Jan 30, 2006, 12:17 PM // 12:17 | #1 |
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Take me where I cannot stand.
Guild: The Better Part of Valor
Profession: W/N
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Bloodstained Boots Fixed Now?
In the latest update, I noticed that there is new text on alot of items. Bloodstained Boots got some new text as well, and it has led me to believe that A-Net finally got around to fixing the boots. Take a look for yourself. Attachment included.
Please discuss. Has it really been fixed? Last edited by ShadowStorm; Jan 30, 2006 at 12:20 PM // 12:20.. |
Jan 30, 2006, 12:19 PM // 12:19 | #2 |
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Take me where I cannot stand.
Guild: The Better Part of Valor
Profession: W/N
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dang it, forgot the attachment.
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Jan 30, 2006, 12:28 PM // 12:28 | #3 |
Desert Nomad
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Oh Noes! The 'burbs!
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AFAIK, there was nothing wrong with them in the first place. Anet simply went through and clarified the descriptive text. People like to know hard facts, and finally Anet complied.
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Jan 30, 2006, 12:41 PM // 12:41 | #4 |
Forge Runner
Join Date: Jan 2006
Guild: Stars of Destiny
Profession: E/
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Guildwiki had a note that the bloodstained are broken because it only works on spells with a casting cost of 5 or greater.
I just checked the site and that note is now gone. So either they fixed the bug or the wording made it more clear how it worked. |
Jan 30, 2006, 12:41 PM // 12:41 | #5 |
Banned
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Initially the boots only affected spells longer than three seconds, but none were longer than three seconds. Now the boots have some value.
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Jan 30, 2006, 02:32 PM // 14:32 | #6 |
Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Cedartown, Georgia
Profession: R/
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Originally they were for the 5sec Animating spells ONLY I hear. But when the animating spells were buffed to 3sec anyway - the Boots lost all meaning. I tested them and they did seem broken.
The new text seems to imply they count for every corpse spell and are not broken :\ Might re-buy a pair. |
Jan 30, 2006, 02:40 PM // 14:40 | #7 |
Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jun 2005
Guild: The Amazon Basin [AB]
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good news...now where are they? lol
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Jan 30, 2006, 02:41 PM // 14:41 | #8 |
Jungle Guide
Join Date: Aug 2005
Guild: Arcana Animi [ARAN] (Currently recruiting)
Profession: W/
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I'd like some testing
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Jan 30, 2006, 04:16 PM // 16:16 | #9 |
Forge Runner
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Inside
Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]
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This is the third time I've posted this (search), but the boots are NOT fixed.
If they worked, all minions spells would cast at 2.25 seconds. But they don't. They cast at the usual 3 seconds. The boots are still broken. |
Jan 30, 2006, 04:27 PM // 16:27 | #10 |
Banned
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: maryland
Guild: InYurFace Gaming [IYF]
Profession: R/
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they are fixed, tried it, did it. talking to Gaile. they are fixed.
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Jan 30, 2006, 05:02 PM // 17:02 | #11 |
Forge Runner
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Grind is subjective
Guild: learn this please
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They are not fixed. I just tested it with each minion spell three times against the Student of Burning (it dies the easiest) with the Boots on, and on no occasion did it cast faster than 3 seconds.
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Jan 30, 2006, 05:08 PM // 17:08 | #12 | |
Forge Runner
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Inside
Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]
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Jan 30, 2006, 07:59 PM // 19:59 | #13 |
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: UK
Guild: Servants of Fortuna [SoF]
Profession: Mo/
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I still believe they will be adding longer-cast necro corpse spells in chapter 2, and the boots will work with these new skills.
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Jan 30, 2006, 08:11 PM // 20:11 | #14 | |
Forge Runner
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Inside
Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]
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25% casting reduction for all corpse targeting spells. All three minion spells are 3 second casts. So, with the boots, this should be reduced to 2.25 seconds 100% of the time. |
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Jan 31, 2006, 04:53 AM // 04:53 | #15 |
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Take me where I cannot stand.
Guild: The Better Part of Valor
Profession: W/N
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Yeah, after seeing this and making this thread about it, I decided to go and test them for myself, since the people responding weren't entirely conclusive.
I've found that they are indeed still broken. If A-Net really did intend to fix them with a current patch, they still haven't and need to take another look at what they changed. If they merely intended to update the text on them and not the actual function, then they succeeded at confusing lots and lots of players. What's going on A-Net? |
Jan 31, 2006, 07:21 AM // 07:21 | #16 | |
Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2005
Guild: The Exiled
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Jan 31, 2006, 07:45 AM // 07:45 | #17 | |
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: UK
Guild: Servants of Fortuna [SoF]
Profession: Mo/
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Feb 13, 2006, 03:16 PM // 15:16 | #18 |
Hell's Protector
Join Date: Jul 2005
Guild: The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]
Profession: D/A
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I tested these again last night, raising 50 minions with them on and 50 minions without them on - and all took exactly 3 seconds. I wonder if these will ever be fixed?
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Feb 14, 2006, 05:16 AM // 05:16 | #19 |
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Europe Server
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Is this something that would likely be changed after the World Championship on Feb 16 though?
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Feb 14, 2006, 06:50 AM // 06:50 | #20 |
Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2005
Guild: Gathering of Friends [GoF]
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I guess the best things about these boots are two-fold:
1. Aesthetics (although I don't like the looks of them). 2. It lets you know who believes the hype. |
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