Anyone here also using this all the time? Really, I've been running solo up to Act 3 Hell now and it's indispensable especially on bosses. The poison stacks! Now it's like 4k-5k damage per tick when enemies don't move much.Try it and look at the damage you're dishing out. Please don't change this Blizzard <3
This kind of discovery is why I was always chuckled at people looking at skills they'd never used and declaring them OP or useless.
Hydra especially was decried as rubbish on these forums, and it turns out it's one of the mvp Wizard skills 3 days after launch.
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I grew up gaming without internet forums. The entire phenomenon of being upset with a game developer makes no sense to me. No sense. I cannot imagine spending my time and energy being upset about something I choose to do for recreation.
I love the Hydra because of the fire and forget nature of it (you can actually do damage while running for your life!), but I'm having trouble finding a way to run with three damage spells (along with MM w/ AP rune and Disintegrate) without dying instantly (up to Hell Act 3). I have to have teleport, frost nova, mirror images, and Diamond Skin to not die.
I love the Hydra because of the fire and forget nature of it (you can actually do damage while running for your life!), but I'm having trouble finding a way to run with three damage spells (along with MM w/ AP rune and Disintegrate) without dying instantly (up to Hell Act 3). I have to have teleport, frost nova, mirror images, and Diamond Skin to not die.
I don't get what's so good with mirror image. It seems worthless to me. I agree I want to have the other ones you mentioned to stay alive but mirror images doesn't help me. Feels like the monsters just ignore/gib the mirror images anyway. Doesn't buy me any time :/
this tried in on Zolten Kulle, to avoid a little of his fireblast, but it didn't work everytime I had a mirror image, he still would only shoot at me...
I love the Hydra because of the fire and forget nature of it (you can actually do damage while running for your life!), but I'm having trouble finding a way to run with three damage spells (along with MM w/ AP rune and Disintegrate) without dying instantly (up to Hell Act 3). I have to have teleport, frost nova, mirror images, and Diamond Skin to not die.
I don't get what's so good with mirror image. It seems worthless to me. I agree I want to have the other ones you mentioned to stay alive but mirror images doesn't help me. Feels like the monsters just ignore/gib the mirror images anyway. Doesn't buy me any time :/
this tried in on Zolten Kulle, to avoid a little of his fireblast, but it didn't work everytime I had a mirror image, he still would only shoot at me...
It works. I had diablo shoot his electroshock thingie in the complete opposite direction.
However: The "aggro system" (which mob attacks which target) is not that simple. Sometimes they go for the mirrors or your follower and sometimes they don't.
I would go with 5x mirror image rune. That one ups the chances for success quite a lot.
This is slightly different but in terms of flat damage at least in a party (where you might get some chances to stand still rather than 99% of the time run) sparkflint familar does more than magic weapon would. 12%, plus as you attack it will shoot bolts out every second or so, which depending on magic weapon rune can make it equal or better in flat damage.
Hydra especially was decried as rubbish on these forums, and it turns out it's one of the mvp Wizard skills 3 days after launch.
this tried in on Zolten Kulle, to avoid a little of his fireblast, but it didn't work everytime I had a mirror image, he still would only shoot at me...
stop reading my mind