Demon Explosion is broken to ****.

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AlphaOmegaIT

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Ruins the game, a spell that hits for 3k.... why bother. So when I go to a boss and i see a enemy tao i have to TT? what a joke.
 

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its one of taos ultimate skill with 15s CD while the explosion radius is very small.btw,this dmg is very low compare to traditional GSP.
 

AlphaOmegaIT

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15s cooldown? its already capable of 3k+ damage to each person in a group, thats stupid, one tao one hitting anyone whats a 15second cooldown......

Thats not the only one thats broken, not just that, defiance is broken in my opinion as well.

Evil slayer, where taos can kill you from off screen? again a joke. cant even see them.

game = broken
 

WelshSteel

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I and another good tao of high lvl quit after just 1 month, I'm playing a Taoist not a french cannon from red alert 2 and if you like to play a cannon you are stationary and brain dead :/
 

DarkSacred

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+1 for it needing a review.

Saw a guildie fighting the Ghoul on Banya Island, Ace dropped his pet and blew it up without thinking, 1 hitting the Sin for over 1200 HP and also killing the sub which had over 5,000 HP remaining. Ace apologised after wasn't intended but either way thats broken AF. Taoists have had a major buff already with changes to their skills allowing them to AOE and changes to mob aggro meaning their pets will always tank.
 

Pottsy

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I did wonder when the complaint would come :D

I guess it makes sense now that there's at least 2 running around (Maybe 3?)
 

ibby

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I did wonder when the complaint would come :D

I guess it makes sense now that there's at least 2 running around (Maybe 3?)

it will be a problem when most taos get it, then it's forum spams haha just wait till more get it unless changed
 

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It's unlikely to get changed.

Yeh....it does a lot of damage, and can 1 hit any class atm....but it's slow as **** and no decent player would die from it....I doubt Ace would have even got that kill if it wasn't accidental :P

Not as if the pets dance across the map or anything either.
 

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I love the tao pet and couldn't care less if it got nerfed or even buffed.

I've seen that it is slow moving and I think abyss works on it.

Thing i don't understand though is, how exactly does a sin or a warrior kill a tao? You can puri our abyss and since we have to get close to you to do any damage, can't a tao just get the pet to recall to them and then blow it up? We have no way or stopping that unless we one shot you, which lets be honest, with sin damage that isn't going to happen.

Do sins and warrior now just have to spend PvP running around from tao pets like cannon fodder?
 

ibby

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I love the tao pet and couldn't care less if it got nerfed or even buffed.

I've seen that it is slow moving and I think abyss works on it.

Thing i don't understand though is, how exactly does a sin or a warrior kill a tao? You can puri our abyss and since we have to get close to you to do any damage, can't a tao just get the pet to recall to them and then blow it up? We have no way or stopping that unless we one shot you, which lets be honest, with sin damage that isn't going to happen.

Do sins and warrior now just have to spend PvP running around from tao pets like cannon fodder?

like little fairys soaring the field
 

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Do sins and warrior now just have to spend PvP running around from tao pets like cannon fodder?

We just don't PvP, isn't worth the hassle! I'm just glad we don't have body drops.

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Anyone managed to do some testing with full Phantom (?) resistance to see what damage the exploding pet does to them? Does it reduce the damage enough to survive?
 

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We just don't PvP, isn't worth the hassle! I'm just glad we don't have body drops.

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Anyone managed to do some testing with full Phantom (?) resistance to see what damage the exploding pet does to them? Does it reduce the damage enough to survive?

Getting x5 phantom would probably mean you have no wind, and will get owned by tempest, so probably not the answer if it's guild v guild.
 

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2 taos get pet books and you complain........yet 90 wind unbuffed wizards are fine um k
 

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Getting x5 phantom would probably mean you have no wind, and will get owned by tempest, so probably not the answer if it's guild v guild.

Yeah just get +5 Phantom from Companion and +5 Wind from kit, I mean you'll only tickle them when you get into range to actually hit. But you'll tank like a boss :carrot:


2 taos get pet books and you complain........yet 90 wind unbuffed wizards are fine um k

Jamie has already confirmed he's looking into the mass stacking of elements - especially being able to "choose" the element hermit gives. No resolution has been set in stone but its already getting looked at and I would imagine some tweaks are to come in the next patch.
 

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I was beckoned next to the pet and exploded as i landed. How can I counter that? plz tell me while im in x5 dark at EC... get beckoned from EC, and exploded instantly.
 

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I was beckoned next to the pet and exploded as i landed. How can I counter that? plz tell me while im in x5 dark at EC... get beckoned from EC, and exploded instantly.


Out of morbid curiosity what kind of damage did it do?
 

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I was beckoned next to the pet and exploded as i landed. How can I counter that? plz tell me while im in x5 dark at EC... get beckoned from EC, and exploded instantly.

Same way you counter being Beckoned into any other situation....you stick your head between your legs and kiss your arse good bye :)

The pet damage will likely balance out later....more so when Jamie does something about the element stacking....most of the damage issues people are bitching about is coming from the masses of Element power we've been able to stack from having our choice of Element lol...something which was mentioned when it was first put it, but ignored.

There was a reason why Element choice was Random...you're seeing that reason now. Admittedly this made the Element root somewhat pointless as you would have no noticeable improvement without some substantial luck....but this certainly wasn't the way to go with it.
 

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"it will balance out" - when? its a joke already people hit a "soft cap" on levels, i assumed it was the ridiculous damage from element which yeah should give a damage increase. but a spell hitting for 3k is stupid. This server should still be in beta or at least tested properly, the way element damage is stacked is mental. 102wind on pokerface atm, thats madness... And then they get to renounce without a hp loss as well!? max health buff from pigs means they will only get even more insanely op.

Jamie, you have done well with server, but there are serious issues.