This one is pretty simple and straightforward. I have a build I want to try that involves the Halvar’s set, but it’s hampered by the 1 second cooldown on the avalanche boulder procs on the 3 piece bonus. I’ve seen other similar effects get boosted in the frequency which they can trigger (such as Rule of the Simoon) so I figured, it doesn’t hurt to ask! If the Halvar’s proc could be boosted a bit- 2x per second, or 3 per 2 seconds or whatever seems reasonable, I think it would feel a lot smoother and more impactful.
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I think the following could solve this situation: The cooldown recovery speed should apply to triggered abilities. If this were done, many equipment sets and other unique items would receive a good buff.
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Or cast/attack speed perhaps? CDRS probably makes more sense though.
Whats your build idea, if I may ask?
TLDR: I feel you OP and plus one to remove item CD
I would just like to add I love coc or items that can proc unique effects or spells, but when they add cooldowns to the special effects it can be unsatisfying. And typically it becomes worse as there is no way to reduce/remove the cooldown to an “acceptable” amount. I understand that most set items are old and in the process of getting a rework. And I understand cd’s were put there for balance intentions.
Sadly I believe it’s just a situation of newer content power creeping old items into a negative spot by comparison. And a lack of spare resources to address these issues in a timely matter that satisfies the player base.
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I’ve always liked this idea. It’s a clean, generic solution to making all of these types of procs feel better, and also adds another itemization goal into the puzzle. I can understand the hesitation to make it universal- not wanting to melt their own servers with too much spell spam- but I don’t think that’s as much of a concern these days as it was back when these things were initially designed.
It’s a silly/janky automated spellcast loop with Avalanche into Earthquake into Aftershocks into more Avalanche boulders. Also generating a decent amount of Storm Stacks/Bolts. I tried making it before, but the 1 second cooldown meant it didn’t sustain itself very well, and was also just slow moving. Especially when you factor in the “drop” animation delay. Same problem as Meteor in that sense.
That must have gone through a lot of mana when everything procs. I did something similar with some aftershock on hit proc idols which then proc’d boulders, I think I got ~2 after shocks per hit & 2 boulders per aftershock which was quite expensive.