Berserker Strength proc, possibly all runes

[Itchybottom]

When my Polished Granite Tomahawk procs Berserker Strength on my rogue, every time the mob hits me it absorbs the hit as it should, but it also heals me. I wonder how long this has gone on with people abusing it? :D

[Yoite]

are you sure? i never noticed this when using my axe of the slayers, and i used it a lot, i also soloed a lot with it.

[Itchybottom]

Yeah, my level 11 rogue can kill even con NPCs, getting hit down to 60%, and by the time the fight is over if I'm lucky enough with procs, I'll be back in the 90's because of the rune absorb heals.

I'd also like to add, that damage shields aren't reporting messages or doing damage when this effect from the PGT is active.

[Lazortag]

Does it really heal? I've been using it forever and never noticed that.

[Lazortag]

Also, I should add that there's a buff I sometimes get (probably a shaman buff) that gives me the "your spell did not take hold" message when PGT procs. I'm not sure if it's supposed to do this because I don't know which buff does this, but I've only been noticing this recently.

Then again, it might just be giving the message because of one of my songs (as I usually don't twist haste-song or other similar stuff). Maybe someone who knows what they're talking about could enlighten me.

[mmiles8]

I've just tested berserker strength over and over on my enchanter. I nuked myself down to half and it never once healed me. I'll try it out with an actual PGT later, but that's the spell that it procs.

And yeah, it's a strength buff, it will overwrite lesser strength buffs and get blocked by better strength buffs.

Edit.. Nevermind I can't test it with an actual PGT. I don't have a character that can use it at high enough level to proc it.

[Striiker]

I've just tested berserker strength over and over on my enchanter. I nuked myself down to half and it never once healed me. I'll try it out with an actual PGT later, but that's the spell that it procs.

And yeah, it's a strength buff, it will overwrite lesser strength buffs and get blocked by better strength buffs.

Edit.. Nevermind I can't test it with an actual PGT. I don't have a character that can use it at high enough level to proc it.

I think the rune spells only help you with physical hits. I have had Rune on myself and took some nasty nukes from Goblin wizards and shaman in SolA. The rune is unscathed while I am down to half health.
I should also add that this effect does not happen with all runes. I use runes all the time and I wind up low health.. If this is happening, it's just with the Berzerker strength. It could be a heal that is also happening when it procs as opposed to the spell itself. I cast in on my enchanter pet now and then and haven't noticed any heals while he's getting smacked down.

[mmiles8]

I wasn't using it to try to prevent damage, I nuked myself to half prior to testing so that I could see if my hitpoints increased after casting the spell.

[Yoite]

the OP is saying that when the mobs hits, the spell soaks up the dmg but then also heals him for the dmg that it soaked.

so to replicate you would need to get dmged, rune, take some hits.

like i said i used axe of slayers a lot on my war and never noticed any kind of healing and i would have when soloing in my 40s with it. However it uses the proc Ramage which is different from the zerker str buff from tomohawk

[mmiles8]

Thanks for the clarification Yoite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZgCi2Vsdvg

There ya go. Half health to full in 3 berserker strengths by just sitting with newbie zone mobs beating on me while the spell was active.

This explains why enchanters are so popular and levelling so fast....:confused:

This probably should have gone in petition forum btw:
"Do not post exploits or bugs that may give an unintended advantage. Use the Exploit / Petition forum instead."

[Yoite]

awesome great work miles. did you test Rampage also? the proc from axe of slayers

[mmiles8]

Nope. My enchanter isnt high enough, but anyone else can test it, that took me all of 5 minutes to test fraps and upload.

[Lazortag]

So this is confirmed? How the fuck did I never notice this? I've been using PGT as my offhand for like 26 levels. Christ I'm a noob.

[Itchybottom]

So this is confirmed? How the fuck did I never notice this? I've been using PGT as my offhand for like 26 levels. Christ I'm a noob.

Incoming damage probably exceeded the runes value and you never saw the HP creep up, or just attributed it to client<->server desync in your head.

[mmiles8]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuAqv3DY9w4

Tested Rampage, same story different rune.

[Omnimorph]

Glad to see other people listing problems with the rune line ;)

http://www.project1999.org/forums/showthread.php?t=8945

I'd never noticed this healing from the berserk line though... so looking forward to testing it out :)