Spells: Mage Bolt Line

[Palemoon]

Ok here is some fresh/hot info straight from Al'kabor about bolts:

-It is impossible to hit myself with a bolt spell. I can cast it with me as a target, but it will never land on myself.

-I could cast a bolt on my alt, and then use a fast cast noob nuke on myself and my nuke would land and then the bolt would land on my alt. I.E. your bolt can be traveling through the air to your target and its not going to mess up your current cast. You can cast multiple bolts too, lets you front load a bunch of damage on a mob (or player!) before they agro you.

-I CAN cast bolt with NO target. The bolt will then shoot out in a straight line in the direction I'm facing. The bolt WILL hit my alt in its path, even though I've not targetted anything.

-I can stand with my back to my alt, and target her and still use bolts. I.E. you dont have to "face" your target with bolts.

-I can confirm that bolts can hit unintended targets on its route to its target.

-IF you cast on a target in range at the end of your casting time (i.e. you have them on your actual target window), them backing off out of range wont save them from the bolt. I tried a dozen times to do the same without having the alt on target window, but the "wild bolt" never gets to them when they back up out of range. This was all done in a very long straight and obsticle-less giant hallway. This was not done with a bard running a million miles away at top speed, but confirms that the bolt will travel farther then the base 300 unit range if an actual target is used who then moves farther then 300 away.

I can verify all of the above quickly to any GM who wants to log into Al'kabor.

[Aelzrith]

Originally Posted by Palemoon

Ok here is some fresh/hot info straight from Al'kabor about bolts:

-It is impossible to hit myself with a bolt spell. I can cast it with me as a target, but it will never land on myself.

-I could cast a bolt on my alt, and then use a fast cast noob nuke on myself and my nuke would land and then the bolt would land on my alt. I.E. your bolt can be traveling through the air to your target and its not going to mess up your current cast. You can cast multiple bolts too, lets you front load a bunch of damage on a mob (or player!) before they agro you.

-I CAN cast bolt with NO target. The bolt will then shoot out in a straight line in the direction I'm facing. The bolt WILL hit my alt in its path, even though I've not targetted anything.

-I can stand with my back to my alt, and target her and still use bolts. I.E. you dont have to "face" your target with bolts.

-I can confirm that bolts can hit unintended targets on its route to its target.

-IF you cast on a target in range at the end of your casting time (i.e. you have them on your actual target window), them backing off out of range wont save them from the bolt. I tried a dozen times to do the same without having the alt on target window, but the "wild bolt" never gets to them when they back up out of range. This was all done in a very long straight and obsticle-less giant hallway. This was not done with a bard running a million miles away at top speed, but confirms that the bolt will travel farther then the base 300 unit range if an actual target is used who then moves farther then 300 away.

I can verify all of the above quickly to any GM who wants to log into Al'kabor.

In all my years of playing a Mage, I agree with his findings.

[Kelsar]

As of yesterday, I couldn't LoS high lvl mage bolt.

[Nixus]

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

As of yesterday, I couldn't LoS high lvl mage bolt.

Same.

Also as previously posted they were much faster on live. The "dissapation" we are seeing seems to be random.

[Silikten]

Update: Bolt speed is definitely more accurate. Nice job!

Still getting random "dissipation". I will try to fraps it so you can see how it is viewed from my screen. Looks like the bolt is trying to hit the front of the mob/pc rather than any angle (back,side, etc).

here is a video i made of the delay. You can kind of see a light source behind the bolt. Not sure what that is!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luxOdPZ1h4w

[Silikten]

Also, does anyone else remembering being able to stack bolts on a wall because you didnt need LOS, then when they rounded the corner they would eat like 4 bolts?

[Layne]

man people need to start showing some proof of "this is how it was on live". stuff im hearing seems so far fetched, yet it is being changed in game from what seems to me as some kids foggy memories of his level 20 main on live back in the day

[Silikten]

I specifically remember stacking bolts. But it might of been luclin era. That is why I asked. I played during Kunark to level 85 cap. Kind of had TONS of changes ><

[Silikten]

finally made a video....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey7RV...ature=youtu.be

[Nirgon]

Yeah, all of the above based on what I remember.