Growing swarm rework idea

fenn1539 · January 2

this is a small one but it always felt like it could be interesting to me being that it should be made into a self target ability since the fectherling infection can still be applied to multiple targets at once with growing swarm being attached to only one makes it awkward to use and we dont have that many on self abilites but they are FAR more interesting in their use due to how they let YOU be the center point of the AoE being good for melee dps and tanks who get in the middle of the action epsecially since its a stamina morph which again, leans into the melee idea of the ability.

AcadianPaladin · January 2

I like your idea but not enough to give up Growing Swarm. I would happily give up the other morph, Fetcher Infection, for the one you propose. I have no use for Fetcher Infection. My mages and archer love Growing Swarm and, since it lasts 20 seconds, don't care if it costs mag or stam to use.

ESO_Nightingale · January 3

Tbh growing swarm's aoe DoT aspect should be a baseline feature of swarm.

ViggyBoi · January 23

ESO_Nightingale wrote: »

Tbh growing swarm's aoe DoT aspect should be a baseline feature of swarm.

true and real swarm just feels like a nerfed stripped down version of itself specifically so it could be split into 2 morphs. if the selling point was minor vuln the game has long outgrown that, especially if its damage was spread sheet balanced around that 5%.

ZhuJiuyin · January 23

My expectation for Growing Swarm is: "Commands a Swarm to attack a target, channeling for 4.8 seconds, dealing bleed damage to the target and enemies within 5 meters every 0.6 seconds, and inflicting Minor Vulnerability on the target. You recover 5% of the damage dealt as health."

ESO_Nightingale · January 23

ZhuJiuyin wrote: »

My expectation for Growing Swarm is: "Commands a Swarm to attack a target, channeling for 4.8 seconds, dealing bleed damage to the target and enemies within 5 meters every 0.6 seconds, and inflicting Minor Vulnerability on the target. You recover 5% of the damage dealt as health."

the animation is you open your mouth and then a massive swarm of bees flies out.

ZhuJiuyin · January 23

ESO_Nightingale wrote: »

the animation is you open your mouth and then a massive swarm of bees flies out.

You remind me of Imhotep from The Mummy.

ViggyBoi · January 23

ZhuJiuyin wrote: »

My expectation for Growing Swarm is: "Commands a Swarm to attack a target, channeling for 4.8 seconds, dealing bleed damage to the target and enemies within 5 meters every 0.6 seconds, and inflicting Minor Vulnerability on the target. You recover 5% of the damage dealt as health."

Ah yes, the BEEam

fenn1539 · January 30

MAN! i didnt expect so much agreement this long after i had taken a break from the game! XD also dude the mummy is LITERALLY like the sort of thing i wish it was of a growing loctus swarm eminating from you and maybe since you have to be point blank, make it so it has the lifesteal feature i saw someone mention to make it like the tank morph to the other ones multi targetable single target dot that lets you spead out a dot for magicka dps builds while growing swarm is the stamina tanks go to....