AoE Spells

[Tetrian]

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

The low level rain spells are broken on this server I think. Did a few tests with firestorm in oasis at orcs, and I could hit 4 targets 3 times. I remember them hitting 4 times max, so 4 targets 1 time, or 2 targets 2 times, or 1 target 4 times.

It's quite powerful compared to other AE spells, firestorm (lvl 12) on 4 targets is 3x4x28 = 336 damage for for 62 mana, or 5.42 damage per mana. Pillar of fire (lvl 16 researched target AoE) is 4x76 = 304, or 3.62 damage per mana. Also rains don't seem to be more resisted than other spells (but I think it was the same in classic).

The rain spells always hit for 4x3 waves (provided you had 4+ mobs stacked up and they stayed put.) Its was effecient on paper, but agro and the requirement for targets to stay in the area, mixed with the spells ability to hit the caster usually screwed it.

For kiting their effeciency isn't as good as the targeted AE spells, and in groups, having 4 or more loose mobs in camp getting hit by x damage by a softie is also pretty bad (The rains does a new targeting round on each wave, meaning its not nessesarily the same 4 mobs getting hit on every wave if there are more targets in the area) [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hell even in AE groups it kinda sucked, since it doesnt deal enough damage on enough targets compared to the PBAEs.