It's about a 10% nerf to the overall set damage. Furthermore the fact that they moved the damage of the set from the tornados to actual WW means that using 1-hand weapons isn't necessarily the best anymore.
which begs the question why not just use IK set since the damage multiplier is the exact same.
It's about a 10% nerf to the overall set damage. Furthermore the fact that they moved the damage of the set from the tornados to actual WW means that using 1-hand weapons isn't necessarily the best anymore.
which begs the question why not just use IK set since the damage multiplier is the exact same.
IMHO the best WE set isn't really wasted anymore.
The reason you do not use IK is because you still do not get the free 120%*5 = 600% dust devil damage. Where IK benefits a bit is if you do in fact use rend. And that to me is one of the biggest issues.
Like you said, it is roughly a 10% nerf from the 2500% weapon damage dust devils, that being said, moving the 6pc bonus to 600 or 800% would make it roughly the same or even buff the set, which would be really nice.
We need the 2pc Wastes bonus to "Auto Apply" rend, and then we need the 6pc bonus to increase all WW, Rend, and Overpower damage by 600%. THAT would be a major buff from what the set used to be, and would allow it to synergize much better as you do not need to interrupt your ww to apply rend anymore.
It would also be nice to see them create a weapon that is designed specifically for Whirlwind, as well as a Bracer that synergized specifically with Whirlwind for damage reduction. I personally do not like it being tied with CC using Ancient Parth, especially with the CC nerfs they have laid out recently.
It's about a 10% nerf to the overall set damage. Furthermore the fact that they moved the damage of the set from the tornados to actual WW means that using 1-hand weapons isn't necessarily the best anymore.
which begs the question why not just use IK set since the damage multiplier is the exact same.
IMHO the best WE set isn't really wasted anymore.
The reason you do not use IK is because you still do not get the free 120%*5 = 600% dust devil damage. Where IK benefits a bit is if you do in fact use rend. And that to me is one of the biggest issues.
Like you said, it is roughly a 10% nerf from the 2500% weapon damage dust devils, that being said, moving the 6pc bonus to 600 or 800% would make it roughly the same or even buff the set, which would be really nice.
We need the 2pc Wastes bonus to "Auto Apply" rend, and then we need the 6pc bonus to increase all WW, Rend, and Overpower damage by 600%. THAT would be a major buff from what the set used to be, and would allow it to synergize much better as you do not need to interrupt your ww to apply rend anymore.
It would also be nice to see them create a weapon that is designed specifically for Whirlwind, as well as a Bracer that synergized specifically with Whirlwind for damage reduction. I personally do not like it being tied with CC using Ancient Parth, especially with the CC nerfs they have laid out recently.
Those bracers were called Mortick bracers. Which were actually not over powered. They were only OP because of the original iteration of zodiac ring where you were able to proc when activating passive skills such as battle rage.
I dont have to play right now but how good or bad is that 400% ww dmg? and what about other new items?
It's about a 10% nerf to the overall set damage. Furthermore the fact that they moved the damage of the set from the tornados to actual WW means that using 1-hand weapons isn't necessarily the best anymore.
which begs the question why not just use IK set since the damage multiplier is the exact same.
IMHO the best WE set isn't really wasted anymore.
Like you said, it is roughly a 10% nerf from the 2500% weapon damage dust devils, that being said, moving the 6pc bonus to 600 or 800% would make it roughly the same or even buff the set, which would be really nice.
We need the 2pc Wastes bonus to "Auto Apply" rend, and then we need the 6pc bonus to increase all WW, Rend, and Overpower damage by 600%. THAT would be a major buff from what the set used to be, and would allow it to synergize much better as you do not need to interrupt your ww to apply rend anymore.
It would also be nice to see them create a weapon that is designed specifically for Whirlwind, as well as a Bracer that synergized specifically with Whirlwind for damage reduction. I personally do not like it being tied with CC using Ancient Parth, especially with the CC nerfs they have laid out recently.
IK is better unassumigly because it doesn't require the sue of zodiac to keep up WotB.
Being able to use skull grasp coe and compass rose or using skull and FandR are better dmg overall by far.
What about other set items and legs?