Curse

Carinae · May 20, 2006, 03:46 AM // 03:46

Oh yea, I meant to comment on that....

Shadow Damage ignores armor and is spell based. Check spell descriptions for Dark Pact and Shadow Strike among others.

Dark Damage does NOT ignore armor and is wand based.

VitisVinifera · May 21, 2006, 01:03 AM // 01:03

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Originally Posted by Carinae Dragonblood

I chose this over the Blood wand, even though I use Blood more often. I'm done with curses equipment now.

Why is your wailing wand green and the other guy's blue?

Carinae · May 21, 2006, 01:44 AM // 01:44

Read it again.

VitisVinifera · May 21, 2006, 01:49 AM // 01:49

durrrrrrr

and I haven't even started drinking tonight

well....that wailing wand brings up something. I looked on wiki at all the collectors, and all the wailing wands were +5 energy BELOW 50%, his is above. I assume that is a collector wand, not an insanely lucky blue drop......where is that collector, if you might know?

ThePadawan · May 21, 2006, 01:57 AM // 01:57

My Insightful Wicked Staff of Enchanting owns all greens, and it cost me 200g for the collectors, looted a mod that would need 10 hours of spamming droks to sell, and an enchanting mod off a guildie having some spring cleaning. That beats a 50k budget now doesn't it?

Zinger314 · May 21, 2006, 02:56 AM // 02:56

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Originally Posted by VitisVinifera

durrrrrrr

and I haven't even started drinking tonight

well....that wailing wand brings up something. I looked on wiki at all the collectors, and all the wailing wands were +5 energy BELOW 50%, his is above. I assume that is a collector wand, not an insanely lucky blue drop......where is that collector, if you might know?

Crafter, costs 5k + Mats.

Mandy Memory · May 21, 2006, 04:17 AM // 04:17

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Originally Posted by Ailee S

Im using Wailing Wand 20recharge/+5nrg and 20/20 accursed icon from desert collector... i sold my Villnars Glove as +1(20) adds what? 3dmg per hit? imo its not worth it as 36% @ half recharge and 4% @1/4 recharge... looks much nicer to me

... imagine ur SS recharged in 1/2s

Wrong. Its a 32% chance of half recharge and a 4% of 1/4 recharge....Proved by 3rd grade multiplication of fractions. (80% chance of failure * 80% chance of failure = 64% chance of failure or 36% chance total that it will hit.)

This 4% lower chance makes them slightly worse. Of course who cares how fast a hex casts...as long as it stays up?

Kcp · May 21, 2006, 08:53 AM // 08:53

You should be caring about how fast your hexes cast or any other spell for that matter. If you don't your not utilizing your build to it's optimum performance.

I dont like catching interrupts on a 2 second cast skill that costs 15 nrg....do you? I sure hope not. It can be detrimental to your party being constantly interrupted trying to get off a major damage dealer for your party. 1 vital interruption can turn the tide of any battle.

20fc/20fr + 20fc/20fr > 20fr + 20fr/20% chance @ +1.........In every circumstance. You guys shouldnt even be debating this.

Ailee S · May 22, 2006, 02:52 PM // 14:52

Sure it is BUT i didnt know there were 20fc/20fr wands... hmmm... are there any? if so, where? and the 20%@+1 sucks in any case in my opinion
AND i use this for PvE only thats why i dont consider fast cast as important as fast recharge

B Ephekt · May 22, 2006, 08:13 PM // 20:13

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i didnt know there were 20fc/20fr wands... hmmm...are there any? if so, where?

We wouldn't be talking about them if they didn't exist... They can be found in Vasburg Armory and the Leviathon Pits.

20% fast casting IS important, especially with the amount of 10-15 energy, 2 and 3 second cast spells in the curses line. Also, I think +1 for curses is nice, even if nothing else but as a switch, since you can get SS damage up to 39 on about every 5th cast.

Vincent_v_valentine · May 23, 2006, 12:53 AM // 00:53

i think the staff might work but 1 thing... in SF if u involve Spinal Shivers´to interupt the bosses and so on, u defenetly need cold dmg. i wouldnt mind using it in the Underworld