Devastation without Reckless Power in PRM/OFF build?

[Kao]

Hi, I'm kinda new and have been reading a lot about guides.

I want to build a PRM/OFF/CoF Warlock, which should provide me with heavy AoE clear.
I see many arcanists use Devastation for single target, like bosses. Can I put Devastation into my guide and leave Reckless Power out ? is Deva dmg already good enough? or would Devastation without Reckless Power be a waste of points ?

I will mostly play this char along with friends by the way, as some kind of funny glass cannon.

[KG]

Devastation was nerfed with respect to killing bosses; its aoe was increased, meaning the same number of hits land in a much larger area. That said, if you're building for PRM you should have enough aether damage from gear that Devastation will still speed up the tough fights. The percent damage bonuses on skills is really only significant at low to mid levels. So just put 1 point in it to let any +skills apply and leave it alone if you don't have the spare points.

[Kao]

KG eredeti hozzászólása:

Devastation was nerfed with respect to killing bosses; its aoe was increased, meaning the same number of hits land in a much larger area. That said, if you're building for PRM you should have enough aether damage from gear that Devastation will still speed up the tough fights. The percent damage bonuses on skills is really only significant at low to mid levels. So just put 1 point in it to let any +skills apply and leave it alone if you don't have the spare points.

Do you mean 1 point in Reckless Power or in Devastation ?

[KG]

1 point (at least) in Reckless Power. Unless you're planning to use Possession or Star Pact, as those are also exclusive buffs. Reckless Power isn't a 1-point-wonder like Nullification or Mirror but with PRM the fire and aether bonuses and more importantly the cast speed should be very helpful - even with only 1 point spent.

[Matthew]

Yep, KG is exactly correct. The damage% portion on the exclusives is nice if you have the extra points, but overall it doesn't scale as well as flat damage from regular skill increases. If you have to choose, max out Devastation.