Game Mechanics: Q: How do DoTs Work Here?

[LazyFuj]

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

It is on a list to look at dots now. I cannot remember exactly how dots stacked. But I thought it was a straight up, no two of the same spell. But you could actually have multiples of the same line. I remember having to coordinate with same class, to see who was going to cast what level of dot, in order to be most efficient. But you could not have same dot on a mob twice.

I have not looked at the code for dots, nor had I even remembered exactly how dot stacking used to be until it was brought up in this thread.

When this will be worked on? Not by me this week. Probably not next week either. At this point it is not game breaking, and it is not in the category of an "easy fix", so it will be on the back burner.

Haynar

proceed with other bugs, and slowly forget about this one! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Loretta]

Damn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] hope I didnt screw over all you druids & necros by just asking a question! Personally I think its a big oversight for DoT's to not stack, so if they are currently stacking I dont see a issue tbh - Not being able to cast the same lvl 50 DoTs gimps using more than one or two of the same DoT classes where other DPS can be stacked with no penalty -

It was something vague I recalled from back in my druid days. Disliking when "My swarm has worn off" etc. and I go /wtf [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[drplump]

50 druids can solo naggy if they all cast their dot at the same time this is way to over powered!

[siinge]

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

50 druids can solo naggy if they all cast their dot at the same time this is way to over powered!

made me lol about druids soloing naggy

its not game breaking atm but at least its recognized that it will be looked at in the future, its an easy fix

it was changed before kunark i remeber it being an issue in PoS

[Atennu]

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

It is on a list to look at dots now. I cannot remember exactly how dots stacked. But I thought it was a straight up, no two of the same spell.

If you're going to look at the player dots you should also look at NPC dots. 2 spiderlings can double stack weak poison on you. And we all know how weak poison is death touch on this server.

[Haynar]

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

If you're going to look at the player dots you should also look at NPC dots. 2 spiderlings can double stack weak poison on you. And we all know how weak poison is death touch on this server.

The dot stacking would work both ways. So it would be all or nothing. But it will get looked at eventually.

Haynar

[vageta31]

In "true" classic dot stacking worked like this.

Druids: No two dots of the same line could stack, ie; drones couldn't stack with stinging swarm. The higher level spell always overwrote the lower one. I know this without a doubt as I played a druid from late beta till Kunark time and kiting took a long time. You could however stack a drones type with the flame type. Right now Druids are highly overpowered with their DoTs due to this oversight.

Shamans: Dots of the same line could stack, though not the same ones obviously. You could load up 3 poison DoTs and 3 disease DoTs if you were so inclined and was what made the Shaman the king of DoTs. It works this way on the server thankfully. EB + VoTS + Plague + Affliction is nasty.

Necros: I'm not 100% sure of this but I believe it was similar to druids. One spell from each line of DoTs, but thankfully necro's had different lines so could always stack them up.


When multiple people of any type try to use the same DoT on a mob what's supposed to happen is the higher level player spell overwrites the lower players. Right now... well let's just say a group of Shaman could destroy the Dino in OOT with 6x EB + Plague.

[Aaron]

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

Look at mage pets first imho. Anywhere i go i see blue con mages raping stuff that already puts a drain on my mana as it is. They don't even have to cast a nuke to solo stuff that would normally take me 2 min's to kite.

QQ

Why do people always think it's about balancing classes? It's not. It's about fixing things to how they were in classic. Also, if a mage doesn't nuke to solo a mob, he gets 25% exp from it.

[Lonedrahon25]

Yes for the love of god quit whining about Mages. Its obvious that your a necro and are QQing because ur not the necro thats on live right now. I honestly dont feel that mages are at all OPed on here. Thankfully their not like how live is, or we wouldnt need anyone, ever....period....

[Aeolwind]

Not a place for a class balance discussion guys. Thanks for the feedback, but I don't want to derail this post. Going to move it to bugs.