[4xShaman Arena] Totem Loadout Changes

I didn't quite understand the 4 buttons layout in the original post, along with 4 separate totems per button click, with no cast sequence... but I think my totem layout is very similar:

I have 1 button for my initial /castsequence:

toon 1: tremor, healing, grounding, searing
toon 2: searing, tremor, healing, grounding
toon 3: grounding, searing, tremor, healing
toon 4: poison, grounding, searing, earthbind

Then I have another button (tilde) for adjusting fire totem:

normal: fire nova (good for when they get in range and i have issues targeting, this has no modifier as it needs to be accessible FAST)
ctrl: magma (can sniff out rogues coming into range (theoretically, I'm still playing with this.)
shift: searing (refreshing searing totems.)
alt: fire elementals (for bg fun)

I could probably add another button for refreshing groundings as others suggested. I might also swap out a healing for a mana spring, but in arena I have issues with health far more than oom issues (so far)

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Originally Posted by 'Dezeral',index.php?page=Thread&postID=45496#post4 5496

You need to space out your tremors to get the maximum benefit. Dropping two at once isn't going to shorten the fear duration any. By spreading them out, each one will pulse at a different time thereby limiting how long you are feared. I'm not sure if that is why he was saying 3 seconds or not though.

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I still have my Tremor totems staggered, and they're still the first totems I put down... I just don't stagger them with grounding totems. Why? You basically want to drop 4x grounding every 15 seconds no matter what.

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Originally Posted by 'Mosg2',index.php?page=Thread&postID=45595#post455 95

I still have my Tremor totems staggered, and they're still the first totems I put down... I just don't stagger them with grounding totems. Why? You basically want to drop 4x grounding every 15 seconds no matter what.

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If you're staggering your tremor totems, what are you doing while you're dropping them on the shamans that are not dropping them? For example, if shaman 1 drops a tremor and you wait 1 second then drop the 2nd tremor with shaman 2, what are shaman 3 and shaman 4 doing? And for that matter, what is shaman 2 doing when shaman 1 drops the first tremor?

Using a staggered castsequence will allow every shaman to get something on the ground each time you press the button. I agree that you should have a separate key for dropping all of your grounding totems at once. But if you're going to take the time to stagger your tremor totems first, then you could be dropping a mix of totems to get some defense/offense down ASAP.

If you stagger your tremors, then drop grounding, its going to take longer to get some grounding totems down.

Like this:

Pressing V has Bhumi and Apas drop Tremor Totem and Vayu and Tejas drop Poison Cleansing. Pressing V again does the opposite. Pressing 5 gives me all four Grounding Totems.

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Originally Posted by 'Mosg2',index.php?page=Thread&postID=45819#post458 19

Like this:

Pressing V has Bhumi and Apas drop Tremor Totem and Vayu and Tejas drop Poison Cleansing. Pressing V again does the opposite. Pressing 5 gives me all four Grounding Totems.

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If you're dropping two tremor totems at the same time, then they aren't staggered. They will pulse at the same time. Same with the poison cleansing totem. Dropping them at the same time means they will pulse at the same time.

Uh yeah, I understand that--But I get two that tick at one interval and two that tick 1.5 seconds later. That's "staggered". I'd prefer to have 2x and 2x than 1 each at separate intervals considering the range on them.

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Originally Posted by 'Mosg2',index.php?page=Thread&postID=45843#post458 43

Uh yeah, I understand that--But I get two that tick at one interval and two that tick 1.5 seconds later. That's "staggered". I'd prefer to have 2x and 2x than 1 each at separate intervals considering the range on them.

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What?

That's just dumb.

That's staggering two and casting the other two for no reason. What do you mean "the range"? What does it matter if you are dropping the two in the same place anyway?

One of my biggest problems with Tremor Totems, as I'm sure you've all dealt with, is running out of range before a tick goes off. This way I can move around a bit while I'm on GCD and get a nice spread of Tremor.

As an aside... No need to call it dumb. The natural assumption that something is stupid because it's not the way you do it is uh... Dumb :)

No, that fact that you use two identical abilities in identical places when they do not stack fits quite well under the slang definition of dumb.

...And the fact that you're incapable of comprehending simple English makes me question a little more than just your intelligence. If you want me to explain it to you like a child, I will.

I have my lead toon and one follow drop Tremor at the same time. When the toons are moving and you do this it makes a nice spread of the two totems... I don't just sit in one spot and drop them all in the exact same position. That to me is certainly a better option than having to press one button 4 times to get all four Tremors down. Sometimes I don't want to drop all of my totems in one spot; Maybe I want to spread them out. This facilitates that plan and while allowing more wiggle room in where exactly you position yourself.