Magic 3.1 comments

Created at the request of GM Kodius as a page to collect magic complaints in 3.1. This is not an official page on which to report bugs; it is intended to be a central list for the convenience of GM staff and the DR community. To report a bug, please ASSIST or use the BUG command in-game, or post on the appropriate DR message board.

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• This page was last updated on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 12:54:42 PM GMT.

General

• Debilitation cyclics are on the standard cyclic exp curve. They should get the same exemption as TM cyclics.--Antendren 19:04, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
• Sky giant's don't seem to be casting Lightning bolt any more. --Greyfox 23:24, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
  • Looks like this has been the case since 3.0. Needs fixing, but it's not necessarily tied to 3.1. --DR-GMSocharis 03:06, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
• Debilitation spells that would hit a PC (including AoEs that would hit PCs and critters) message as if they had been cast, but have no effect and remain prepared. This appears to be what's causing the ALB, DMRS and MISD bugs in the Bard section. Tested with various Bard spells + Burden.--Antendren 11:33, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
  • This has been fixed. Small errors can have a large impact! This probably resolves some of the bard issues.

Bard

• Perceiving isn't messaging the mana consumption of cyclics properly: "You sense the Glythtide's Joy spell upon you, which will last until you fail to provide 1020 mana for it."--Antendren 19:03, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
  • Fixed --DR-GMSocharis 04:24, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
• The replacement effect of Misdirection is a problem, because of its strange nature as a combination buff/debuff. Discussed here and here.--Antendren 19:03, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
• Pulse-to-group isn't working correctly. It doesn't respect "cast self" (which should suppress the pulse-to-group), and it's only affecting people grouped at the time of casting. Individual details below:--Antendren 19:03, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
  • RAGE: Behaves like group-cast buff (e.g. ES), but also ends if the other person leaves the room (but not the group).
  • DRUM: Same as RAGE.
  • REPR: Seems to be working correctly, including "cast self".
  • NAME: Closer to REPR, but it has some weird behavior: If Joe is joined with BerthaBard, Joe will see "BerthaBard's fearsome determination..." when it pulses to him. A little bit later, he'll see "Joe's fearsome determination...". A little bit after that, it will wear off. Then it will pulse back with "BerthaBard's fearsome determination...", and the whole cycle will repeat.--Antendren 17:48, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
• Cast options aren't working correctly for Albreda's Balm. "cast" behaves like "cast area", "cast area" behaves like "cast creatures", and "cast creatures" behaves like "cast".--Antendren 19:03, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
  • This is an interesting issue. Basically, ALB was being considered a beneficial spell (Since it's pacifistic). It should be using the combat spell parsing now. --DR-GMSocharis 22:00, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
    • "Cast creatures" is now behaving correctly, but "cast" is behaving inconsistently, while "cast area" isn't hitting anything. Not players, not creatures, not engaged, not disengaged. Also, the pulse time is huge.--Antendren 10:57, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
      • Actually, I'm getting the same behavior with other combat spells (Dalu and Dmrs), so I don't think it's Alb specific. See the item on MISD and DMRS at the bottom.--Antendren 11:07, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
• Eye of Kertigen is useless.--Antendren 19:03, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
  • Specifically, several posters did not find a searching spell desirable without interaction with the targets. --Eyuve 18:18, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
  • EoK suggestions - Dedicated perception boost, room lighting feature, or allowing the caster to interact with revealed targets could make this spell more desirable.--Noopin 23:15, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
• Aewo's debuff to mana regen isn't working.--Antendren 19:03, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
• AoT doesn't display duration. All languages are achieved at 40 mana, but the cap is 100.--Antendren 19:03, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
  • Fixed the duration. Have not reviewed the spell for scale from 0-100 mana. --DR-GMSocharis 04:51, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
    • The duration messaging is unusual. Most spells use the format, e.g., "twenty-three roisaen", while this one uses "23 minutes". Granted, I would FAR prefer all spells always used numerals, as numbers are much easier to spot quickly, but at the least I would like parity among all the spells. --Eyuve 18:18, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
      • This has been brought in-line with the rest of magic. A larger discussion could be had about whether text or numerals are more appropriate.
        • There appears to be a bug in the new duration messaging. When I tried it I got: This effect will last. for about one thousand four hundred two roisaen. --Eyuve 08:26, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
• DALU is missing a line break in the cast messaging: "You release an accompaniment of elemental water into the music, as your humming intensifies. You begin to glissando to each new pitch heightening the hypnotic effect.Roundtime: 3 sec."--Antendren 19:03, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
  • Fixed --DR-GMSocharis 03:56, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
• Some bards are finding that DEMA doesn't have a reliable effect on enemy balance.--Antendren 19:03, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
  • I had another look at this and it's better than I thought initially. It lasts about 90 seconds, it's just that the critters I tried (leucros) seem to recover from the pulses remarkably quickly, so they are often still at decent balance at various times in that period. I'd have to do more serious long-term testing to see whether the spell is really useful. So far it seems okay (but not great). --Eyuve 08:01, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
• DRUM isn't replace casting. A second cast of DRUM is simply ignored.--Antendren 19:03, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
• RAGE has a number of frustrating issues: it doesn't buff thrown weapons; it doesn't buff both weapons when dual wielding; if you pull out a weapon and then put it away, it doesn't switch back to buffing brawling; it takes a while for the buff to switch. All of these could be resolved by just having it buff all the weapon skills all the time.--Antendren 19:03, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
• RESO is really annoying in its current form: it only buffs one weapon at a time, and it's a pain to switch weapons with it. Also, please let it affect brawling gear.--Antendren 19:03, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
  • RESO further - Specifically, requiring a second cast to remove the spell is silly. It would be so much better to use the same model the warrior mage spell ignite uses. The spell is tagged to the specific weapon, but the effect is tied to the bard so the bard can simply release it and cast on another weapon rather than requiring a silly intermediate step. --Elriic 20:14, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
  • I would prefer a reversion to the 3.0 model, so I could have it on multiple weapons. Unless Ignite allows that.--Antendren 02:24, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
• Casting DMRS using "cast" or "cast area" gives the cast messaging but no effect, and the spell is still prepped. "Cast creatures" causes it to cast properly. Misd is behaving similarly, except "cast" works for Misd.--Antendren 11:13, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
  • It seems that facing a PC causes "cast" to break like "cast area", since it's now not working for Misd. Also, "cast" and "cast area" are only broken for the debilitation half of Misd; I still get the stealth buff.--Antendren 11:20, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
• GJ gives relatively little exp (compared to HODI) even when using up all the caster's mana. It's also not well suited as an Intro spell, since most novices do not fight spellcasting monsters -- meanwhile, elder bards who might be using it regularly will not learn from it. --Eyuve 18:18, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
• PYRE teaches TM only about half as well as single casts of BOS. --Eyuve 18:18, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
• NEXUS does not display duration and disappears when the Bard leaves the room (unlike Fissure in both cases). Intended? --Eyuve 08:26, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
• I could not get NEXUS to increase room mana even one level with two people in the room (25 mana cast, the max I could get at 284 Util). It would be nice if it had some minimum level of effectiveness so it could be used while alone. --Eyuve 08:30, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
• BOTF is not affecting people, neither in their regular mana regeneration nor by increasing attunement above max (as it used to). This was tested using both CAST and CAST AREA (with Area Casting feat). --Eyuve 08:55, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
• BOTF seems like it might require Area Casting. If so, messaging should be clear, as a regular CAST will show all people in the room the "pleasant buzzing in your nerves" message. Further, if it does require this feat, it's a little harsh for Bards. No other Bard spell requires it, and that effectively adds 2 slots to BOTF's cost (for Area Casting and its prereq, Augmentation Mastery). Additionally, BOTF by itself does not help the Bard, who has to spend attunement to use it. It exists solely to help others, and therefore requiring extra cost for it seems like a bit much. --Eyuve 08:55, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Moon Mage

• --TKT is not using the multi-strike mechanics. It has quick target time, regular to low damage, and doesn't seem to have any increased accuracy.
  • Fixed --DR-GMSocharis 06:05, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
• --Neither Tangled Fate nor Sever Thread can be cast on PCs. --Traim 03:05, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

Paladin

• Sentinel's Resolve/Veteran Insight (BUG): Stance points from defending buff persist beyond the spell's duration until they are manually reallocated. --Warbrolus 14:43, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
• Righteous Wrath: Please consider adding even a half-strength thrown buff to RW. Training at-level thrown has become near impossible (mindstate does not improve beyond dabbling) against at-level creatures even with stuns (appraising "If you threw the <thrown weapon> at the enemy you are certain that it would train rather well"). Thrown is thematically relevant. --Warbrolus 14:43, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
• Shatter: Autostance has taken all the bite out of shatter. Shield skill debuff is not noticeable against even level creatures and players. Making it work more like khri eliminate, or adding an offense or stat debuff to shatter might make it more worthwhile. --Warbrolus 14:43, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
• Rebuke: Wonderful spell against creatures, but does not knock down players who are even wearing a shield (mostly everyone) because of autostance. Please consider making the knockdown work on players regardless of whether they use shield or not. --Warbrolus 14:43, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Thief

• In 3.0, low-mid level thieves (~50ish) can utilize spar and skulk. As of every test tried in 3.1, standing, sitting, delayed, instant, they cannot use either. It appears that the magic "grandfathering" is simply not enough for low-to-mid level characters. Perhaps a sliding scale?. Right now, when 3.1 drops, those characters will be rendered very difficult to play. --Sneeky 20:03, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
  • Having just restested in the test server, skulk is startable on delay while standing or sitting. Spar is startable instantly while sitting, and on delay while standing. This is not an optimal situation, but it is by far a better option than was previously available. --Sneeky 20:48, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

Warrior Mage

• Y'ntrel Sechra is essentially useless once you have ~300 ranks of armor --Elriic 19:49, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
  • The effect of Y'ntrel is arguably not worth using before this point either, though the hindrance reduction from increased ranks does taper after ~300 --Greyfox 23:11, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

• At low levels (260 TM) Rimefang seems a particularly poor choice when compared to Fire Rain, though I've heard from others than they have no problems at higher levels. --Saragos

• Mantle of Flame does not apply a bonus to brawling, staves, polearms and perhaps other weapon skills. --Greyfox 23:05, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

• Fortress of Ice is still not available to be learned. --Greyfox 23:13, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

• Frostbite - After critters get knocked down, they immediately get back up again. It sort of defeats the purpose of the spell. --Elriic 21:43, 14 January 2014 (UTC)