So with charged spells I had a thought.
What if we got rid of glacial spike talent and replace it with something like deep freeze and once we have 5 icicles we can choose to hold down frost bolt for a glacial spike?
So with charged spells I had a thought.
What if we got rid of glacial spike talent and replace it with something like deep freeze and once we have 5 icicles we can choose to hold down frost bolt for a glacial spike?
sounds fun, BFA had gameplay something like that, i thought it was fun
I like how Lost Ark has the âsweet spotâ to release before a channel finishes to maximize the effect. I still feel that some casters, like Affliction or Elemental, could try some neat new interactions with a similar system.
Affliction often just channels an entire channel, but releasing at a sweet spot could trigger extra ticks of DoTs on the target, bringing a little more focus/awareness into maximizing the rotation.
An example for elemental would be Earthquake creating a molten rift, applying low duration (two ticks) Flame Shocks to all targets in the effect.
I could see how Blizzard could become a channel again, where releasing at the right time unleashes a Comet Storm at the end.
Without a sweet spot function, press and hold (or toggle and wait) skills that just modify function based on duration will feel a little flat â most people want poppy, snappy responses from ability presses, not âshuffling the cardsâ to find the right function.
I just want to say this is a really good idea. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts and would like to see it happen.
Pass thanks. I donât play to watch a bar hit the âsweet spotâ or wait for an addon to ding or count me down. Not that I play retail anyway (thanks SLands) but thereâs not a chance in hell Iâd be coming back if that type of spell became the norm for other specs. Evoker is a gimmick and theyâll either do it wrong, or make it so simple that thereâll be a macro addon to maximise dps and top meters within a week of beta.
I really like the idea of the charge system for [Glacial Spike], but I donât think itâs going to work with [Frostbolt]. As a filler spell and one we spam a lot, having it be a charged spell would probably be a bit wonky.
That blizzard idea is fantastic, and it serves the occasionally-necessary purpose of pruning a spell without âlosingâ it.
What do you play for? Maybe that could help guide a conversation better than the negatives.
Partly the social aspect, partly for the content (aka raids) and partly because itâs fun. I did the whole hardcore thing long ago, so now Iâd rather just get drunk and raid with friends whether thats on retail or classic.
I play games to relax outside of the usual âfunâ activities like work and family, so for me I donât want to spend 3 hours stressing and having to look at a bar to press/release it as exactly the right time or do subpar damage.
Itâs why I gave up on retail. Having to do all this âcontentâ to keep up, farm gold, craft things, keep track of 6 systems, while playing a spec that requires you to push 100 buttons a minute just isnât why I play. That stuff was fine for the hardcore, but itâs bled into even casual raiding now.
Despite being old content, I actually enjoy going to a raid in TBC and just pushing shadowbolt. Iâm certainly not saying gameplay in retail should go back to those days of pushing 1 button, but as a casual raider who plays to relax Iâm not keen on the idea of keeping track of 15 mechanics per boss, 50 buttons and procs etc.
If for example I could hold Frostbolt or GS on a 5+ second cast, and the âreleaseâ window was 1-2 seconds that might be OK.