Healing Seed skill...am i reading this wrong? - Guild Wars Forums

DragonRogue · Mar 06, 2009, 09:49 PM // 21:49

So Im not sure if this is the correct area to put this. I have noticed that the skill Healing Seed doesnt seem to be working the way I am reading the definition. The definition says that "for 10 seconds, whenever target other ally takes damage, that ally and all adjacent allies gain XX health." So I take this to mean that it should work the same way Seed of Life does since the description is the same (barring the amount of allies healed), However when I use this skill it only heals one time in that 10 seconds, not whenever damage is taken during that 10 seconds. So my question is, is this a bug with the skill that its not working correctly, or is my understanding of or the decription faulty? And if it is my understanding of how the skill works, then why do the two skills have the same definition and same recharge time?

Haxor · Mar 06, 2009, 09:54 PM // 21:54

Are you sure the target is actually taking damage and not losing health?

makosi · Mar 06, 2009, 09:55 PM // 21:55

"Adjacent allies" is pretty close range so it works well if you are healing closely packed melee.

If you use it on a warrior who is standing in a Fire Storm, that warrior will be healed for the stated amount each time he is damaged, and so is his adjacent allies.

Giga Strike · Mar 06, 2009, 10:22 PM // 22:22

Are you sure it's not getting stripped? Where are you using it?

Arlan · Mar 06, 2009, 11:34 PM // 23:34

Seed's fine Dragon - heals only those really close to who you slap it on - only when they take damage obviously (life steal does not count) . Multi mellee group is what it's for - also works on minions as well.

DragonRogue · Mar 07, 2009, 12:33 AM // 00:33

i wasnt talking about the extra ally heals. ignore that. i was talking about the person its laid on. However we have figured this out. once i lay this skill on the tank i can only see the initial heal tho the tank can see the rest of them. so its seeming that there is a bug here. we are also hearing of tanks and others who are not seeing the healing numbers off of seed of life either. so there is something in the display about monk blue numbers that is glitching, either for the monk, or the ones getting healed. and btw, im not the only monk in my alliance this is happening to either. and it doesnt matter where we are in the game. we tested this in isle of the nameless and it still is happening.

So close thread. im moving this to the bugs threads.

snaek · Mar 07, 2009, 12:51 AM // 00:51

the initial "heal" you are probably seeing is the divine favour bonus. i do not think it is a bug; you should not be able to see the healing done for each trigger because you are not doing the healing, the skill is. the ui should trigger similar to how [vigorous spirit] does. (i could be wrong though)

technically [seed of life] should work the same; however i think the way they programmed it, it was easiest to make it work as a party heal, and so that is why the monk will see all ui triggers for the skill.

DragonRogue · Mar 07, 2009, 04:25 AM // 04:25

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Originally Posted by snaek

the initial "heal" you are probably seeing is the divine favour bonus. i do not think it is a bug; you should not be able to see the healing done for each trigger because you are not doing the healing, the skill is. the ui should trigger similar to how [vigorous spirit] does. (i could be wrong though)

technically [seed of life] should work the same; however i think the way they programmed it, it was easiest to make it work as a party heal, and so that is why the monk will see all ui triggers for the skill.

Interesting, however i can see all the heals that vigorous spirit is doing too. so this still doesnt explain this issue. plus, if the monk cant tell someone is actually getting healed by his skills, spells, whatever, then how can we be effective monks? i stopped using this skill because i thought it wasnt doing anything. Plus we are also having some who cant see when seed of life is healing either but some can. so this was why i was asking this question.

Mar 06, 2009, 09:49 PM // 21:49	#1
DragonRogue Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle, WA USA Guild: Demon Dawg Knights Profession: E/Me	Healing Seed skill...am i reading this wrong? So Im not sure if this is the correct area to put this. I have noticed that the skill Healing Seed doesnt seem to be working the way I am reading the definition. The definition says that "for 10 seconds, whenever target other ally takes damage, that ally and all adjacent allies gain XX health." So I take this to mean that it should work the same way Seed of Life does since the description is the same (barring the amount of allies healed), However when I use this skill it only heals one time in that 10 seconds, not whenever damage is taken during that 10 seconds. So my question is, is this a bug with the skill that its not working correctly, or is my understanding of or the decription faulty? And if it is my understanding of how the skill works, then why do the two skills have the same definition and same recharge time?

Mar 07, 2009, 12:51 AM // 00:51	#7
snaek Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2006 Profession: N/	the initial "heal" you are probably seeing is the divine favour bonus. i do not think it is a bug; you should not be able to see the healing done for each trigger because you are not doing the healing, the skill is. the ui should trigger similar to how [vigorous spirit] does. (i could be wrong though) technically [seed of life] should work the same; however i think the way they programmed it, it was easiest to make it work as a party heal, and so that is why the monk will see all ui triggers for the skill. Last edited by snaek; Mar 07, 2009 at 12:54 AM // 00:54..

Mar 06, 2009, 09:54 PM // 21:54	#2
Haxor Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2008 Guild: Legion of the Feng Huang [ASH]	Are you sure the target is actually taking damage and not losing health?

Mar 06, 2009, 09:55 PM // 21:55	#3
makosi Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: "Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff. Guild: Requirement Begins With R [notQ] Profession: Me/	"Adjacent allies" is pretty close range so it works well if you are healing closely packed melee. If you use it on a warrior who is standing in a Fire Storm, that warrior will be healed for the stated amount each time he is damaged, and so is his adjacent allies.

Mar 06, 2009, 10:22 PM // 22:22	#4
Giga Strike Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: stranded in vabbi this time Guild: None [N/A]	Are you sure it's not getting stripped? Where are you using it?

Mar 06, 2009, 11:34 PM // 23:34	#5
Arlan Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: FaT Profession: Mo/	Seed's fine Dragon - heals only those really close to who you slap it on - only when they take damage obviously (life steal does not count) . Multi mellee group is what it's for - also works on minions as well.

Mar 07, 2009, 12:33 AM // 00:33	#6
DragonRogue Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle, WA USA Guild: Demon Dawg Knights Profession: E/Me	i wasnt talking about the extra ally heals. ignore that. i was talking about the person its laid on. However we have figured this out. once i lay this skill on the tank i can only see the initial heal tho the tank can see the rest of them. so its seeming that there is a bug here. we are also hearing of tanks and others who are not seeing the healing numbers off of seed of life either. so there is something in the display about monk blue numbers that is glitching, either for the monk, or the ones getting healed. and btw, im not the only monk in my alliance this is happening to either. and it doesnt matter where we are in the game. we tested this in isle of the nameless and it still is happening. So close thread. im moving this to the bugs threads.