Curse

arobmic · May 11, 2006, 08:45 PM // 20:45

I'm playing through my first character and I've just ascended. Had a few questions about some of the skills.

Immolate has been a favorite (among others) to pair with Flare and Fireball in taking out single enemies. But then I get Incendiary Bonds. More damage than Imm., 3 sec delay, aoe. But more cost and longer recharge.

I've noticed that IB doesn't always seem to set the enemies right next to my target on fire, or do the initial damage, consistently. Also, it doesn't always seem to last 3 seconds. And, it seems that if the monsters run away from the target and his area after it has been cast, they stop burning prematurely.

Am I not seeing it correctly?, or is this spell sometimes bugged? Maybe the AOE is just really small? Does it actually function like a flame trap, in that if you run out of the area you stop burning? I've been so frustrated that I've stopped using it and have just gone back to Immolate.
Thanks

kuwlij · May 13, 2006, 06:43 AM // 06:43

there supposed to burn however long the skill says they do. i have sometimes noticed even when using immolate that when s'thing's on fire it sometimes doesnt do the 3 seconds or so. IB is a good AOE spell esp when u are farming and pair it to and flame burst inferno cos of it's 3 sec delay they wont scatter untill you've unleashed the other 2. for single i'd stick to immolate. if u are mesmer try echoing it you can keep target almost constantly on fire which does a mark of rodgort effect and still keeps the versatitily of it being a cheap and powerfull at the same time

Darkgift Risen · May 18, 2006, 04:37 PM // 16:37

another fun thing is use IB then cast fireball..FB reaches target around the same time IB goes off and you can surprise the enemy with a good dose of damage..follow that up with IMMO and the target should be close to dead..

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