Game Mechanics Shaman Totem Bomber

I'd had hoped 2.0 would turn my dream of Shaman totem bomber into a reality. It did not. Any Mineplex Bomb Lobbers enjoyers??1!

Here are my ideas. These could be implemented as abilities or major IDs. If you're too lazy to read I'll simply the poll options for you <3

1. Faster Flight

Think of this like the major ID 'Entropy' is to Mage's meteor spell. Faster meteors = more DPS, right? Faster totems means Totem Smash occurs more frequently - therefore making it a more viable source of damage. It was barely viable in 1.20 (I tried Absolution and Blightsaber in LI) and it's definitely not viable now players deal so much more damage. The player can choose to evacuate the explosion site and possibly sacrifice Regeneration or stay and gain a damage boost from Vengeful Spirit.

@FelixTape gave a good idea right before I posted the thread


2. Self-Destruct

There's a lot of ways this could be implemented though I do think it suits a major ID more than an ability. This could be detonation or simply self-destructing once the 30s uptime is over. The explosion would be the same size as the totem radius (meaning Better Totem would increase the size) and deal massive damage to enemies AND the player.

Totem, Aura, or Uproot are the spells I can picture as the detonators though I'd prefer Uproot the least as Ritualist already interferes enough (and I love uproot gunner - it's the only thing that makes Summoner remotely interesting). If, specifically, you had to hit your totem(s) with Uproot it may conflict with Summoner's Effigies.

Aura is the next best choice (but not the best) IMO as casting it could both cast your regular aura (it'd be like the shock wave actual explosions have) and detonate the totem. Totem-Aura cycle sounds cool right? Unfortunately, this would not work with Double/Triple Totem unless it involved shift casting.

The BEST CHOICE in my opinion would be shift-casting Totem. That way, the player can make use of Double and Triple totem to maximise this unique playstyle's DPS and safely inflict chaos :)

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I almost forgot! Narcissist needs a buff. I love it as a walk speed & hpr offhand but it's just a gimmick major ID that exists for the sake of existing. AT LEAST make it so 2/3 quick-succession auras emenate from the player with Double/Triple totem or cast a double/triple powered one.

 

Ong this is such an awesome idea

 

Make totems have ICBM range and become exploding long range nuclear missiles (true damage) (balanced)

 

Yes please kill Seeking Totem

 

Faster Flight would definitely make for a really cool replacement for Seeking Totem, especially considering the synergy with Mask of the Fanatic. It'd be neat if there were a dependent ability that added on some sort of defensive utility - slowness or weakness, perhaps.

 

For self-destruct, I'd just have it explode when the duration is up, with no trigger.

 

I forgot to add this option to the poll, fixed now.

 

I love skewing polls in my favor!!!!

(+1 tho I like these ideas a lot)