Epidemic and Fevered Dreams - Guild Wars Forums

Fezz · Mar 04, 2005, 05:52 PM // 17:52

Both of these skills say they transfer negative conditions to nearby foes. When it says "conditions" does that include Hexes, or is that just things like Bleeding, ect.?

Pyxis · Mar 04, 2005, 05:57 PM // 17:57

Its just conditions,
but would be nice to know the Range, from what I hear Epidemic is pretty sad range, don't know about Fevered if it fairs any better.

Sausaletus Rex · Mar 04, 2005, 08:25 PM // 20:25

Nearby is basically melee range without facing. That is, a tight circular radius around the target. If this is melee range :

X+X
XOX
XXX

Where O is you and + is where you can strike (ie that's the way your character is pointing) then nearby is something like this :

+++
+O+
+++

It's perhaps a little longer than melee range and it does differ from skill to skill but that's about the ide, it's PBAoE. Area of Effect based around a Point.

And, yes, Fevered and Epidemic only transfer Conditions - Burning, Bleeding, Poisoned, Crippled, and so on. Not Hexes, those are something separate just as hexes can't be removed by condition removal and vice versa.

Ellestar · Mar 04, 2005, 09:24 PM // 21:24

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Originally Posted by Sausaletus Rex

Nearby is basically melee range without facing. That is, a tight circular radius around the target.

I thought that what you describe is "adjacent". They really should standardize their skill descriptions so to remove inconsistency. When i translated skill descriptions for our fan site i translated "adjacent" as you described and "nearby" as... well, as "near"

(just in case if they mean different ranges). Well i was aware from the start that some skill descriptions should be corrected after playtesting because dev's descriptions are horrible

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sausaletus Rex

It's perhaps a little longer than melee range and it does differ from skill to skill but that's about the ide, it's PBAoE. Area of Effect based around a Point.

PBAoE = Point Blank Area of Effect, to be precise.

Sausaletus Rex · Mar 04, 2005, 10:01 PM // 22:01

Adjacent and nearby seem to be used interchangably. The ranges fluctuate over time, too, so it's hard to say exactly. It's close range, it's a circle around the target, that's the general idea.

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Originally Posted by Ellestar

PBAoE = Point Blank Area of Effect, to be precise.

Or Player Based AoE or Point Based AoE. There are several versions of that acronym but, of course, not everyoen even knows what PBAoE means in the first place so sometimes it helps them to be a bit more descriptive...

Mar 04, 2005, 05:52 PM // 17:52	#1
Fezz Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Alabama Guild: Charter Vanguard	Epidemic and Fevered Dreams Both of these skills say they transfer negative conditions to nearby foes. When it says "conditions" does that include Hexes, or is that just things like Bleeding, ect.?

Mar 04, 2005, 08:25 PM // 20:25	#3
Sausaletus Rex Death From Above Join Date: Dec 2004	Nearby is basically melee range without facing. That is, a tight circular radius around the target. If this is melee range : X+X XOX XXX Where O is you and + is where you can strike (ie that's the way your character is pointing) then nearby is something like this : +++ +O+ +++ It's perhaps a little longer than melee range and it does differ from skill to skill but that's about the ide, it's PBAoE. Area of Effect based around a Point. And, yes, Fevered and Epidemic only transfer Conditions - Burning, Bleeding, Poisoned, Crippled, and so on. Not Hexes, those are something separate just as hexes can't be removed by condition removal and vice versa. __________________ In my day, we didn't have virtual reality. If a one-eyed razorback barbarian warrior was chasing you with an ax, you just had to hope you could outrun him.

Mar 04, 2005, 05:57 PM // 17:57	#2
Pyxis Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2005 Guild: Heroes Etc... Profession: Mo/W	Its just conditions, but would be nice to know the Range, from what I hear Epidemic is pretty sad range, don't know about Fevered if it fairs any better.