Thread: Spells: Necromancer Splurt
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Old 03-07-2015, 06:15 PM
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In that case the definition of effect formula 122 must be wrong.

Splurt has a min/base value of 1 for its spell effect, so the original formula was probably simply (12*tick) - 1, which would result in the same sequence as grimjaw posted.

Curse of the Spirits (shaman epic click) also uses the same formula with a min/base value of 1, and according to this its sequence was the same.
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11
23
35
47
59
71
83
95
107
119
131
143
155
167
167

1413 total

It does not do 179 the last tick. It does twice at the end.
Although an earlier post claims the extra tick was 179, it seems more likely that, given the formula, a spell with a fixed duration would produce the same damage as its final tick on the extra tick.

Another post about splurt (after the extended duration focus effect was changed to increased damage) corroborates this (note the damage on the extra tick).
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Extended Affliction has been changed to Burning Affliction, whereby the damage is increased by 1-20% at random (average +10%). Here's a log from a couple of days ago with a BA3 item in use: [Sun Feb 15 22:56:03 2004] You begin casting Splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:56:06 2004] Foul Pusling's body begins to splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:56:07 2004] Foul Pusling has taken 11 damage from your Splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:56:13 2004] Foul Pusling has taken 24 damage from your Splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:56:19 2004] Foul Pusling has taken 38 damage from your Splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:56:25 2004] Foul Pusling has taken 48 damage from your Splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:56:31 2004] Foul Pusling has taken 70 damage from your Splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:56:37 2004] Foul Pusling has taken 73 damage from your Splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:56:43 2004] Foul Pusling has taken 88 damage from your Splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:56:49 2004] Foul Pusling has taken 103 damage from your Splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:56:55 2004] Foul Pusling has taken 119 damage from your Splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:57:01 2004] Foul Pusling has taken 136 damage from your Splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:57:07 2004] Foul Pusling has taken 145 damage from your Splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:57:13 2004] Foul Pusling has taken 155 damage from your Splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:57:19 2004] Foul Pusling has taken 167 damage from your Splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:57:25 2004] Foul Pusling has taken 178 damage from your Splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:57:31 2004] Foul Pusling has taken 207 damage from your Splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:57:37 2004] Foul Pusling has taken 219 damage from your Splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:57:43 2004] Foul Pusling has taken 198 damage from your Splurt.
[Sun Feb 15 22:57:43 2004] Your Splurt spell has worn off.
The issue of an extra tick on dots/hots probably deserves another thread. I don't know what evidence led to it being intentionally removed 3 years ago, but many anecdotes show that it was possible.
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