Is Lightning Spear / Tangletongue getting nerfgunned next update?

The problem is neither lightning spear nor tangletougue, it’s volt support.
It allows stupid screen clear ability just by moving short distances, nerf the number of charges per meter and it’s fixed.
Lightning Spear even with tangletougue is pretty crappy single target (due to lack of adds to chain through), I mean it’s good but not boss worthy. Most use Storm Lance to obliterate bosses.
People saying nerf this or nerf that without knowing how the build works is just FOMO or a lack of understanding of the build. I am playing it and just nerfing Volt from 3 charges per meter to 2 (or maybe even 1) would fix it’s silly screen clear and then a look into Storm Lance (which we can stack 4 of on a boss) needs some looking at as well (maybe cap at 2, 3 with the bonus one)

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Timbo Zero#8289 wrote:

The problem is neither lightning spear nor tangletougue, it’s volt support.
It allows stupid screen clear ability just by moving short distances, nerf the number of charges per meter and it’s fixed.

Ah that explains a lot!

I really like Volt with Snipe and I can only hope that charged skills (undesirable I'm sure in the try hard Div/hour game...) are buffed for Volt while instant casts are nerfed.

As I said the effect of Volt imo is fine, once it’s at 20+ all good and 30 (max) better. Problem is you can move for 2 seconds and then wipe out all in sight (this multiple screens stuff I keep hearing is pure BS, I am playing it and it doesn’t but does do some offscreen for sure).

It also sucks on any boss worth mentioning, you have to drop snipers mark, 4 shock lances and then for a little more dmg your berserk and LS and repeat (and even that’s not the optimal full rotation, it’s just the one I can be bothered with).

You’re also NOT unkillable, any boss one shot and you’re dead just like everyone else. So you still have to learn to play and learn the boss fights.

It is really good for breaches and for simulacrums (if you can play well enough) due to huge mob counts, that needs tuning down and volt giving 2 charges per meter (currently 3) would be a step in right direction imo. Better still give other builds equitable power ;)

i think it wont make difference. Ls build is not good vs bosses any way.

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KaiserBlade42#7840 wrote:

i think it wont make difference. Ls build is not good vs bosses any way.

Totally agree, people moan about LS when it’s Volt that clears so (too) well.
On any boss of note I drop 4 shock Lances onto a snipers marked boss, then berserk and LS till Lances need refreshing and repeat rotation. LS alone is awful on bosses in high tiers.