What server/world did you experience your issue on: Hellheim (UE)
Describe the issue you are experiencing:
If you select the passive ability “PUNISHING STORM”, the active ability “ICE STORM” (AOE) disappears after changing weapons.
INFO:
“Punishing Storm”: Increase damage by 10% for each enemy in Ice Storm
Is this a bug or an exploit: BUG
(if a bug) How did the issue effect your gameplay:
Big drop in DPS AOE in a class (wizard) that is DPS. Same great debuff for PvP.
(if a bug) Were you able to recover from the issue:
If I spend my azoth (200u) on resetting my abilities and I DO NOT select “PUNISHING STORM”, no problem (but I lose a very important passive ability).
(if a bug) Please include a screenshot or video of the issue that you have experienced:
No yet (server under maintenance)
What are the steps to reproduce the issue as you experienced:
1º Go to Ice Gauntlet Skill Tree
2º Select: “ICE STORM” + “WEAKENING GUST” + “STORM SUMMONER” + “PUNISHING STORM”
3º Use the ability “ICE STORM”
4º Switch to secondary or primary weapon (NOT Ice Gauntlet)
5º “ICE STORM” disappears instantly.
I’m not sure that this is a bug. I noticed it, but I believe that it’s made to not have an overpowered weapon. Has it have a lot of CC & good dmgs, it might be normal that the storm is OFF when you switch.
Was it working without the passiv ? The switch part*
I get your point but in other classes there are many equally powerful abilities that are not canceled when you switch weapons (a simple example: musket trap or sticky bomb (OR both) + switch weapons).
Without that passive ability, the storm (“ICE STORM”) does work when changing weapons
Oh, so If it works without the passive, then it’s a bug ! That a great news, because I kinda felt bored of ice gauntlet because of this. Yes, it’s strong. But if you have to focus on it 90% of a fight bc of the storm, well it’s annoyin. x)
Exactly! if you select that passive ability you can no longer change weapons and lose half your AOE damage (something essential for a magician)
My advice to you is to reset the skills and choose everything again WITHOUT PUNISHING STORM, so you can launch the blizzard and change weapons without problems
Finally somebody said something! I live and die by the ice guantlet and fire staff but they both are unplayable at the moment. It’s highly unfortunate because there probably won’t be a fix for this anytime soon.
This is a major issue and I hope they fix it soon. At least they have addressed it now though. I also have problems where my Ice storm does not damage bosses, does anyone else experience this?
Rest assured that in the “great patch of November” they have put a BIG nerf to the magician (now it will be a paperweight or a piece of flint) but some of these errors are supposedly fixed (it is useless to repair this if now the magician is going to be useless but well…)
That a great news, because I kinda felt bored of ice gauntlet because of this. Yes, it’s strong. But if you have to focus on it 90% of a fight bc of the storm, well it’s annoyin. x)