In its current incarnation, OFF does a % based fire debuff. Obvious WTFs about the logical leaps needed for that to make any sense at all aside, the fact that it only debuffs ONE element (and that element is actually found in force on only one other class other than Arcanist itself) makes its utility as a CC/Debuff skill somewhat questionable for any class combo other than perhaps Sorcerer (POSSIBLY Battlemage if said Battlemage makes great use of Callidor’s Tempest).
I propose a small change to OFF to make it more suitable for a wider range of Arcanist class combos. Change the -% fire resist debuff to a -% elemental resist debuff. If this would make the skill “OP” somehow, I’m honestly not sure how, but the actual percentage could be lowered somewhat to compensate in such an event OR it could be changed to a “flat number” elemental debuff (that consequently would not stack).
This relates to what I just wrote about wanting more damage type combos with new masteries. It’s not easy to come up with mastery combinations that allow for effective use of the entire skill.
I however do like the notion of a frozen opponent being more susceptible to fire. It’s a neat skill in my opinion as it is, just lacking in synergy options.
Well the debuff part would be questionnable if you don’t use fire damage of course, but the CC is useful for everyone.
My cold/frostburn spellbreaker has +10 to OFF without even trying (thank you Olexra’s Chill scepters) so it’s a very good CC skill for free. The damage it deals is also welcome, both with and without Warpfire.
The thing about the CC component is that there are mobs that either cannot be frozen or resist freezing significantly. As near as I can tell, stun doesn’t run into either of these problems (bosses aside, but bosses are practically immune to both stuns and freezes anyway). I personally would like to see complete immunities done away with entirely and just have hefty resistances and temporary post-freeze/stun immunity timers to avoid chainstunning/chainfreezing. But that’s a subject for another thread.
There is an amulet and a weapon that each reduce a monster’s resistance to freezing, thus making them susceptible to OFF’s freeze effect (among other skills as well)… I just can’t think of the item names off the top of my head right now.