anyone else think its pathetic that......

[Zoeila]

blizz 2 a cross class skill is stronger than tri disaster....... seems like a waste of a cool animation too...

[Altimis]

blizz 2 a cross class skill is stronger than tri disaster....... seems like a waste of a cool animation too...

Tri-Disaster have its own purpose, its not suppose to be AOE DPS, its binds everything for 30s and DOTs not break it

Bliz 2 is for obviously, AOE DPS everything around

[Puwarh]

Tri-Disaster have its own purpose, its not suppose to be AOE DPS, its binds everything for 30s and DOTs not break it

Bliz 2 is for obviously, AOE DPS everything around

You mean by applying DoTs does not break it or DoTs ticking does not break it?

[Altimis]

DOTs ticks will not break it

Any direct damage dealt to target binded will still break it, example Miasma dealt minor damage upon hit, its will break binds

[tOnni3]

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So is Bliz 2 then ?

[Alistaire]

blizz 2 a cross class skill is stronger than tri disaster....... seems like a waste of a cool animation too...

Well, tri-disaster was a thing before arcanist had bliz 2. I know when we lost thunder I didn't like it at first, but seeing bliz 2 applications in dungeon runs I'm very glad to have it, to the point I get mildly annoyed when other smn don't use it. Use it! More than 1 mob up and all your dot/fester stuff is done: bliz 2.

That being said it would be a good idea to do something with tri-disaster...except it does have a use so people would complain if it was changed, and a straight augment past bliz 2 potency would probably be unbalancing.

[Zoeila]

Tri-Disaster have its own purpose, its not suppose to be AOE DPS, its binds everything for 30s and DOTs not break it

Bliz 2 is for obviously, AOE DPS everything around

how is this even relevant when your pet will break it....

[Viridiana]

how is this even relevant when your pet will break it....

Just don't have your pet attack it. >_>

Pretty easy on Garuda HM (also pretty much the only time I've ever used the ability). Just keep Garuda targeted and tri-disaster as the feathers spawn; with good timing and cooperative allies you can ignore the feathers altogether afterwards.

[Ryuko]

I can't remember the last time I used Tri-Disaster outside of PvP or a moment in PvE where I needed to bind everything and not die. Either way, the cast is so long that swiftcast almost always accompanies Tri-Disaster, so yes, the animation is sort of wasted. Blizzard 2 costs less mp, does more damage, AND takes less time to cast. The only time I could see Tri-Disaster being 'better' is if you need to AoE but absolutely CANNOT get near the mobs. But... in almost every case I am spamming Blizzard 2, it is easy enough to dodge AoEs. As others have said, Tri-Disaster was really the only AoE 'filler' before we lost thunder. I was also sad that I lost thunder (it's more single-target dps) but I view blizzard 2 as an acceptable alternative, especially since the other caster is REALLY good at AoEs as it is.

[Riyos]

Tri disaster is a shitty aoe, but it's a GREAT binding spell, it saved my life so much times in t7