Zealots Fire = Broken

Mr D J

Mr D J

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Join Date: Jun 2005

So, I was using zealots fire for a while on my monk, starting from lvl 12 or so.. At level 12 it was dealing 12 Damage out of 26 it was surposed to... Once I leveled, the damage dealt by it was increased by 1 point and whenever I increased my smiting attributes, damage was increased by 1 point too... So I'm a lvl 20 and Zealot's Fire is at 33 Fire Damage... I go up to aatxe and omg it only deals 17... I go out to trolls and 17?!?!? Is it glitched or was it like this always? I've seen zealots fire deal 104 dmg to aatxe long before smiting skills nerf...

dgb

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Mo/Me

Or you could be doing fire damage, which is modified by armour. I suspect aatxes have a truckload of armour.

Mr D J

Mr D J

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Join Date: Jun 2005

^^^^
I was thinking that but I saw Zealots fire deal 104 dmg before the skill nerf to an aatxe so I dunno really

Str0b0

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Carolina

N/Me

It is fire damage and not holy damage. Fire damage is mitigated by armor and yes aataxes do have a truckload of armor and then some.

Wrath Of Dragons

Wrath Of Dragons

Burninate Stuff

Join Date: Aug 2005

New Mexico

E/Mo

i have never seen zealots do over like 18 to an ataxe. thats why i also never bring a fire build down there either. their armor is insane

Mr D J

Mr D J

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Join Date: Jun 2005

Well I really dunno but when I had a fire nuker, my attacks used to deal full dmg to aatxe (ex. 106 or so from meteor) I forgot the exact values but damage wasnt reduced whatsoever

remmeh

remmeh

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

Apathy Inc [AI]

R/Mo

The 104 you saw was Zealot's damage to a Nightmare.

Mr D J

Mr D J

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Join Date: Jun 2005

Well OK, but how will you explain leveling up increasing the damage?

Savio

Savio

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Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Spell damage only does 100% of listed damage when you're at level 20. Read.

Ole Man Bourbon

Ole Man Bourbon

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Atlanta

GONG

W/E

There's a level-based damage mod in the game. The critical hit mod is also based on level in addition to attribute pts. Obviously, increases in attribute points will increase damage as well.

Rayne Nightfyre

Rayne Nightfyre

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Acolytes of Lyssa [AL]

Me/A

Other common monsters that people use/have used Zealot's Fire on are Griffons, Minotaurs, and Trolls. You'll notice it doesn't do the listed damage on them either. There's nothing wrong with the skill, many monsters simply have elemental resistance to certain elements. It's the same principle as a fire spell such as Fireball only doing 50-ish damage when it's listed to do 119. Now, use Zealot's Fire against an Ice Golem or something similar, and you'll notice the damage going well above the listed amount.
Hope this helps to further clarify it.

Veneficus

Veneficus

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Join Date: Jan 2006

UK

Quote:
Originally Posted by Joker The Owner
Well I really dunno but when I had a fire nuker, my attacks used to deal full dmg to aatxe (ex. 106 or so from meteor) I forgot the exact values but damage wasnt reduced whatsoever
Not true,

Rodgorts at 12 fire only deals around 33 to aatxe

Mandy Memory

Mandy Memory

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

USA

Xen of Sigils [XoO]

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ZF was nerfed...but thats not what you are talking about. You are just seeing armor.

Mr D J

Mr D J

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Join Date: Jun 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Veneficus
Not true,

Rodgorts at 12 fire only deals around 33 to aatxe
I had a nuker about 6 months ago so lol dont blame me

byteme!

byteme!

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

On Earth

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Joker The Owner
I had a nuker about 6 months ago so lol dont blame me
Then your claim of said damage done to said monsters "6 months ago" has no relevance at all to your comparisons.

Mr D J

Mr D J

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Join Date: Jun 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by byteme!
Then your claim of said damage done to said monsters "6 months ago" has no relevance at all to your comparisons.
Thank you, you "really" opened my eyes

/sarcasm off

lol...