The Dot Stack Thread *TM

[valithteezee]

I could be foggy on the necro lines but shamans/druids could stack. Can any old school necro's confirm?

[Castle]

Druids, Shaman and Necro's are overpowered enough without dot stackings, no ty.

It's classic. But hey, while we're at it we can make a "Cure DD" potion that negates all the damage a wiz/mag nuke would do. Sound good, lovely?

[Verdu]

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

For druids, http://web.archive.org/web/200008221...ds.com/dot.htm

That's good info. Thanks.

I remembered Druids being able to stack at least some spells, and that list makes sense.

[Castle]

http://web.archive.org/web/200008221...ds.com/dot.htm

After extensive research from multiple classes, EQDruids has decided that we are most DoT friendly with other classes.

Druids can stack with themselves ONE of each section
Stinging Series: Stinging Swarm, Creeping Crud, Drones of Doom, Drifting Death
Flamelick Series :Flamelick, Immolate
(ie Immolate and Crud stack - Stinging and Crud DO NOT)
So far the Stinging Swarm, etc series stack 100% with all the Necromancer, Enchanter, and Shaman lines of all levels.
If you find a stack combination that DOES NOT work please email us.

Breath of Ro stacks with Stinging Series and Immolate Series

Winged Death stacks with Breath of Ro, Stinging Series, and Immolate Series

At Level 53, Immolate, Drifting Death, Breath of Ro, and Winged Death Stack.

Note that 2 druids casting a stinging series DOES NOT STACK. The way for 2 druids to stack is for one to cast Immolate and the other to cast a stinging series.

Druids apparently couldn't stack dots from the same "line." Stinging Swarm and Creeping Crud were the same line and as mentioned above did not stack. Sure you can stack from different lines just like necros could do darkness, blood, lifetap dot, etc. But not the same line.

[pewpeat]

if everyone is just gonna come here and feking cry big tears for an IWIN button. then I propose rogues get quadruple backstab from the front. and no spells of the same line did not stack! were you born on the emu? jesus fuck lets get some real work done here

[valithteezee]

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

http://web.archive.org/web/200008221...ds.com/dot.htm

Druids apparently couldn't stack dots from the same "line." Stinging Swarm and Creeping Crud were the same line and as mentioned above did not stack. Sure you can stack from different lines just like necros could do darkness, blood, lifetap dot, etc. But not the same line.

Yeah, I'm a little foggy was getting WD confused as a stinging line. I just remember getting WD and stinging swarm at the same time. Link clarifies things.

[DarthPeon]

This is in response to the OPs original post about inferior dots not stacking with superior dots of the same line, same class. Not to be confused with any edits they make to claim something else


You're wrong and I suggest you spend time to research what you think does not work as intended in the future.

The issue was addressed and rescinded from p99 by Uthgaard.


Uthgaard
03-07-2011, 08:32 AM
Working as intended.

What you had before, where every dot stacked with any other dot, was the bug.

http://www.project1999.org/forums/ar...p/t-28855.html

And here are the patch notes from July 24, 2002 - When they allowed multiple classes the ability to cast the same dot and exceed the 15 stack limit. However as mentioned in the patch notes - that still not to mean inferior versions of the same dot stacking.


We've made two changes to the way spells stack.

Damage Over Time (DoT) spells are spells that linger on the target
doing damage. Until today two different characters could not have the
same DoT spell on the same target. As long as one copy of the spell was
active any new version of the spell would not take hold. After today
the same DoT spell cast by different casters can affect the same target
at the same time. Also, if you cast a DoT spell on a target and you
already have that spell active on it, the spell will refresh. (Note: It
will not be possible to stack Lifeburn).

This does not allow for inferior spells to stack along with superior
spells. (Example: Two Necromancers can both land Boil Blood on the same
target. However, Heat Blood, being an inferior spell, will still not
stack.)

Full patch notes below

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/hist...es-2002-2.html

[Castle]

Pewpeat, true, but shamans didn't have "lines" of spells, they had two types. Shaman DoTs stacked. If you disagree brah, L2Read

DarthPeon, is correct, but that doesn't refer to Shaman DoTs since Shamans didn't have "lines" of DoTs. This is proven by the links I provided to sworn testimonies in early 2001. That means the Necro blood line or darkness line, and the different druid lines don't stack with themselves.

Druids and Necros, don't cry it's classic, that's the way it was intended.

[DarthPeon]

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

L2Read

I suggest you learn to comprehend.

The retards you quoted did not understand they were overwriting their weaker dots with the stronger dot. And yes it does refer to all dots, it just so happens the example was made with the necro line by the original dev.

[Darwoth]

dots did not stack in classic, some new additions to the various lines did in kunark (winged death stacked with drifting death, splurt with whatever necro magic dot and so on)