06-15-2012, 02:28 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-15-2012, 02:30 AM by Chesspiece_face.)
(06-15-2012, 01:16 AM)ViralSpiral Wrote: See, that's why I was asking, because I figured that Familiar could fill the Secondary slot in Elective Mode. At least assuming if Flux interacts with it (I have the same question of if it works with the rune for Mirror Image that lets the images do 10% damage), because if you spread out even more snare that way, it just might be worth it. The familiar would be (per attack) lower damage than any of the Secondaries, but I think it has potentially much stronger rune options.
If Familiar or the rune option for Mirror Image actually work with Temporal Flux, it may be a viable option. If not, I wonder whether or not they were intended to and might be bugged (or they make work with Flux and that might be a bug.) The build only synergises because of Flux working to snare on all attacks. If there's something it doesn't work with, you're better off using cold to chill or switching to an Arcane option it -does- work with.
The problem here lies within the mechanics of Familiar itself. Familiar will only fire off a shot if you actively use an ability on an enemy. I will need to check again, but my rememberance is that the Familiar buff is not transferred over to your Mirror Images (by all means, correct me if I am wrong.) What that means is that the only time you would benefit from Familiar actually slowing something is when you have already hit it with an ability. Most of the time with a Temporal Flux build that ability would itself transmit the snare, thus having Familiar also synergize with Temporal Flux is trivial.
The only real way to make Familiar a viable choice in any build other than all out DPS damn everything else, will be after 1.03 when it may actually be possible to benifit from a mixed Offense/Defense skill.