Stream of Slow

[Karawasa]

Basically, you select a target for this tower (can be ground targeted). A stream of stuff (ice, sludge w/e) goes from this tower to the target. This would be channeling. Creeps that get hit by this stream at any point are slowed, and perhaps damaged.

Thoughts?

[Guest GkJ-mo]

looks like what the glacier tower does right now, when combined with some sort of well-tower

[Guest 1mpulse]

sounds like a good slowing tower if micro'd properly

[Twilice]

But there must be a way of attack without micro mustn't it?

[Guest Sancdar]

Considering that the focus of many ideas is "if it's micro it's good" I'm hoping that the game will be playable without crazy micro, or Gip's over 9000 APM.

[holepercent]

i don't think we need so many micro-heavy towers... and what would be the range?

[Karawasa]

Why would this tower require micro? You would place it in a smart place, and just let it go, slowing the entire lane.

[holepercent]

the opening post says you SELECT a target/ground.. as opposed to the tower firing a stream of stuff in a line...

[Guest Sancdar]

Well, the "good" way to use it sounds like you'd be trying to sweep it across the lane just ahead of the lead creeps. Like Glacier, basically.

[Karawasa]

Glacier fooled everyone, it was not a stream of slow. It was simply a normal splash 'n slow tower with an interesting attack projectile . At any rate, this tower would work like you thought Glacier did...

[Guest Sancdar]

No, we knew how glacier worked, it just never hit the creep it aimed at if you let it manual. You either had to micro it intensely, ground attack one spot for low effectiveness, or use a level 2 ice tower instead.