Up until Thursdays Patch I have been running around West DC killing, among other things, Dismal Poles. With very few exceptions, I one shotted these mobs when using Solar Flare. After today's patch that is no longer the case. At first I thought I was imagining and started to look over my buffs, then my equipment, then if I was using BSPS but it was all there. Tonight I heard more of my clan members asking the same thing. So, either we all gone crazy or something changed and we are doing less dmg. I am playing a level 55 SpS.
Anyone with information regarding this issue please feel free to add your 2 cents here.
huh...I really didn't notice any change on my SH, but a sorc I was talking with said he was needing to 2 shot mobs he used to 1 shot before. As for me I still kill the same mobs in the same amount of hits before. I might be doing less damage but it's obviously still enough for me to continue leveling as I have been. Guess I should of kepted track of the damage I was doing...so I can't really say I notice a change or not.
I think Dismal Poles are not undead anymore, thus your Solar Flare will not do extra SACRED attack. Prolly that's why u are not doing the same damage as before.
Nope Bishop's nuke doesn't work on living creatures only on undead.
SPS Solar Flare is a nuke for all creatures, but when u fight against undeads (undeads have weakness to sacred attack) u score more damage than usual.
Also Holy Weapon buff does not work on magic attacks any longer, so combine that with the change in some monsters and people will need alot more nukes on the mobs than they did before.
Also Holy Weapon buff does not work on magic attacks any longer, so combine that with the change in some monsters and people will need alot more nukes on the mobs than they did before.
Where was this stated??
I thought this was one of the new big things that they added in C4? And it already gone?? LAME! :mad:
I think Dismal Poles are not undead anymore, thus your Solar Flare will not do extra SACRED attack. Prolly that's why u are not doing the same damage as before.
Hmmm.. Solar flare is still considered sacred dmg, and the weakness icon on the trees still say Sacred attack weak point does it not? I dont see why Solar flare would do less dmg. Bishops/Elven elders not being able to nuke is another matter though....
Also Holy Weapon buff does not work on magic attacks any longer, so combine that with the change in some monsters and people will need alot more nukes on the mobs than they did before.
Where was this stated??
I thought this was one of the new big things that they added in C4? And it already gone?? LAME! :mad:
ya because nuker dealed so few damage as is, they needed that upgrade badly.
I went to FG last night on my Sorcerer and didn't notice any difference at all. I've been hunting there for 4 or 5 levels, so I know what dmg I do to the mobs. It didn't change a bit. But an SpS was there with me and asked if the mobs had changed, as he was doing less dmg than before.
Xanthus, it's something all the nukers I've talked with said. They didnt gain any ++dmg from it when nuking undead mobs.
Then it's bugged and should be reported as such.
Read from somewhere that spells being effected by holy weapon was a bug in pts and was supposed to be removed when C4 came live.
Thank you for this pointer. I just confirmed on my account that using Holy Weapon on Dismal Poles have no effect at all. If this is wrong or right is beyond me but at least it explains it.
Think this relates to the change in the way sacred/dark attacks now are treated both in PvE and in PvP. Sorcs won't see as much of a change, as the other sacred/dark attacks.