Game Mechanics Add Totemic Shatter Synergy with Summoner and Acolyte

moving this from beta discussions and feedback *cough*

Totemic Shatter is a great ability node that makes the reduced Totem cost for Mask of the Fanatic make more sense. When I first read the ability description, I was excited to try it out because I thought it would affect all Totem effects, including Sacrificial Shrine (and Puppet Master). I was disappointed to find out that it wasn't the case. and that the Totem just clips through the ground instead of actually shattering but that's fine it's fine
The new update allowed a lot more synergies between archetypes, which is great! It made choosing cool-looking abilities from the other archetypes a lot less punishing, which made ability tree building more fun and intuitive. I think adding Totemic Shatter interactions with Puppet Master and Sacrificial Shrine would be a great addition.

 

You want to lose 40% of your health whenever you cast Totem?
Or two free puppets?
Cool!
But getting the ATree to work for that would be hard.
Tbh, they should rephrase Totemic Shatter even if they don't change the function.

 

Interesting idea, but I would only really use this for ritualist tho

 

yes and yes

Well you can already take Haunting Memory+Blood Sorrow with MotF+Totemic Shatter. I'm not really asking for ATree adjustments, just ability interactions, much like Fatal Spin-Lacerate or Sun Shower-Arcane Transfer.

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a preference is a preference

 

Honestly, I'm using totemic shatter on shaman, and it can itself, be an ability of dps, I'm using mainly the middle path (ritualist) and I can easily do lootrun of 100+ challenges when the game authorizes me, the secret dwell in using synergy with weapons, for example have you thought of using the zealot with totemic shatter ? Because, I do, and I honestly believe, it should be nerfed.
Adding synergy with other paths, would require a lot of skills, apm, and headaches, I would love to be one shoted by my totem using sacrificial shrine XD. I'm being sarcastic, but I'm sure, we would find a build to make it work with a lot of health regen.
Also, have you succeeded to develop the summoner archetype, while having unlocked Totemic shatter ? Because, I believe I once tried, and I could go only to the effigy on summoner side, and with a lot of sacrifice in mana reduction point.

 

I thought Totemic Shatter Acolyte would be pretty straightforward. The synergy would allow you to get to 15% blood pool quickly, making blood auras more spammable. You'd basically be going Totem-Aura-Totem-Aura, casting aura while your totem is midair.

If it drains too much, it can always be adjusted, much like Totemic Shatter's interaction with Regeneration.

I won't lie, I don't really play Summoner so no. But I did check the tree and yeah, you can only access MotF through Hymn of Hate if you're going Summoner-Ritualist, which is tough on the AP. Connecting MotF to More Puppets II should make it easier to access though, and it won't require moving any nodes at all.

I've recently started playing full Ritualist and yeah, Totemic Shatter is really fun to use! Totemic Shatter itself doesn't have any major problems. What I'm looking for instead are potential synergies now that Ritualist has opened up to the other archetypes with Haunting Memory's interactions with key Summoner/Acolyte abilities.

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Also I don't know if this would be possible, but Haunting Memory getting unlocked by *any* mask instead of just MotL would loosen up a lot of AP requirements. Though I understand that this tech wouldn't be easy to implement and would only benefit my proposed ability synergies, it would open up a lot of exciting possibilities for the ATree in the future.

If that's too complicated, we can instead have a system where some ability nodes are blocked by default, and can be unlocked by other nodes. Kinda like nodes blocking other nodes but in reverse.

 

As a summoner player, I would be very happy to see this interaction

 

Glad to hear it!

 

added a poll cuz i still think this is a good idea

 

totemic shatter make sac shrine go brr add this pls and ty

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oh and puppets yes also puppets

 

bump? i did a bump once. they locked me in a post. a necropost. a necropost with "Add Totemic Shatter synergy with Summoner and Acolyte".

 

me when the. when the totem

 

baby baby baby oohh, like baby baby baby noo, like baby baby baby oohh

add this to the game

 

i overheard that she was nineteen, she's got a fake id and a nose ring, those kinda girls tend to know things better than i do

and I'm dying to figure out what she's hiding, she's playing it cool but she's lying better than i do

*electric guitar intensifies*

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add this to the game pls and ty

 

bumper car

ct PLEASE I am begging I am on my KNEES give me this pls and ty

I want my totemless summoner fantasies to be REAL

 

this is a certified bump moment

 

yoinked from the depths of necropost

I've learned a bit after designing lots of abilities. I've realized that Totemic Shatter doesn't really fit with Sacrificial Shrine's design. However...

it would be SO COOOOLL PLEASSEEE ct add this pls I am BEGGING I want to be a motf aco main. I won't even take motl, just straight up motf WOULDN'T THAT BE COOOL?!?!?!?!?!

epic10char

 

me when totemic shatter synergy with summoner and acolyte: (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠) (⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠³⁠˘⁠)⁠♥ o⁠(⁠(⁠*⁠^⁠▽⁠^⁠*⁠)⁠)⁠o ┌⁠(⁠・⁠。⁠・⁠)⁠┘⁠♪ ಥ⁠‿⁠ಥ (⁠◕⁠ᴗ⁠◕⁠✿⁠)

 

Should I call a doctor, a therapist, a mentor, or a civil engineer? I don't really know anything anymore.

 

you should call the ct and tell them to add totemic shatter synergy with summoner and acolyte