Ninja Patch to channeling made playing casters frustrating AF

[zelld52]

There was a ninja patch to channeling around 2022. No longer can an Ogre get max shrunk and stand with back in a corner to avoid spell interrupts.

[Sun Apr 20 14:56:42 2025] You begin casting Enstill.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:43 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 69 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:43 2025] Decayed soldier tries to hit YOU, but misses!
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:44 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 136 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:44 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 136 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:44 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 74 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:44 2025] Your spell is interrupted.


[Sun Apr 20 14:56:47 2025] You begin casting Enstill.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:47 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 136 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:47 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 80 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:47 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 136 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:47 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 91 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:48 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 108 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:48 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 108 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:49 2025] Your spell is interrupted.

[Sun Apr 20 14:56:50 2025] Your spell fizzles!
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:50 2025] You begin casting Enstill.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:51 2025] Decayed soldier tries to hit YOU, but misses!
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:51 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 41 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:51 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 108 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:53 2025] Your spell is interrupted.


[Sun Apr 20 14:56:54 2025] You begin casting Enstill.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:54 2025] Decayed soldier kicks YOU for 35 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:55 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 136 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:56 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 69 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:56 2025] Decayed soldier tries to hit YOU, but misses!
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:56 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 63 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:57 2025] Your spell is interrupted.

[Sun Apr 20 14:56:58 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 85 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:58 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 108 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:58 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 46 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:58 2025] You have been knocked unconscious!
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:58 2025] You begin casting Enstill.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:59 2025] You are conscious again!

[Sun Apr 20 14:56:59 2025] Decayed soldier tries to hit YOU, but misses!
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:59 2025] Decayed soldier hits YOU for 30 points of damage.
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:59 2025] You have been knocked unconscious!
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:59 2025] You have been slain by decayed soldier!
[Sun Apr 20 14:56:59 2025] Your spell is interrupted.

[azxten]

https://project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=395675

But is it classic yet? Someone tell me if a level 1 can still channel easily with 1 skill point.

[cd288]

Channeling was always too easy on P99

[loramin]

Originally Posted by cd288 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Channeling was always too easy on P99

[Wakanda]

Originally Posted by cd288 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Channeling was always too easy on P99

Agree with this. I remember trying to solo a a Cleric was fairly painful back in 1999. I could generally get one nuke off in the opener or pull (nuke always broke root if I chose to use it), and simply getting beat to death because I basically couldn’t cast a single spell once a mob was on me. Meanwhile my cleric on P99 face tanks mobs like it’s NBD, chain casting whatever I want, when I want [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Also I genuinely know that rogues could never tank mobs from the front while soloing [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] but that’s a diff topic. Like yes I knew about frontal backstabs in PvP and jousted often, but it 100% never worked on mobs. Literally ever, if it did they wouldn’t have created chaotic stab as an AA because literally no one would have ever taken it. Instead it became a core ability for a reason [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Jimjam]

I remember timing my casts to happen between enemy swings on live. I don’t even bother to consider bashes here.

[Lune]

Originally Posted by zelld52 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ninja Patch to channeling made playing casters frustrating AF

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[WarpathEQ]

Yeah definitely straight face tank casting on my gnome wizard right now. Get interrupted maybe 50% of the time standing in the open during combat taking hits, almost never standing with back against the wall. Seems like channeling isn't really a consideration (pretty sure those fails would show as fizzles?!?) that its actually mob push that causes the interrupts. Ogre shaman with frontal stun immunity almost never interrupted.

[zelld52]

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

Yeah definitely straight face tank casting on my gnome wizard right now. Get interrupted maybe 50% of the time standing in the open during combat taking hits, almost never standing with back against the wall. Seems like channeling isn't really a consideration (pretty sure those fails would show as fizzles?!?) that its actually mob push that causes the interrupts. Ogre shaman with frontal stun immunity almost never interrupted.

I don’t get interrupted constantly, but max shrunk as an ogre with back shoved in a corner, and I still get interrupted like 25% of casts

[WarpathEQ]

Originally Posted by zelld52 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don’t get interrupted constantly, but max shrunk as an ogre with back shoved in a corner, and I still get interrupted like 25% of casts

do you get interrupted less when not shrunk? 25% seems wayyyy higher than my experience, but I never shrink myself on ogre.