Custom Spells

[omgwtfh8]

The ranger aa's flaming / frost arrows are currently working, but fairly useless. They cost 3/6/9 aa's, and they grant the buffs flames / frost of kesh'yk i-iii. they do -10 mana regen and add procs for 25/50/75 damage on bow attacks at a moderately low proc rate, in addition the flames has a dot for a couple tics of the same damage and the frost has a 1 second stun.

It seems to me that if the damage were improved it would be a good way to make up some of the dps rangers lose from panther type spells, and make ranged combat for rangers more comparable to melee combat.

At the current proc rates something on the order of 150/300/450 might be appropriate, considering you will get far more chances to proc in melee combat with double attack and 2 weapons.

[Tyler]

Just checked.

Rank I now has a -15 resist
Rank II has a -30 resist
Rank III has a -50 resist check now

There are 3 types, Lightning, Fire and Ice. I suggest you cast Lightning or Fire for DPS
All 3 have been upgraded.

[omgwtfh8]

i think that the lightning ones have spells but no corresponding aa's so are impossible to access currently. Thanks =)

[omgwtfh8]

has the improvement to flaming arrows been implemented yet? perhaps a new spell file is needed before the change takes effect.

At rank 3 its procing for 75 damage with a 123 dmg dot (i think the dot is getting a focus effect). In its current state its adding less than 20 dps on average, hardly worth the mana drain let alone the aa's hehe.

[Tyler]

As with all spell related issues, a reload and most of the time also a new spellfile is needed.

[sarcon]

not so much a request but more a inquiry, in the spell coding as of now is it possible to create a dmg % reducing debuff?

I.E. a improved cripple spell that reduces the foes damage by 3%?

also for foes something new you could try is maybe a replenishing rune (IE you gotta surpass X dps on the mob whos rune replenishs every 10 seconds or so).

just curious more than suggesting is all.

[Tyler]

Dont think so Sarcon - but maybe our coders can code something!

[sarcon]

just trying to keep my mind open to brainstorm for new interesting things.

[Tyler]

yup - brainstorm is good

[Shin Noir]

Sarcon - I don't know there's a special effect with that component added, so it'd have to be custom. If you didn't notice the druid epic click (makes mob more vulnerable to damage by a percent) wasn't in game, but I coded it in and it's waiting to be implemented.

When I coded it in, I wrote a new function called FindTypeValue(). This function could be used along with a unique spell effect ID to establish what you're looking for, just find out where the attacker's damage is factored, and after all is discovered do a reduction if this effect is on.

Yeah, it's possible.