05-10-2012, 08:26 AM
(05-10-2012, 01:09 AM)Bizono Wrote: Don't ignore Grasp of the Dead. I thought this was one of the more effective skills through beta, although maybe it's less effective at later levels.
That is a skill I do keep debating. In a play through I watched before putting together my build it did look quite good. It is a skill I have considered for my build, but it just barely lost out. Basically it would replace either Wall or Toad. I could go Grasp + Wall, but that seems a bit overkill in the AOE control category. So I think it likely to keep Toad for small scale control and debate between Grasp and Wall for the other slot. They both seem like really good skills to me. Grasp is more versatile with it's shorter cooldown so you can lay down more of them to really control things. I think what decided me on Wall is really just that it looks really cool. I actually do wonder if Grasp will be more effective in the long run though.
I'm not even 100% sure how Wall works. The description just says they attack nearby mobs. So that doesn't mean it has to actually block a path. I'm assuming it does and so mobs have to walk around the wall, but that may not be true. I feel like maybe I saw it in a video and it did stop them, but it might have also just killed the mobs. It is so hard to tell sometimes. If it doesn't make them go around then I could run with Unrelenting Grip to help fix that some.
At that point Wall becomes 80% damage and 60% slow every 25 seconds lasting 5 seconds. While Grasp is 20%/80% every 8 and lasting 8. (with Unbreakable Grasp) So becomes a choice between damage and better slow/coverage.
That is definitely a spot still slightly up in the air for me though. Whether to run Wall or Grasp. I'm going to try Wall and see if it will work like I want it to, but Grasp is quite tempting.
(05-10-2012, 01:09 AM)Bizono Wrote: As others have stated, a 5 stack of Soul Harvest provides a very nice dps boost, although I wonder if the intelligence boost is only linear and therefore it doesn't scale well.
I didn't even think of that it is a static boost. Does it increase by level like Monk heals do? I'd think surely it must otherwise it would get left behind really quickly. Still, it does make one wonder where it will stand later. A lot will depend on how fast it grows and what level stats are at on later gear. I think it is a good point you make Bizono.