Had enough of the dot nerf already

[Cfullard]

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

Root the mob. Voila, you have it back.

So what's the point of a necromancer having a pet if you have to resummon the pet after every pull because the dotted mob beats the hell out of it every single pull and kills it?

[Sethius]

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

Get your facts straight sir. There was never a dot nerf in live in the classic game. Having actually played(unlike some of the people bouncing on the - this was in live - bandwagon) during live there was never a nerf to dots until late Luclin and that was only to certain spells. If THIS were the case, why would people be snare kiting things as a druid? I played a necromancer on live and played it almost exclusively off of dot kiting, there was no nerf, and I have no idea where this came from.

I did play live, as a druid, until lvl 52 on the druid. Quit shortly after Luclin came out, spent most of my time in kunark and then velious. This is exactly how dots worked during that time, and I was very well aware of it. If the mob was not feared, specifically, the mob took only 66% damage from dots. Druids that kited cried about it (including myself). I eventually started quad kiting, which doesn't use dots, but AoE DD's instead. I was much happier.

This never affected Necros much because it doesn't affect fear kiting. You should do some research and get your facts straight before jumping on the hate of those who jump on the it was this way in live bandwagon! (lol does that make sense)

[Sethius]

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

So what's the point of a necromancer having a pet if you have to resummon the pet after every pull because the dotted mob beats the hell out of it every single pull and kills it?

Fear kite, dots are not affected during fear.

[Uthgaard]

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

Get your facts straight sir. There was never a dot nerf in live in the classic game. Having actually played(unlike some of the people bouncing on the - this was in live - bandwagon) during live there was never a nerf to dots until late Luclin and that was only to certain spells. If THIS were the case, why would people be snare kiting things as a druid? I played a necromancer on live and played it almost exclusively off of dot kiting, there was no nerf, and I have no idea where this came from.

SEPTEMBER 13, 1999
DoT Changes:
If the monster is in melee with you, there is no change to how a DoT spell works.
If the monster is running away from you (fear, wounded, etc.), there is no change to how a DoT spell works.
If the monster is moving when the damage from the DoT is applied (happens every few seconds), it will take 66% of the damage that it would have taken.
DoT spells have all had their duration slightly increased. If the monster moves for 18 seconds during a fight, it will take as much damage from the DoT as it would before the patch. If the monster moves for less then 18 seconds during a fight, your DoT will do more damage then it would have done before the patch. If the monster moves more then 18 seconds during the fight, it will take less damage then it would have before the patch.

This is the nerf that never happened. Nevermind that this, and all of the other relevant patch notes have already been posted in the other threads on the topic, but those never existed either.

[Sethius]

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

http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/19990913.html

This is the nerf that never happened. Nevermind that this, and all of the other relevant patch notes have already been posted in the other threads on the topic, but those never existed either.

I'm glad you re-posted this because it confirms my memory was accurate when I said this is how it worked on live.

[johnny ringo]

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

Get your facts straight sir. There was never a dot nerf in live in the classic game. Having actually played(unlike some of the people bouncing on the - this was in live - bandwagon) during live there was never a nerf to dots until late Luclin and that was only to certain spells. If THIS were the case, why would people be snare kiting things as a druid? I played a necromancer on live and played it almost exclusively off of dot kiting, there was no nerf, and I have no idea where this came from.

lol u sad

[Kassel]

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

Get your facts straight sir. There was never a dot nerf in live in the classic game. Having actually played(unlike some of the people bouncing on the - this was in live - bandwagon) during live there was never a nerf to dots until late Luclin and that was only to certain spells. If THIS were the case, why would people be snare kiting things as a druid? I played a necromancer on live and played it almost exclusively off of dot kiting, there was no nerf, and I have no idea where this came from.

Just becouse you do not recall the nerf does not mean it did not happen. Proof has been posted in many threads. If fact the nerf is very late as should have been 6 month before kunark. It will be mitigated later as the nerf dots will have more ticks.

[Zuranthium]

The only problem seems to be that the formula for the reduction may have been implemented wrong. It seems to always round down in all cases.

For example, I tested out a DoT that does 12 damage a tick and it went down to 7 damage a tick against a moving mob. 66% of 12 damage is 7.92, so that should round up to 8, but instead it completely rounds down.

Or perhaps that was intended? I don't care either way, it's a deserved fix. DoT kiting = NO.

[johnny ringo]

also rofl at making a poll like this is some sort of democracy lol

[Kraftwerk]

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

DoT kiting = NO.

I'm going to continue DoT kiting with my bard alt, this is just like the dual wield change a while back. Only a minor annoyance and extending the time it takes to do something, but not eliminating it alltogether.