Really do not want to be forced into FO/Fractured Winterglass to do anything solo, but damn.
The explosions from the pants and general CL dmg is nice for clearing but I can’t do anything on a pitt boss. Stuck in high 20’s/low 30’s pitt and T4 hordes is extremely rough, but can do it barely.
Is anyone else having any luck with these new pants and CL in general? I have almost 30 mana/sec and a decent amount of restore mana/hit.
I don’t know, I feel like the dmg is not there and can’t do anything unless a friend is on or I find random ppl in trade that want to do pitt/hordes.
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Hi,
former CL sorcerer here. I cannot speak for S5 and about the new items and aspects - i.e. Axial conduct, Lightning rod aspect - but CL sorcerer has always been very good in speedfarming, but bad in boss fights / pushing pits. It is because CL simply does not do enough single target damage. It has awlays been like that and probably will always be. Though there are some new CL builds that are supposed to be S-tier (haven´t checked this). As far as I know these builds are heavily gear dependent and you almost need perfect rolls to get the build working.
That´s why I switched to a blizzard (ice spike proc) build. Having zero issues so far completing pits level 60+ with ease. I also tried the new infernal hordes. Counsil fight is not a problem at all… However, I only tried IH tier 6 so far.
Only issue so far is that i´m still getting one-shotted by high-level pit bosses or in IH…
Didn’t enjoy it myself for the same reasons as you…Solo
However once you team up the fun really really begins and the synergy between classes is now really really good fun. It’s a shame blizzard make teaming so difficult and a huge QOL issue.
What you are playing is not a solo build imo.
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Imagine if they can make Infernal similar to Helltides were people can just drop by. That would be awesome choice. But still give folks who team up to be exclusive with their team
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I used CL this season with conduit and got to 100 before i switch to LS, which I think is fun despite some not liking it. As people have pointed out, the CL damage is clearly lacking against ST, even with all the right codex powers.
Are you using conduit? Youre probably going to think im crazy but it may not be the best for boss kills. You have to be super careful about how many times you cast it so you can sustain mana and it doesnt deplete. im not sure if the back and forth between you and a boss is better than being able to spam the skill. I havent tested it myself personally and could be way off, but maybe worth a try?
You have tripple my mana per second, i dont use warmth, recharging aspect, or prodigy and have never even seen a starless sky, yet i am currently rofl stomping t5 with extra hydra heads on my bricked weapon. DO NOT SPAM the lightning - cast only as many as you could support and w8 for them to go boom else your mana hits 0 and they disappear and take your dps with them. My case is 4-6 for waves and 3-4 for bosses.
I seen a video on YouTube. Forgot who but he made it work. Problem is it took like 3 Uber uniques.
It’s ridiculous, every season it’s the same thing. There is one completely broken build and you either play that or not at all. The lack of build diversity has always been a major paint point in D4 but lately it’s been almost nonexistent. And the underlying problems are always the same two thing as well: (1) the terrible single target boss damage, and (2) the extreme squishiness coupled with the annoying one shot mechanics. Absolutely nothing has been done to address either of those root causes and instead they pump out one of these broken builds every season and then nerf it into oblivion the next so you have to start over even if you don’t want to play on seasonal. It’s incredibly frustrating and there doesn’t appear to be an end in sight.
Any build can function with the overpowered Shako/Tyrael/Starless trifecta but it’s all really just the same exact build that changes out one skill and maybe an aspect or two. The game is so overtuned at the higher end that you either play the meta or uninstall.
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Yep I agree. If you want to do top content you have to play meta and also get lucky af. I’m over 20 torment kills now. Still no Ubers and they drop like candy for everyone else. Had over 80 kills last season and nothing then either.
Top content? That’s about 5% of the player base and the streamers desperate for money to pay the bills.
For the rest of us most builds are fine. Group up it’s no longer a solo game.
lol sorc isn’t squishy - I would go in the other direction that she is almost too sturdy ^^. Shako + OP Tyrael both have dmg reduce. And given how often uber uniques drop now - well with a little effort… .
On top of this sorc has enough active and passive skills with dmg reduction.
The problem stays the discrepancy between single target dps and AoE dps^^