3.3 test realm patch notes

[wrs]

I would have to agree. Otherwise, why the totem distance requirement.

And after rereading:

...from the active Fire Totem, ...

[Twyman]

ya i hate to see the AoE Stun go... but at least we are gaining AoE DPS. With it triggering the GCD... its not going to be any help to single target DPS.

[Redbeard]

For those of you quoting the 3 sec cooldown.. do you think you can keep that up, the fire totems have always had a hefty mana cost.

[Redbeard]

Ah. From what I read, people are making assumptions based on the current spells damage etc... I figured it would be the same, theyd just remove the totem mechanic.

I guess we'll see soon.

[Pocalypse]

The notes say it will have 'the same area of effect damage as the old fire nova totem'.

[HPAVC]

I think the best part of this is the 'from the totem', so for me on trash I would be consecrate/~holy wrath, on the shaman magma/nova.

On boss fights where magma don't last the length of the fight or you don't want your shaman that close to the mob. You have the opportunity to drop totems, back off and remotely aoe the mobs/boss.

So then I would be dropping wrath/searing totems and then backing off and then pulling the boss to the totems. During the fight the shaman's rotation would include some sort of nova if there adds summoned from the boss or what have you.

This is sort of true of the fire elemental totem, in that the elemental won't be the emitter of the nova, but the totem will be.