ChainLightning buggy?

Ashley Twig

Ashley Twig

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

germany

Guild Of Openhearted Deeds

R/Mo

12 Sep 2005 at 11:28 - 1
Since 08/25 the following changed:

Chain Lightning: Increased cast time to 3 seconds; decreased damage to 10..85; changed recharge to 10 seconds; lowered maximum distance between targets

English isn't my native language, so where does it say, that the max.energy too is reduced by 10?

When my ranger fires ChainLighting not only is my energy reduced by 10 (which is quite expectable ), but the max.energy is reduced by 10 too.

Bug or feature?

Esrever

Esrever

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Looking For Guild

12 Sep 2005 at 11:33 - 2
Chain Lightning causes exhaustion, which drops your max energy for a while. Most of the other powerful elementalist spells do this.

Sekkira

Sekkira

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Canberra, AU

12 Sep 2005 at 11:34 - 3
I didn't know chain lightning caused exauhstion (god damn I still can't spell that word). Or maybe I'm thinking of another skill...

Mysterial

Mysterial

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Servants of Fortuna

E/Me

12 Sep 2005 at 13:19 - 4
Chain Lightning causing Exhaustion wasn't mentioned in those update notes because it already did that.

Ollj

Ollj

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

12 Sep 2005 at 16:17 - 5
I wonder how areanet deals with bug reports that are no bugs but simple game features players dont understand.

/Bug my skills randomly recharge or recharge slower!!!
/Bug I cant cast a skill with 12 energy when it conly costs 10!!!
/Bug sometimes i die all of a sudden losing over 500 health in a second!!!
/Bug my cape changed its color in the arena!!!

lishi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

12 Sep 2005 at 16:24 - 6
/Bug my uber farming invicible monks are died!

Mysterial

Mysterial

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Servants of Fortuna

E/Me

12 Sep 2005 at 16:24 - 7
To be fair, I really think some of those should have been on the interface. For example, Quickening Zephyr should cause the energy cost displays to update with the new cost.

Calnaion Blackhawk

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

England , Wiltshire

[mB] Mental Block

E/

12 Sep 2005 at 16:25 - 8
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ollj
I wonder how areanet deals with bug reports that are no bugs but simple game features players dont understand.

/Bug my skills randomly recharge or recharge slower!!!

/Bug my cape changed its color in the arena!!!
\ Diversion? Blackout? any mesmer spell...

/Happens when you join a team in an arena/tombs

Ashley Twig

Ashley Twig

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

germany

Guild Of Openhearted Deeds

R/Mo

13 Sep 2005 at 08:41 - 9
Quote:
Originally Posted by Esrever
Chain Lightning causes exhaustion, which drops your max energy for a while. Most of the other powerful elementalist spells do this. Since when?
I thought it was causing exhaustion on the target, not on yourself.

And based on my memory banks, chainLighning never caused that on the caster but only on the target.

Ollj

Ollj

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

13 Sep 2005 at 08:44 - 10
There are no skills that cause exhaustion on a foe.
If you would ever play the game you would have noticed that.

Ashley Twig

Ashley Twig

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

germany

Guild Of Openhearted Deeds

R/Mo

13 Sep 2005 at 08:54 - 11
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ollj
There are no skills that cause exhaustion on a foe.
If you would ever play the game you would have noticed that. Yeah, sorry, I only play 15 minutes/day

Tijger

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Mo/E

13 Sep 2005 at 09:35 - 12
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashley Twig
Since when?
I thought it was causing exhaustion on the target, not on yourself.

And based on my memory banks, chainLighning never caused that on the caster but only on the target. LOL.

No, when a spell has 'causes exhaustion' in the description, it means it causes exhaustion on the caster, not the target. This is to prevent spamming meteor/meteor shower etc which would make ele's with 70-80 energy simply way too powerful.

Ashley Twig

Ashley Twig

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

germany

Guild Of Openhearted Deeds

R/Mo

13 Sep 2005 at 12:03 - 13
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tijger
LOL.

No, when a spell has 'causes exhaustion' in the description, it means it causes exhaustion on the caster, not the target. This is to prevent spamming meteor/meteor shower etc which would make ele's with 70-80 energy simply way too powerful. Ok, I feel dumb enough already. Thanks.

Move this thread to noob- or dumb-stories.

To think, that my ranger has been using this spell for months, and I never noticed until yesterday makes me wonder, wether I might be scizophrenic. Some other "me" must've been playing and never told me.

Those multiple chars I play must've triggered some multiple-personality-thing in me.

Gomezie

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

13 Sep 2005 at 15:54 - 14
Always fancied using this skill .. not since the nerf tho :@