Just installed the game/launcher, running smoothly with a summoner.
I’ve always had this question about spellstorm since playing the og HGL, it seems that it’s not as damaging as spectral strike, just the warper emitting kind of energy circles around it, but not doing much damage. Am I misunderstanding something?
Both Spellstorm and Spectral Strike (mostly) replace the Warper’s default attack for the duration. (By memory the Warper may still perform the default attack, so it may mechanically be more akin to adding the option and letting the AI choose with some prioritization.)
The intent is, roughly, to trade more “bare” single-target damage for either Spellstorm’s AoE damage and a higher phase chance or Spectral Strike’s higher single-target and splash damage. In practice that may not play out exactly as intended, as the default attack is constant so it checks for phase more frequently and may have larger damage windows, but at least Spectral Strike has the clearer niche of AoE damage where Spellstorm tries to be a straight default attack upgrade. (Whether that’s an objectively worthy trade I can’t answer, as I haven’t tested it extensively in at least half a decade by now - but it rarely felt really worth it.)
Hey Bryan thank you, I still watch your HGL videos from time to time 