PM Death Aura problem

[Gandalfs_Ghost]

I have tried to find further info about this but was not successful so Im just going to ask here - when I cast death aura on my PM the spell will not actually start working/healing on the first cast. AFAICT it generally starts working on the third cast so I have resorted to casting lesser twice then when I cast regular death aura finally they will both start ticking. Generally but not always this seems to mainly happen the first time I cast it in a quest or zone, thereafter I can usually but not always have it work on the first cast.
Is this a known issue? Anyone else experiencing this? Its just annoying and I was hoping it would be fixed somehow with the deathward fix but no, still happening.
thanks!

[Archangel_666]

I have tried to find further info about this but was not successful so Im just going to ask here - when I cast death aura on my PM the spell will not actually start working/healing on the first cast. AFAICT it generally starts working on the third cast so I have resorted to casting lesser twice then when I cast regular death aura finally they will both start ticking. Generally but not always this seems to mainly happen the first time I cast it in a quest or zone, thereafter I can usually but not always have it work on the first cast.
Is this a known issue? Anyone else experiencing this? Its just annoying and I was hoping it would be fixed somehow with the deathward fix but no, still happening.
thanks!

I would lay good odds that the reason for the problem you're having is that you're wearing a Spell Absorption item.

Silver Flame Trinket, PLIS, Mantle, Epic Mirror Cloak etc.

All of these and a few others absorb the aura until they run out of charges and then the aura will start healing you.

And yes, it's dumb.

[Gandalfs_Ghost]

Oh **** I wear a silver flame trinket. Thanks for the tip, and yes they seriously need to fix that.

[Havok.cry]

19.2 was supposed to fix that. If it is still happening, you should bug report it.

[Gandalfs_Ghost]

I just read that and was coming back to reply but you beat me to it and yes you are right, that was supposed to be fixed. Ill check it out when I get home, see if it is indeed my trinket absorbing my aura ticks, submit bug report.

[Gandalfs_Ghost]

Confirmed, it was my silver flame trinket, took a video and submitted it with my bug report.

[merridyan]

Confirmed, it was my silver flame trinket, took a video and submitted it with my bug report.

As a PM there really is no need to wear this item anyways. Deathblock and negative energy absorption is pointless for a PM. PM's are also immune to mental compulsion so the protection from evil (if it actually worked) doesn't do anything either (well +2 resist, which you should have something better on and +2 AC which is pointless and doesn't stack with deflection items anyways).

[Myrddinman]

Confirmed, it was my silver flame trinket, took a video and submitted it with my bug report.

That's weird...my ioun stone was absorbing my Death Aura prior to the latest patch, but was totally fixed afterwards. Not sure what the deal with the Sliver Flame trinket is?

[Rasczak]

That's weird...my ioun stone was absorbing my Death Aura prior to the latest patch, but was totally fixed afterwards. Not sure what the deal with the Sliver Flame trinket is?

The Silver Flame absorbs negative energy and energy drain effects. The others just absorb harmful spells. They are different so it's possible they fixed the one and not the other.

[Myrddinman]

The Silver Flame absorbs negative energy and energy drain effects. The others just absorb harmful spells. They are different so it's possible they fixed the one and not the other.

Ah that makes sense. Hopefully it gets fixed soon for the folks who like running with one on in PM forms.