Some Backfire quetions to ask! - Guild Wars Forums

rugal nuker · Sep 10, 2005, 12:14 PM // 12:14

hey guys,

if i cast backfire on a foe... and the foe casts a spell..will it dmg the foe imediatly when it start casts it or will it wait till the foe finsh casting it then dmg the foe?

Pls do not ans when u are not sure...i need a CONFIRM ans... thx

Paine · Sep 10, 2005, 01:42 PM // 13:42

The damage will be dealt after the foe has finnished casting his spell.

rugal nuker · Sep 10, 2005, 02:27 PM // 14:27

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Originally Posted by Paine

The damage will be dealt after the foe has finnished casting his spell.

ty very much....well...that will be useless if my interupting ranger...

Bingley Joe · Sep 10, 2005, 03:34 PM // 15:34

Are you looking at it from a PvE or PvP perspective?

Cause many many mobs in PvE will simply cast right through Backfire and kill themselves while you're off interrupting something else..

It's a pretty deadly skill for PvE in my experience, and almost always useful somewhere. But yeah, an interrupting ranger will have to make sure they're only interrupting truly crucial spells while the target is under backfire.

Kamatsu · Sep 10, 2005, 10:59 PM // 22:59

Also if they are casting a long casting time spell and you don't have an interrupt ready/available and can get the backfire cast on them before they finish the spell... they will take damage from the backfire.

It doesn't matter that they started casting the spell before backfire got put on them because backfire gets triggered when the spell gets cast - thus it's irrelevant when backfire gets put on, only so long as it's on when they complete the spell.

Sep 10, 2005, 12:14 PM // 12:14	#1
rugal nuker Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Sep 2005 Profession: E/Mo	Some Backfire quetions to ask! hey guys, if i cast backfire on a foe... and the foe casts a spell..will it dmg the foe imediatly when it start casts it or will it wait till the foe finsh casting it then dmg the foe? Pls do not ans when u are not sure...i need a CONFIRM ans... thx

Sep 10, 2005, 01:42 PM // 13:42	#2
Paine Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Guild: Clan Plus [Plus]	The damage will be dealt after the foe has finnished casting his spell.

Sep 10, 2005, 03:34 PM // 15:34	#4
Bingley Joe Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2005 Guild: Philosophers of Denravi	Are you looking at it from a PvE or PvP perspective? Cause many many mobs in PvE will simply cast right through Backfire and kill themselves while you're off interrupting something else.. It's a pretty deadly skill for PvE in my experience, and almost always useful somewhere. But yeah, an interrupting ranger will have to make sure they're only interrupting truly crucial spells while the target is under backfire.

Sep 10, 2005, 10:59 PM // 22:59	#5
Kamatsu Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia	Also if they are casting a long casting time spell and you don't have an interrupt ready/available and can get the backfire cast on them before they finish the spell... they will take damage from the backfire. It doesn't matter that they started casting the spell before backfire got put on them because backfire gets triggered when the spell gets cast - thus it's irrelevant when backfire gets put on, only so long as it's on when they complete the spell.