Hello there guys and girls,
Asking a question that has been on my mind for a long time.
I mainly use LENS OF THE FOCUSING IRIS in dungeons and raids and stuff like that,
now the question is:
“IN HORRIFIC VISIONS, would you use LENS or PROTOCOL rather?” (both rank 3)
My dilemma is the next one:
LENS OF THE FOCUSING IRIS : Does an outstanding damage in a short period of time and its easy to hit alot of enemies not having to be crowded in a small space.
PURIFICATION PROTOCOL: does 10 times less damage than IRIS, but stuns aberrations in HORRIFIC VISIONS for 3 seconds, and gives you 10% dmg for 8 seconds THAT DOES NOT STACK!!!
Has a VEEEERY LOW chance to instakill instide the beam, apsolutely NEGLIGABLE!
So the 10% damage, I dont hink I make up the 10times more dps with that buff for 8 seconds, the AOE is very narrow circle, 3 sec stun is a positive thing ok… but you get my point?
In HV use Protocol. Since most enemies are abberations you get the stun, increased damage, chance to outright delete mobs (which can trigger GotT and gives you Vision Hunter and the increased damage), and you can continue using your abilities.
Yeah, that’s the argument of people usually for PROTOCOL.
But my question is, since I didnt test it, do I ,make up the difference in damage with those 10% more damage in 8 seconds that IRIS did , and 3 second stun for 90% less damage … worth it?
And about chance to delete mobs, that chance is actually very low, I tried few times , NEVER happened xD
The thing is that it’s more than just the 10% damage. You get the benefit of the full duration of Vision Hunter and GotT, and it’s 40% less damage in most cases as most enemies in there are aberations.
Prootocol individually does less damage than Lens and cumulatively with everything else a lot more.
GotT has no effect on the damage of neither Lens nor Protocol, however if you get GotT from the latter it kinda does since you can continue using your normal abilies that benefits from the buffs of GotT. Using Lens locks you in a channel. The three second stun is also three seconds of safety from losing Sanity and when you start running with Long Night and Daredevil that’s a premium.
You can also use CD while you’re under the effect of GotT and such which makes them even stronger. I can recommend that you get a Weak Aura that shows when you have it and the time left on it.
Are you doing this with Masks on because I gind that if you the Pained Mask on this is impossible due to the stacking effects of the two Madnesses. In Org I see a clear difference in how I handle mobs when I’ve Scorched Feet in addition to Omonotopia.
