Inferno-targeting, but it seems everyone and their mum uses Arcane Orb, so I'm trying to get something else in that slot.)

I'm unsure of the interaction between Familiar and Temporal Flux. Ancient Guardian is actually a very strong skill and were I to use Familiar I would probably take that as the rune. The problem is as an offensive passive Magic Weapon is hands down better, and as a defensive option Energy Armor with Force/Prismatic is hands down better. With the present balance of the end game you don't have the luxury of playing a jack-of-all-trades build. You either need to maximize as much defense as possible while building up your damage or you need to forgo defense altogether and stack so much damage that you have a chance to kill stuff before it ever has a chance to hit you. Overall the more sensible route is to focus on your defenses but it still means you need to get every ounce of efficiency out of both your items and your skills so sacrificing a skill slot that only half fills any need isn't generally a worth while investment.