ice wizard spell

[tris-]

Does the AoE debuff in ice spec line for wizards; debuff heat or cold? i thought cold but then other people say heat uke:

 

[the_smurflord]

It says heat on most sites. Hard to tell really, until 1.50 that AE was a heat based spell with a heat resistance debuff. In 1.50 it got changed to cold damage, but it still appears to have a heat resistance debuff. It makes you very popular at the tanglers when teamed up with a fire wiz .

 

[liste]

easy to test. aoe something that are neutral to ice 2 times in a row.

compare the damage.

if the second attack has (+x) modifiers, the debuff is cold

 

[Meatballs]

It currently delves as cold damage, altho i think it still does heat :d

Searing wind (Single DD) use to be cold damage and debuff heat, but now its cold damage and debuffs cold.

 

[the_smurflord]

Well pygmy goblins are vulnerable to fire but resistant to cold. the PBAE spell does xxx(-xx) on them and a fire bolt does xxx(+xx) on them. Both the single DD / debuff and the AE DD/debuff both do xxx(-xx) on them. Of course this tells you nothing about what is being debuffed, only what type of damage is being done.
The single target DD / debuff I'm sure is debuffing cold resistance as I've noticed a moderate increase in damage after using it.
As for the AE, I dont know, I rarely use it.

 

[shani]

Hmm, I could test it with Vast, let him aoe debuff, then I'll kick in with aoe fire Could be great fun (and cash)

 

[Meatballs]

Checked it out now, since patch ae dd does cold damage, and debuffs cold. So for your first hit you nuke for say (-20) on cold resistant mobs, second cast you hit usually for like (+20).

I preferred it as heat, cold damage is resisted enough

 

[the_smurflord]

But this still doesn't clear up the fundamental problem with Ice wizards since the 1.52 patch.

WHY ARE ALL MY ICE SPELL ICONS NOW RED???
I WANT THE BLUE ONES BACK!

 

[tris-]

Originally posted by Meatballs
Checked it out now, since patch ae dd does cold damage, and debuffs cold. So for your first hit you nuke for say (-20) on cold resistant mobs, second cast you hit usually for like (+20).

I preferred it as heat, cold damage is resisted enough

what mobs are resistant to cold? there is only skeletons that i know off

 

[liste]

pygmies are resistant. most animals in cornwall are resistant.

oh, and not all skeletons are. the Catacombs ones arent

 

[Meatballs]

skeletons in armour are weak. (legionaires advisors etc)

fleshy zombies are strong i fink, humanoids are strong? some animals are strong?