Spells: Resist issue since patch thread

[kaev]

Originally Posted by Scrubosaur [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Correct, if you were using root it was very unreliable. Root was mostly used if you were going to DD stuff down as the mana cost was low due, cast time was fast but it had a short duration and low spell level. Once you reached the level that you could use Paralyzing Earth it was easy going for classes that could root/rot. The mana cost was high and the cast time was long but the duration was significant. Early guides mention that Paralyzing Earth had a lower resist level vs blues and usually lasted full duration. Paralyzing Earth was also a main source of CC due to the lack of people that played enchanters back in the day.

Even back then I wondered whether the higher level roots actually had a resist mod, or if it was just a matter of larger blue-range due to higher caster level plus better game knowledge that had the casters using their spells more effectively, i.e. killing low blues that had weak resists because of the level differential.