Thaumaturge very weak?

[Stome]

So strangely they don't get Mystic shield trick. Without it they die very quickly without spreading points between body and willpower. This gimps damage a great deal.

I thought with the blue blood thing that maybe you could Kata a tank unlike before but she still does a terriable job at it. She can not seem to keep the atention of the mobs worth a damn.

As it stands one can make a MUCH better caster out of hunter. Sure there are fewer spells but its not a game that you need many abilities in. More importantly you can also stay alive.

I really want to like the new class as some of the spells sound fun. But dieing left and right or gimpy damage are the only two choices you are given and both are bad.

[TnJ]

Originally posted by Barack Obama:

Originally posted by TnJ:

Heroic wasn't bad, it was just incredibly slow. Thaumaturge damage in poor quality gear is awful. I have yet to see a Thaumaturge specific epic besides from a quest either.

I don't know if it's from a quest but I got a mask epic called mask of the fallen brotherhood. It may be a quest item because it doesn't have a level requirement but it's also stronger than any helmet I come by yet at lvl 30.

After posting that I found a level 17 req epic helm with 5% damage reduction on it. Scarlet Inquisitor something I think.

[City Builder]

Originally posted by Barack Obama:

Originally posted by TnJ:

Heroic wasn't bad, it was just incredibly slow. Thaumaturge damage in poor quality gear is awful. I have yet to see a Thaumaturge specific epic besides from a quest either.

I don't know if it's from a quest but I got a mask epic called mask of the fallen brotherhood. It may be a quest item because it doesn't have a level requirement but it's also stronger than any helmet I come by yet at lvl 30.

I found that helm as well but not sure if it was from a quest either.

So far it seems like this is probably a helm that I will keep for a long time with this character, which I find to be rather boring as this type of game to me is all about getting better loot as you move along and not keeping the same loot that you found in the very beginning of the game

[TnJ]

Originally posted by City Builder:

So far it seems like this is probably a helm that I will keep for a long time with this character, which I find to be rather boring as this type of game to me is all about getting better loot as you move along and not keeping the same loot that you found in the very beginning of the game

One thing driving me crazy is the switch to DPH instead of DPS for certain attacks. Mousing over new loot no longer tells me if the item will actually do more damage. The tool tip ignores the +damage from the bracer skill so it grossly underestimates the piece of gear you have unequipped.

[Ohio Is for Lovers]

Traumaturge have Swirling Void - imba =)
Thats all i can say.

[ranakor]

Yea void is crazy ubber, the light beam is crap by itself but it's nice to launch in between voids as it does it's own thing while you're there casting void. So thaum sucks bad at low level but gets OP at higher lvls

[Foxxika]

Rebounding mobs are necessary.

[TnJ]

Originally posted by ranakor:

Yea void is crazy ubber, the light beam is crap by itself but it's nice to launch in between voids as it does it's own thing while you're there casting void. So thaum sucks bad at low level but gets OP at higher lvls

Energy Spool is fantastic when you can get 3 going at one time without even being on screen with the enemies.

Thaumaturge isn't bad. Still not close to the same damage and survivability as my hunter but oh well :/

[fightfil96]

Just started playing a thaum, and while I noticed I was doing significantly less damage, it didn't really feel like much of a problem, because stuff still dies relatively quickly.

[Stome]

I have found confusion to be a lot better then I thought it would be. The on power up I use on it is the +40% spellpower as damage. Makeing it 120% spellpower as damage. Turns it into a great nuke crowdcontrol combo.

Sadly I have run smake into a game breaking bug that has stopped me from playing the Char anymore so I have not had the chance to try void. And to hell if I am going through the really slow and painful lower lvls again.

[OldFartAtPlay]

Originally posted by Barack Obama:

I don't know if it's from a quest but I got a mask epic called mask of the fallen brotherhood. It may be a quest item because it doesn't have a level requirement but it's also stronger than any helmet I come by yet at lvl 30.

It's a drop, I got one from the first inkwell, Doctor's bag at lvl 7, also a Ravenwatch Mantle ( lvl 5? cloak) later on, the stupid Priest gave me a Hunter item after completing the new lost gem quest - can't win 'em all ...

[TnJ]

Originally posted by OldFartAtPlay:

Originally posted by Barack Obama:

I don't know if it's from a quest but I got a mask epic called mask of the fallen brotherhood. It may be a quest item because it doesn't have a level requirement but it's also stronger than any helmet I come by yet at lvl 30.

It's a drop, I got one from the first inkwell, Doctor's bag at lvl 7, also a Ravenwatch Mantle ( lvl 5? cloak) later on, the stupid Priest gave me a Hunter item after completing the new lost gem quest - can't win 'em all ...

I think I got Ravenwatch from that one.

Anyone know what the slot for the second piece of Thaumaturge set is? Still just have the cloak.

Anyone seen an epic spell cuff yet? It's a crazy weak slot at the moment. No analog to the hunters % weapon damage or % damage as healing available as enchants near as I can tell.

Anyone able to get hp on hit working right? I have 7 points of it but I just get spammed by 1 point healing.

[✪ megapull]

Originally posted by TnJ:

Originally posted by OldFartAtPlay:

It's a drop, I got one from the first inkwell, Doctor's bag at lvl 7, also a Ravenwatch Mantle ( lvl 5? cloak) later on, the stupid Priest gave me a Hunter item after completing the new lost gem quest - can't win 'em all ...

I think I got Ravenwatch from that one.

Anyone know what the slot for the second piece of Thaumaturge set is? Still just have the cloak.

Anyone seen an epic spell cuff yet? It's a crazy weak slot at the moment. No analog to the hunters % weapon damage or % damage as healing available as enchants near as I can tell.

Anyone able to get hp on hit working right? I have 7 points of it but I just get spammed by 1 point healing.

There is more than one Thau set: The Conjurer set, the Incantatus Set, and I have acquired some epic spellcuffs as well.

Spellcuffs are the most important piece in a Thau's equipment. To me, they can double my DPS if I choose the right one. Notice that either they give loads of damage or more cooldown reduction - or both! I strongly recommend the passive skill Focus Damage to increase Spellcuff damage by a lot.

[TnJ]

Originally posted by Megapull_Neocore:

There is more than one Thau set: The Conjurer set, the Incantatus Set, and I have acquired some epic spellcuffs as well.

Spellcuffs are the most important piece in a Thau's equipment. To me, they can double my DPS if I choose the right one. Notice that either they give loads of damage or more cooldown reduction - or both! I strongly recommend the passive skill Focus Damage to increase Spellcuff damage by a lot.

Important as they are, spellcuffs still seem to be weaker then hunter weapons. You only get 1 enchant and they appear to lose out on some good enchants.

[✪ megapull]

I don't think that they are weaker by any means... They get +damage for your spells, which you need to choose according to your main spells. If you use a Lightning based spell, you should look out for Spellcuffs that give Lightning damage bonuses.

And when it comes to epic spellcuffs... http://i.imgur.com/Wto2dc2.jpg

[TnJ]

Originally posted by Megapull_Neocore:

I don't think that they are weaker by any means... They get +damage for your spells, which you need to choose according to your main spells. If you use a Lightning based spell, you should look out for Spellcuffs that give Lightning damage bonuses.

And when it comes to epic spellcuffs... http://i.imgur.com/Wto2dc2.jpg

I miss the % healing from doing damage enchants available on hunter weapons. The hunter %weapon damage enchants are also so much more powerful then the % spell damage enchants :( Also, where are the % damage to monster type effects for spells?

Huh. Those epic cuffs arent really too great. The Riftnovas are more or less on par with level 29-30 rares.

Hopefully there is a level 30 epic and it has something interesting effectwise.