This is in general discussion because I am more curious about player thoughts. And I might simply be overthinking.
I was thinking about the next morph for a character and was browsing the potential items, and it occurred to me that possibly RR items should maybe be toned a bit. And there are so many interesting item alternatives that get overshadowed by the powerful RR items. I’m not talking about devotions at all.
I can only think of a few times where I considered not using them.
I don’t think the devs would consider putting in x seconds of y% total damage - but that is essentially the effect of RR on a dedicated damage type. (ie, 15% chance of +15% total damage for 5 seconds
…or in the case of a very high resistance mob with little other RR this could result in 15% chance of 100% total damage for 5s )
Is there a better way to balance this a bit more? Reduce the % chance to proc to 5% or the RR values, maybe?
I think that if it’s not an obvious outlier it’s better to improve alternatives. E.g. Warpfire was the common item for BWC sorcs until Herald of the Apocalypse got a buff, and suddenly you don’t see Warpfire in any build anymore.
Also I think it would help your point if you provided examples. The only obvious one to me is WotA for aether builds.
Even WotA isn’t really a standout automatic choice. Hex launcher is equal or better for Aether DE and both dev and CT/dev builds overlook Clairvoyant’s wand to their own detriment.
Yeah, not all Aether builds use Wrath of the Ascendant. You also have to look at other RR items and notice that they kind of have crappy OA/DA or not at all. It’s pretty much a case of: do i go RR or do i go for another item that has much higher OA/DA or just has OA/DA to begin with?
Yeah, it’s probably not as much of a concern as I was thinking. I suppose that I’m not a huge fan of the RR mechanic math, so it was more of a symptom of a personal quirk.
It’s there and in big numbers (masteries, devotions), and thus often a small item amount has less impact than when considered individually.