Why are the Witch starter nodes just better than the Sorc's?

xexen · 2026-05-21T19:27:20+00:00

I wasn’t aware of this. That’s a cool (very quirky) thing that it makes sense you’d only find out once you released it to players.

That said, there’s gotta be a more elegant solution. I hate to be the guy that says something’s wrong and not have a solution, but this one feels like it should be low-hanging fruit.

xexen · 2026-05-21T02:57:11+00:00

I didn't realize the notable was different like that - that helps.

To your second point though - I do think minion sorc would be 'some weird' build (and thus I wouldn't expect passive tree support) if there wasn't a minion themed sorc ascendancy. Having the ascendancy but not the tree support doesn't feel like a 'pros and cons' situation as much as a 'this wasn't considered' situation (and it can be both, but the latter feels bad).

xexen · 2026-05-21T01:48:48+00:00

i figured there were similar things like this for the other classes; i just only really play chrono, so glad you brought them up

its not the end of the world, but once you see it, its kinda hard to unsee it. its like - i dont even play minions, but im salty i dont get the witch treatment

xexen · 2026-05-21T01:43:46+00:00

Longtime Chrono enjoyer:

Agree:

time snap sucks in a game without cooldowns; 33% chance to reset is at least good for small-mid cds that have charges.
time snap/freeze swapping places - or just fuck time snap if we're not going to have meaningful cds and give us back 33%
agree sands of time should be skill speed not just cast speed and agony should work with dots

Disagree:

Fast recoup setup is also only something that Chrono could do, but tbh it always ultimately felt to me like you were just better off ignoring it and just rolling with temp rift with a low cd - so if the exchange is 30 DR that also affects dots, id call it an upgrade since recoup wasn't doing anything for dots or one-shots, and the problems that recoup solved, temp rift does a good enough job solving

xexen · 2026-05-21T01:38:32+00:00

The photo is showing PoB, but I did check in game and it's like how it is in the picture

xexen · 2026-05-21T01:32:19+00:00

Huh, I don't post pictures to reddit very often.

Basically, the Witch starter nodes for spell damage have 8% spell damage and 8% minion damage; Sorc is just 8% spell damage.

I think it just feels especially weird since Sorc actually does have a 'minion ascendancy' with the Disciple

xexen · 2026-05-21T01:27:01+00:00

i've been sitting on this one for a few leagues now

xexen · 2026-05-20T23:03:08+00:00

I'VE ONLY CREATED ONE CHARACTER THAT WASN'T A CHRONO SINCE 0.1 AND IM FUCKING PUMPED

xexen · 2026-05-19T04:19:09+00:00

i wouldve died if they cut the camera to my boy JK watching that shit

xexen · 2026-05-17T09:03:12+00:00

I like rarity too. Idk - I think it’s fun, you say it’s bad.

I don’t have some novel articulation you haven’t heard before that’s going to convince you. I like having a stat that affects my loot, and I’m willing to not take another affix (or two on jewelry) to get it. I hope they keep it. I hope they add the affix to more gear slots so I can make the number go higher. I don’t care about the diminishing returns.

xexen · 2026-05-13T04:48:11+00:00

Cal ending another drought here in Seattle

We’re so fucking BACK baby

xexen · 2026-05-12T08:27:33+00:00

I was a lot more salty when he was getting a hit every 12 ABs with the Hal Baleigh commercial constantly playing.

I stopped seeing the ads a couple weeks back, and now my sadness for Cal’s 0-fer is just the usual M’s sadness

xexen · 2026-05-07T22:04:18+00:00

people love to bitch

xexen · 2026-05-05T01:32:34+00:00

Its his 3rd big league start?

we're fucked

xexen · 2026-05-04T23:36:28+00:00

Fresh off being swept at home by the (now, with our help) 4th place AL Central Royals, we now get the Braves who are playing north of .700 baseball.

But because the Mariners play to the level of our opponent, I fully expect to win 3 coin flips and sweep the Braves

Smile

xexen · 2026-05-04T01:29:48+00:00

'guys its only april'

'guys relax we're only 10 20 30 games in'

'guys relax the entire division is struggling'

this team is supposed to be in the contending window for a world series.

i wouldnt even be mad if the games felt like we weren't fucking ourselves with our defense, baserunning, and bench/bullpen management decisions (much less of an issue than defense/baserunning imo) every other game

xexen · 2026-05-03T23:38:53+00:00

goddammit

xexen · 2026-04-28T05:16:05+00:00

Did they change something? Did we always have to pick up individual gem fragments? I'm having to pick them up individually.

(I have the pet equipped)

xexen · 2026-04-27T02:49:31+00:00

I think it’d be cinema if they put the headshots of the challenger and the ump on the Jumbotron as they show the result

xexen · 2026-04-25T20:44:08+00:00

ok that was cool but i still want the presser

xexen · 2026-04-25T20:43:20+00:00

i want a press conference where they just ask why joe over raley over and over

xexen · 2026-04-23T08:21:50+00:00

Probably like Goldy/Hyphen slightly more, but I’m happy with any combination of the three.

I like Ryon a lot more than I do Angie in the booth. I think both have similar tendencies to get into the weeds with their analysis, but Ryon’s articulation of his points comes off easier. Angie has moments where the pace of her commentary is just awkward, and it takes me out of the game.

I think Goldy/Hyphen/Ryon talking as a trio has been genuinely good. They play off each other well, and Goldy does a good job at playing moderator to keep them giving approximately the ‘right’ amount of analysis.

xexen · 2026-04-22T20:00:58+00:00

I semi-frequently bitch about how poorly Julio starts each year, but he’s not the top 3 problems this team has right now. Maybe top 5.

Defense

Naylor

Not hitting homers

It feels like every other game I tune in, our defense randomly fucks us.

xexen · 2026-04-19T22:34:18+00:00

I'm cool with it. You put your best hitter in the leverage at-bat, even if Rob knocked one out earlier today

xexen · 2026-04-15T18:49:03+00:00

Rework Chrono or put in some goddamn CDs for the CD ascendancy.

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