The spirits duration is too short! Also the cast time is like a stun. It is almost mandatory to unlock the node that reduces cast time and spend at least 2 points on it. Sometimes spirits wont use the projectile ability cause they disappear too fast. And with 16-18 points left to spend since you need to reduce cast time feels impossible to make it work. Honestly I think the skill was just fine you didnt need to change how it works.
Edit: The node that reduces cast time hardly makes a difference even with 4 points on it. Guess rip skill if not for a hotfix. Wandering spirits lich may need to find new build path 
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No, have to disagree with you. This skill needs a massive overhaul to function in MP this is intending to fix the massive screen cluster. I would hate to see the screen if 4 players were using this skill all at the same time.
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Still the cast time needs a change its like a self stun. And they changed the visual so it wouldnt hurt multiplayer. But the skill got nerfed too much. Auto cast or not, it lost so much damage due to the duration changes. They could increase the cd more instead of making them last less. Sometimes they dont use the poison projectile even though i spec it
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Then that makes this a bug report instead. I played the skill and itās no worse than the VKās devouring orb stand to cast the skill. Even if it is instant you still have to stand still to cast.
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Nah, itās pretty terrible now.
Nope, disagree. What I donāt understand is that some players continue to think that an OP low-level skill should be a screen-clearing skill. It should not be.
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That cast time isnāt ālike a stunā any more than the cast time on any other skill that has one is - you were just accustomed to it being instant. Itās only jarring because you arenāt accustomed to it not being instant yet. When you get over it youāll realize that youāre currently being very dramatic.
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I mustāve built my Lich wrong, Wandering Spirits were never quickly clearing screens for me (Death Seal, Reaper, Wandering Spirits, Transplant, Spirit Plague).
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Wandering Spirits deals 40% more damage and gains 4% increased damage per intelligence (from 4% increased necrotic damage). But they buff it. sorry if my english is not good:D
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Unfortunately, that buff didnāt come close to being as good as it used to be. They disappear too quickly for most of them to even throw a poison bolt, and make you stand still (this one is more QoL than build breaking)
Wandering spirits was never op clearing skill. It was something extra. It was a consistent source of damage, not much damage but it was there. Now the damage is gone. Even though it seems like a buff the spirits are out less time so they dont do damage
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Even if it seems to be a buff, they disappear too quickly so the spirits dont have time to do the extra damage. Spirits was never a skill to solely rely on but it was some consistent damage. Now they are gone too fast. They could make it so that fewer spirits are spawned or increase the cooldown. Since they almost halved the duration the damage went way down
I donāt play that class much so I donāt understand it all changes. btw, they said "
** Aims: Increase the effectiveness of the skillās base functionality and offer more build options, while reducing visual noise, reducing the power of Spectral Putrescence and making autocast less appealing. Also reduce the number of nodes with downsides, as these can often feel bad to take, even if theyāre your best option. ".*
and i think they want you focus to channeling it instead of cast it
** Added a new node that makes Wandering Spirits deal more damage to cursed enemies and more damage to damned enemies.*
** Added a new node that changes Wandering Spirits into a channelled skill and greatly increases reveal rate.*
sorry if i wrong:D
Well you are not wrong and I have not tried channeling them yet. Maybe thats the way to go now. I agree with them to make autocast less appealing too. I just felt there is not enough time for them to make a difference
Wandering Spirit was a nice sustain for a Lich. By attacking often, it was a small but permanent source of leech.
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Yeah of course thats why the duration changes made the skills almost useless.
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Iām not sure things are working as intended, either. I have 4 points in Lingering Souls, and my spirits are disappearing after 4 seconds (the first few that actually have the time to be revealed for the duration of the spell). The passive tree for Wandering Spirits seems to be working against itself with itās current duration anyways (if it were working properly). Thereās no point in spending 4 points to get 2-3 spirits to last 40% of 4 seconds since the rest of the spirits wonāt benefit at all, expiring early due to the duration of the spell ending in 6 seconds.
Anywho, I never tried the spell pre patch, but Iām definitely going to try and figure out what to replace it with. Itās become more of a vulnerability than itās worth
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