I was thinking on how Tempest could work and I had few ideas that I would like to share here. Firstly I don’t believe that elementalist will get a sword, I don’t think sword fits the class or the name “Tempest”.
My prediction would be that Tempest will use a Warhorn (to call the winds) on the off hand or a Mace (summon the winds) on the main hand, with a range similar to the Scepter’s. I can imagine this specialization to be all about control and support via slow/chill and blind, knock downs and stuns but with fewer skills that deal damage. I would love to see also some new mechanics on the utility skills such as pull, taunt or float effects.
Utility Skills Examples:
- Summon a tornado that pulls enemies in and blinds them,
or Summon a tornado that floats enemies that caught on it, enemies get a small damage when they land.
- Release forward a line of 5 mini whirlwinds that knock down foes they touch and cripple them. The whirlwinds disappear after they hit an enemy, if not they continue moving on random directions for few seconds until they fade away.
(the cast works as “Fiery Whirl” but without the caster moving)
- Create a storm wall that slows enemies that try to cross it and applying fury to your allies. (also could apply other boons like quickness – but maybe too op, or swiftness)
- Summon a wind storm that vanish you and your allies into thin air for a few seconds (stealth) the storm applies 3 stacks of vulnerability with each pulse to the enemies that stay inside it.
- Summon a cyclone that applies taunt to the enemies and gives stability to the allies that try to touch it. The cyclone can be killed.
Any thoughts?!
(edited by Jaetara.4075)