Fire and Ice

Athis Strider

Athis Strider

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

California

R/Mo

On several missions, (with good pugs) the players asked the Rangers to load skills of opposite nature. For example Winter and Greater Conflagaration.
This is supposed to cause more damage, but I dont understand why?
My only guess is that the monsters healer can only deal with one condition at a time.
You would think these would cancell eachother.


Can some one explain?

Savio

Savio

Teenager with attitude

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Greater Conflagration changes physical-type attacks to Fire-type attacks. Winter changes elemental-type attacks, including Fire-type, to Cold-type. So with both of them up, you change physical attacks and all elemental spells to Cold attacks. In Hell's Precipice and other places with Fire-type enemies, it will increase the damage you do since they're weak to Cold-type attacks.

Athis Strider

Athis Strider

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

California

R/Mo

So is this more effective than 2 Rangers with winter?

Farin

Farin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Delta Formation [DF]

W/

It is indeed.

Josh

Josh

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

England, UK

D/Mo

I would've thought only 1 Winter would come in effect..?

It can't change it anymore? Physical to Ice, Elemental to Ice, it can't change it anymore with 2 set up?

Epinephrine

Epinephrine

Master of Beasts

Join Date: Mar 2005

Ottawa, Canada

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh
I would've thought only 1 Winter would come in effect..?

It can't change it anymore? Physical to Ice, Elemental to Ice, it can't change it anymore with 2 set up?
Read the bold:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Athis Strider
So is this more effective than 2 Rangers with winter?

Savio

Savio

Teenager with attitude

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh
It can't change it anymore? Physical to Ice, Elemental to Ice, it can't change it anymore with 2 set up?
Winter doesn't change physical attacks to Ice, just elemental attacks. That's why you throw in a Greater Conflag, to first change physical to Fire.

Athis Strider

Athis Strider

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

California

R/Mo

Ok now I think I understand. Its a convertion. Greater Conflagaration allows Winter to take advantage of the physical attack by converting it into elemental.
So all attacks are now elemental based , wich equals more damage because you are taking advantage of all the ppl in the group. Right?

Catalin Dracul

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

[DSA]

W/Mo

Correct

Athis Strider

Athis Strider

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

California

R/Mo

Thank you guys!