Mana Drain - need enchanter assistance

[Jimjam]

Hi Enchanters!

The 2005 class reinvisioning mentions some interesting things -

we will also be changing drains so that they only return the mana the NPC has instead of always returning the full amount.

If an NPC only has 100 mana and your spell does a 400 drain, you will only get 100 mana. This is a necessary change as most NPCs, including non-casters, are given small amounts of mana in order to power some innates.

i.e. prior to 2005 mana drain doesn't work as a tap - it simply gives you full mana amount for the spell regardless of how much mana the target had (as long as it had a mana stat?).

Can any enchanters confirm whether or not Theft or Thought gives the full amount every time? - it should do, but I am not sure it does!

It also appears it should be working on NPCs with innate spells, not just caster classes (in 2005 many NPCs had these, but I suppose 2001 and earlier some NPCs like dragons, etc also did).

Please post any info on how things are working regarding mana drain so this can be fixed if required [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]