2010-12-30, 07:43 AM
So, I have lv3 Adv. Dark Aura now, and I'm quite surprised by the DoT effect it has... namely
1) It definitely isn't 46% damage per second... My damage range is awful for my level (100%'d EW, etc) yet I'm doing 6.5-11k with the DoT tick. I assumed the range would be 0.46*1.3*dRange but even the minimum seen results would be on par with the maximum expected damage for lv30 Adv. Aura (not to mention the huge range between min and max). I've seen damage ticks around 250% of my max range...
2)The DoT actually applying to a monster is rather sporadic. It usually takes a few seconds to kick in and even then it'll only usually go about 4 ticks before it stops (it can stop at 1 as well though, seems random). Each tick is the same amount of damage as the previous, at least for the current application. Why it stops, I don't know, but it'll start working again after a few seconds. Also, moving out of range of the monster WILL NOT cancel the effect (though of course it's only going for 4 seconds anyways).
3) Whether or not the damage is actually done seems random as well... I've allowed several ticks to be applied to an enemy, only to poke it and see it at full health. It's buddy right next to it dies with a single poke... this I don't get. Damage being done or not seems to be determined in the first tick, and will follow throughout the duration until reapplication (so up to 4 ticks in a row, depending on when it stops and re-applies).
Since I only have lv3 and I applied all of the points at the same time, I can't really say how one point affects the damage of the DoT effect yet. Has anyone else noticed anything different about that part of the skill? So far all 3 auras seem to have some unintended quirks, would kinda like to know what I'm dealing with here, since I'm maxing Adv. Dark Aura first.
1) It definitely isn't 46% damage per second... My damage range is awful for my level (100%'d EW, etc) yet I'm doing 6.5-11k with the DoT tick. I assumed the range would be 0.46*1.3*dRange but even the minimum seen results would be on par with the maximum expected damage for lv30 Adv. Aura (not to mention the huge range between min and max). I've seen damage ticks around 250% of my max range...
2)The DoT actually applying to a monster is rather sporadic. It usually takes a few seconds to kick in and even then it'll only usually go about 4 ticks before it stops (it can stop at 1 as well though, seems random). Each tick is the same amount of damage as the previous, at least for the current application. Why it stops, I don't know, but it'll start working again after a few seconds. Also, moving out of range of the monster WILL NOT cancel the effect (though of course it's only going for 4 seconds anyways).
3) Whether or not the damage is actually done seems random as well... I've allowed several ticks to be applied to an enemy, only to poke it and see it at full health. It's buddy right next to it dies with a single poke... this I don't get. Damage being done or not seems to be determined in the first tick, and will follow throughout the duration until reapplication (so up to 4 ticks in a row, depending on when it stops and re-applies).
Since I only have lv3 and I applied all of the points at the same time, I can't really say how one point affects the damage of the DoT effect yet. Has anyone else noticed anything different about that part of the skill? So far all 3 auras seem to have some unintended quirks, would kinda like to know what I'm dealing with here, since I'm maxing Adv. Dark Aura first.
