Don't get me wrong, Destruction is amazing and all that but a mage (particularly Chem spec) outputs comparable/greater damage in PvP. @Raeri's doing some very, very nice damage now he's gone Aquachem. It's definitely a much more noticable PvP damage buff for warriors/guardians/monks though.
The place Destro really shines is bashing, where it does have a clear damage bonus over anything else - throw in that ascendant critical rate and it's fairly obscene how much higher your kill rate is.
Just be sure to not melt the other special snowflakes with your fireballs.
Bonus points if you do, killing other Ascendants with Ascendant powers is up there with decapping a Knight off your rebound.
Also welcome to the conflict of Ascendants who want War domoth just so their special snowflake fireballs are that bit more special than everyone elses.
The divine voice
of Avechna, the Avenger reverberates powerfully, "Congratulations,
Morkarion, you are the Bringer of Death indeed."
You see Estarra the Eternal shout, "Morkarion is no more! Mourn the mortal! But welcome True Ascendant Karlach, of the Realm of Death!
Spending 25 essence to gib a fire vulnerable mob is hardly wasting.
Fire vulnerability does not mean it takes double damage. It's not as hyped for mages as you think unless you have a terrible staff, like Aqua's. (Am I the only one taking no damage from aqua staves?)
Spending 25 essence to gib a fire vulnerable mob is hardly wasting.
Fire vulnerability does not mean it takes double damage. It's not as hyped for mages as you think unless you have a terrible staff, like Aqua's. (Am I the only one taking no damage from aqua staves?)
Hey Munsy, it's not that Destro is any more powerful in PvP, my staffblast actually does 2% more damage than my Destro and my Pyrocannon does 4% more damage (both 100% fire damage) - with your staff its likely even more when averaged out due to Poison damage type. But Destros base damage in PvE is 17% higher than that of my staffcast and 14% higher than my Pyrocannon from testing on beasts. Its speed on a Faeling is only 5% slower than my Merian staffcast with a pentangle.
Note: This is based on a 21 Int Merian vs a 21 Int Faeling - level 3 damage rune. The staff/cannon both had Hexangle and Pentangle, they also had a 12.5% damage buff from the Mage GC artie which does not apply to Destro.
Basically - if I was a Faeling TK relying on shieldstun for burn levels I'd Destro in PvP. If I was a Merian/Mugwump Chemancer/Melder I'd staff/cannon. Same thing in bashing. Cannon/Staff as a Merian/Mugwump and Destro as an Aslaran/Faeling/Balance Neutral. Mage GC buff is really insane though so Destro's probably better for anyone who's not GC.
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Cyndarinused Flamethrower! It was super effective.
The champ artie doesn't apply to destruction? I thoght it was a generic 10% damage buff.
Nope, it's a 12.5% damage buff which applies to mage only damage skills. I thought it would apply to Destro as well until I tested it out on @Silvanus. I bugged it just to check, but honestly, I hope it doesn't come back as a bug since my damage output is plenty high enough already.
EDIT: Raves for my high damage >.> (I'll get my coat)
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Cyndarinused Flamethrower! It was super effective.
Last I checked with Iosai, it was 10%. Bard champs receive 5%.
Ahh, maybe it's down to weaknesses then. It came out at a 12.47% difference to damage last time I checked it by wearing/removing it. Or could have been a stray regen tic.
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Cyndarinused Flamethrower! It was super effective.
I'm not sure! I can dig up the email, but I do remember both of those specifically. Now, what it's intended to be and what it actually is can be very different things in code land!
Spending 25 essence to gib a fire vulnerable mob is hardly wasting.
Fire vulnerability does not mean it takes double damage. It's not as hyped for mages as you think unless you have a terrible staff, like Aqua's. (Am I the only one taking no damage from aqua staves?)
Hey Munsy, it's not that Destro is any more powerful in PvP, my staffblast actually does 2% more damage than my Destro and my Pyrocannon does 4% more damage (both 100% fire damage) - with your staff its likely even more when averaged out due to Poison damage type. But Destros base damage in PvE is 17% higher than that of my staffcast and 14% higher than my Pyrocannon from testing on beasts. Its speed on a Faeling is only 5% slower than my Merian staffcast with a pentangle.
Note: This is based on a 21 Int Merian vs a 21 Int Faeling - level 3 damage rune. The staff/cannon both had Hexangle and Pentangle, they also had a 12.5% damage buff from the Mage GC artie which does not apply to Destro.
Basically - if I was a Faeling TK relying on shieldstun for burn levels I'd Destro in PvP. If I was a Merian/Mugwump Chemancer/Melder I'd staff/cannon. Same thing in bashing. Cannon/Staff as a Merian/Mugwump and Destro as an Aslaran/Faeling/Balance Neutral. Mage GC buff is really insane though so Destro's probably better for anyone who's not GC.
Why would you be testing Merian? Mugwump has -1 int and 15% more speed. Wouldn't that make up for it?
It is no possible to use Shamanism to modify weather in the Newton Caverns/Lolliprin/Smoke Mountain.
I like this change, but it really shouldn't have needed to be done in the first place IMO. People that are making newbies just to troll other newbies by using shamanism to make the area freezing or other detrimental effects really need to be smacked over the head a few times with a solid length of clue-by-four. Such things are actions that may potentially drive away newbies that we honestly need to boost our numbers.
Never put passion before principle. Even if you win, you lose.
If olive oil comes from olives, where does baby oil come from?
If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
Spending 25 essence to gib a fire vulnerable mob is hardly wasting.
Fire vulnerability does not mean it takes double damage. It's not as hyped for mages as you think unless you have a terrible staff, like Aqua's. (Am I the only one taking no damage from aqua staves?)
Hey Munsy, it's not that Destro is any more powerful in PvP, my staffblast actually does 2% more damage than my Destro and my Pyrocannon does 4% more damage (both 100% fire damage) - with your staff its likely even more when averaged out due to Poison damage type. But Destros base damage in PvE is 17% higher than that of my staffcast and 14% higher than my Pyrocannon from testing on beasts. Its speed on a Faeling is only 5% slower than my Merian staffcast with a pentangle.
Note: This is based on a 21 Int Merian vs a 21 Int Faeling - level 3 damage rune. The staff/cannon both had Hexangle and Pentangle, they also had a 12.5% damage buff from the Mage GC artie which does not apply to Destro.
Basically - if I was a Faeling TK relying on shieldstun for burn levels I'd Destro in PvP. If I was a Merian/Mugwump Chemancer/Melder I'd staff/cannon. Same thing in bashing. Cannon/Staff as a Merian/Mugwump and Destro as an Aslaran/Faeling/Balance Neutral. Mage GC buff is really insane though so Destro's probably better for anyone who's not GC.
Why would you be testing Merian? Mugwump has -1 int and 15% more speed. Wouldn't that make up for it?
Spending 25 essence to gib a fire vulnerable mob is hardly wasting.
Fire vulnerability does not mean it takes double damage. It's not as hyped for mages as you think unless you have a terrible staff, like Aqua's. (Am I the only one taking no damage from aqua staves?)
Hey Munsy, it's not that Destro is any more powerful in PvP, my staffblast actually does 2% more damage than my Destro and my Pyrocannon does 4% more damage (both 100% fire damage) - with your staff its likely even more when averaged out due to Poison damage type. But Destros base damage in PvE is 17% higher than that of my staffcast and 14% higher than my Pyrocannon from testing on beasts. Its speed on a Faeling is only 5% slower than my Merian staffcast with a pentangle.
Note: This is based on a 21 Int Merian vs a 21 Int Faeling - level 3 damage rune. The staff/cannon both had Hexangle and Pentangle, they also had a 12.5% damage buff from the Mage GC artie which does not apply to Destro.
Basically - if I was a Faeling TK relying on shieldstun for burn levels I'd Destro in PvP. If I was a Merian/Mugwump Chemancer/Melder I'd staff/cannon. Same thing in bashing. Cannon/Staff as a Merian/Mugwump and Destro as an Aslaran/Faeling/Balance Neutral. Mage GC buff is really insane though so Destro's probably better for anyone who's not GC.
Why would you be testing Merian? Mugwump has -1 int and 15% more speed. Wouldn't that make up for it?
It's 7% more speed so even with identical intelligence between Faeling and Mugwump a Faeling with Destro would still be 5% faster than a staffcast in terms of DPS.
He is a radiant immortal and is a vision of the macabre. The skull of a deer takes the place of his head, stained red with the blood of its death; blazing out from the two empty sockets with a sepulchral coldness are two orbs of icy blue light. Branching out from the top of the skull and forking at the tip are two small antlers, draped in a web shimmering with dew drops; spiders stalk in and out of the skull through its many cracks, repairing and elaborating the silvery veil. Lacking a visible neck, an ethereal darkness plunges below clothing, no flesh or bone can be seen except his gaunt hands and long, tapering fingers that are besmirched with the crimson of blood and bestial tribal markings. He is wearing a wreath of midnight black roses and torn robes of black leather.
You look at a wreath of midnight black roses that Milo is wearing:
Seemingly plucked from the Garden of Viravain itself, this wreath of midnight black roses is a hauntingly beautiful work of art. Threads of silver have been woven to resemble an entanglement of vines, carefully studded with delicate thorns. Several precious gems have been skillfully cut to resemble lush roses, ranging from smoky purple amethyst to glassy black obsidian. A few silvery cobwebs glint against the gemstone petals, yet not managing to detract from their dark beauty.
The divine voice
of Avechna, the Avenger reverberates powerfully, "Congratulations,
Morkarion, you are the Bringer of Death indeed."
You see Estarra the Eternal shout, "Morkarion is no more! Mourn the mortal! But welcome True Ascendant Karlach, of the Realm of Death!
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I have 10 million essence. This is the most I've had in 2 RL years.
I seriously hate grinding for essence. I'm glad to see the astral powerbashes of yore are back!
Welcome to the special snowflake club.
Just be sure to not melt the other special snowflakes with your fireballs.
Also welcome to the conflict of Ascendants who want War domoth just so their special snowflake fireballs are that bit more special than everyone elses.
The divine voice of Avechna, the Avenger reverberates powerfully, "Congratulations, Morkarion, you are the Bringer of Death indeed."
You see Estarra the Eternal shout, "Morkarion is no more! Mourn the mortal! But welcome True Ascendant Karlach, of the Realm of Death!
The divine voice of Avechna, the Avenger reverberates powerfully, "Congratulations, Morkarion, you are the Bringer of Death indeed."
You see Estarra the Eternal shout, "Morkarion is no more! Mourn the mortal! But welcome True Ascendant Karlach, of the Realm of Death!
The champ artie doesn't apply to destruction? I thoght it was a generic 10% damage buff.
Last I checked with Iosai, it was 10%. Bard champs receive 5%.
WTB Shuck with a damage buff.
I'm not sure! I can dig up the email, but I do remember both of those specifically. Now, what it's intended to be and what it actually is can be very different things in code land!
WTB 10% damage buff on my champ helm, for no logical balanced reason other than to see the QQ.
The divine voice of Avechna, the Avenger reverberates powerfully, "Congratulations, Morkarion, you are the Bringer of Death indeed."
You see Estarra the Eternal shout, "Morkarion is no more! Mourn the mortal! But welcome True Ascendant Karlach, of the Realm of Death!
If olive oil comes from olives, where does baby oil come from?
If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
The divine voice of Avechna, the Avenger reverberates powerfully, "Congratulations, Morkarion, you are the Bringer of Death indeed."
You see Estarra the Eternal shout, "Morkarion is no more! Mourn the mortal! But welcome True Ascendant Karlach, of the Realm of Death!
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And a cool-looking one too.
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He is a radiant immortal and is a vision of the macabre. The skull of a deer takes the place of his head, stained red with the blood of its death; blazing out from the two empty sockets with a sepulchral coldness are two orbs of icy blue light. Branching out from the top of the skull and forking at the tip are two small antlers, draped in a web shimmering with dew drops; spiders stalk in and out of the skull through its many cracks, repairing and elaborating the silvery veil. Lacking a visible neck, an ethereal darkness plunges below clothing, no flesh or bone can be seen except his gaunt hands and long, tapering fingers that are besmirched with the crimson of blood and bestial tribal markings. He is wearing a wreath of midnight black roses and torn robes of black leather.
The divine voice of Avechna, the Avenger reverberates powerfully, "Congratulations, Morkarion, you are the Bringer of Death indeed."
You see Estarra the Eternal shout, "Morkarion is no more! Mourn the mortal! But welcome True Ascendant Karlach, of the Realm of Death!
Skeletal head, hands, robe and a crown like head piece...
Yesssssss....
The divine voice of Avechna, the Avenger reverberates powerfully, "Congratulations, Morkarion, you are the Bringer of Death indeed."
You see Estarra the Eternal shout, "Morkarion is no more! Mourn the mortal! But welcome True Ascendant Karlach, of the Realm of Death!