Cyzaine
Staff Emeritus
A monk or rogue or ranger at your tier should always be able to out aggro you if they wish too. They'll out aggro a warrior or paladin sooner, but if they are not working with you, there is nothing you can do about it, and never really has been. I never understood the belief that aggro management shouldn't be part of the game.
Too soon for changes in any case. These were major changes, and it will take some time for you guys to figure out what's optimal again. All I can provide is that on paper, you're way better off than you were. Are you using all the tricks in your bag properly? For instance, are you using the veils in conjunction with this? That's a huge amount of aggro and a crazy increase in the threat ceiling that you're throwing away if not.
I suppose I can share the 'phase III' change that I've been hinting at for the last couple weeks. It is by far the iffiest change of them all. While not my brain child, it would certainly address this problem, and was conceived around the same time we started talking about Veil of Marlow and the Terror Changes...
syduck::tinfoil::tinfoil:THIS CHANGE MAY NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY. IT QUITE POSSIBLY WON'T HAPPEN:tinfoil::tinfoil:syduck:
That being said, the proposed change was to remove Assault of Shadows as you know it AND remove Vortex of Death. Assault of Shadows would become a lesser, faster, mana free version of the Vortex. No concrete numbers were discussed, and no replacement for Vortex of Death was planned.
With such a change you'd lose your mana free aggro tool (which in truth we aren't all that crazy about anyway), would likely gain a spell gem and utility, and would end up far more mana positive at a personal level.
Too soon for changes in any case. These were major changes, and it will take some time for you guys to figure out what's optimal again. All I can provide is that on paper, you're way better off than you were. Are you using all the tricks in your bag properly? For instance, are you using the veils in conjunction with this? That's a huge amount of aggro and a crazy increase in the threat ceiling that you're throwing away if not.
I suppose I can share the 'phase III' change that I've been hinting at for the last couple weeks. It is by far the iffiest change of them all. While not my brain child, it would certainly address this problem, and was conceived around the same time we started talking about Veil of Marlow and the Terror Changes...
syduck::tinfoil::tinfoil:THIS CHANGE MAY NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY. IT QUITE POSSIBLY WON'T HAPPEN:tinfoil::tinfoil:syduck:
That being said, the proposed change was to remove Assault of Shadows as you know it AND remove Vortex of Death. Assault of Shadows would become a lesser, faster, mana free version of the Vortex. No concrete numbers were discussed, and no replacement for Vortex of Death was planned.
With such a change you'd lose your mana free aggro tool (which in truth we aren't all that crazy about anyway), would likely gain a spell gem and utility, and would end up far more mana positive at a personal level.