Curse

stuffe · Aug 27, 2006, 10:47 AM // 10:47

It appears that siphoon strength is bugged in that it got a touch range instead of usual casting range. Either the skill is bugged or the description as some other assasin spells got touch range.

Arcador · Aug 27, 2006, 02:59 PM // 14:59

I hope they fix it in the upcomming update.

Zuranthium · Sep 10, 2006, 08:50 AM // 08:50

Why would you even want to use this skill in its current state anyway? Costs way too much energy.

Terra Xin · Sep 11, 2006, 09:49 AM // 09:49

well doesn't it give a -40 or so to attacks? It's also spammable, -40 damage will ruin any attacker, I think the energy cost is justification enough.

Hollerith · Sep 11, 2006, 06:57 PM // 18:57

You can hit tons of crits on the enemy, so you get the energy back quickly. After getting used to Assassin's Promise, I really hope they increase the range of this.

Cowboy Nastyman · Sep 12, 2006, 03:00 AM // 03:00

yea i noticed this too when i used it in a build the other night, the energy cost is a non issue +33% crits vs that target means more than ahlf your htis are gonna crit and regain you energy

Zuranthium · Sep 12, 2006, 03:53 AM // 03:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terra Xin

well doesn't it give a -40 or so to attacks? It's also spammable, -40 damage will ruin any attacker, I think the energy cost is justification enough.

You'll regain approximately 12 energy from the extra critical hits IF your target doesn't move at all, has no blocking/evade skills, AND you have 13 in Crit Strikes and 12 in Deadly Arts. You'd have to use both a Superior Rune of Crit Strikes and Major Rune of Deadly Arts to get the attributes that high if you want to keep your Dagger attribute at 12 and still do good damage.

But why are you attacking the Warrior in the first place??? You should be attacking casters. The negative damage part of the spell doesn't do anything to them. Which means you're using up your Elite slot, 3 net energy, 35 maximum health, and slowing your attacks down slightly (to recast the spell every 10 seconds) just to gain the added damage of about 4 extra critical hits over that duration. IF they don't run at all and have no evasion.

NOT worth it for serious PvP.