Does Superior Impact VI boost up the effect of Disintegrate and Cyclonic Blast?

[IanYang]

In this thread, some said it does.

However, in this thread, some said it doesn't.

Who is correct?

[The_Brave2]

I beleive it does, atleast for disint since it is not classed as a force spell for enhancment requirements, but your best bet would be to get a Superior Potency Item to cover all of your spells.

Hope this helps

[IanYang]

I beleive it does, atleast for disint since it is not classed as a force spell for enhancment requirements, but your best bet would be to get a Superior Potency Item to cover all of your spells.

Hope this helps

Thanks.

I'm now in my 3rd life. After experiencing so many fights, I gradually realize that Superior Potency is a bit useless. Since you can make your spells +75% effect by using clickies, why rely on +50% effect gear?

Of course, I still equip Superior Potency gear. But to me, now it means only when I use out all my +75% effect clickies or in emergencies when you don't have enough time to activate +75% effect clickies.

[meathook2008]

Me and a guildy tested this theory with a Superior Impact IV clicky and Ice storm (bludgeoning damage). IT DID increase the bludgeoning damage. SO what does this mean? A Superior Impact VI clicky should increase Distintergate, Cyclonic blast, Blungeon damage on spells, Comet falll and Blade barrier.

Also, Major Kintetic lore would also increase the criting chances of those spells as well. Only way I see the Superior Impact VI clicky in the game is through Cannith Crafting (lvl 63). Highest i Have ever seen drop is V.

[bradleyforrest]

Caveat: I haven't tested this

According to the devs back when the spell pass was being worked on, the only thing that should be boosting untyped damage is Potency/Efficacy/Eardweller. If Impact is increasing things like Disintegrate then it's bugged and expect it to get fixed.

[muffinlad]

I don't know the answer, but am interested in what you find out.

I would also like to echo that Superior Potency VI items are not worthless, even when you have clickies. Think of them as the net you fall into if you slip off the highwire. It can still save your life...by ending the life of others...and I always try to have it equipped unless I am running a Greater Potency VII item due to a wider range of mass heals being covered with that step up (and clickies to cover the big booms)

Regs

muffinclickclickclick

[IanYang]

@meathook2008 & @bradleyforrest,

Thank you. I will test it with Disintegrate and post the result at here after I crafted the VI clicky.


@muffinlad,

Oh yes, Superior Potency VI is good for divine casters. My 2nd life was a favored soul so I understand that. However, to arcane casters, it is not that useful.

[Dirichlet]

I'll have to test this again. My first test showed it didn't work (as I posted in one of those threads), but I could have been wrong on that. It's also possible that it works on Ice Storm but not Cyclonic/Disintegrate; Ice Storm is listed as bludgeoning damage whereas the others are untyped. Cyclonic/Disintegrate use the green "bane" symbol, whereas Ice Storm's bludgeoning portion has no symbol, as if it were a melee attack.

Edit: Tested again. Superior Impact V does *not* affect Cyclonic Blast. I do not have the crafting levels to try out Impact VI with Disintegrate, but I can't imagine it would be different.

[Matuse]

I'm now in my 3rd life. After experiencing so many fights, I gradually realize that Superior Potency is a bit useless. Since you can make your spells +75% effect by using clickies, why rely on +50% effect gear?

1) Clickies run out. They take up a lot of inventory space if you want to go wall-to-wall click'd up for the entire length of a long quest.

2) There are spells that have no click to boost them.

[Jaid314]

1) Clickies run out. They take up a lot of inventory space if you want to go wall-to-wall click'd up for the entire length of a long quest.

2) There are spells that have no click to boost them.

a single clicky lasts 9 minutes. if you craft yourself a double, that's 18 minutes. per slot devoted to it. and now you don't need to equip anything, so you've freed up an equipment slot. doesn't sound so horribly bad to me.

[Dilbon]

It doesn't work on Disingrate. Only Potency does.

[Missing_Minds]

a single clicky lasts 9 minutes. if you craft yourself a double, that's 18 minutes. per slot devoted to it. and now you don't need to equip anything, so you've freed up an equipment slot. doesn't sound so horribly bad to me.

A single clicky lasts 3 minutes per click. Remember, you've got to re apply it. This is the killer for most. I'll click before a major fight, but typically I'm too busy moving and killing to micro manage that much.


I also expect that your double crafting will get fixed at some point. Make them while you can.

[Jaid314]

A single clicky lasts 3 minutes per click. Remember, you've got to re apply it. This is the killer for most. I'll click before a major fight, but typically I'm too busy moving and killing to micro manage that much.


I also expect that your double crafting will get fixed at some point. Make them while you can.

you get in a lot of major fights that go more than 3 minutes with no breaks?

[emptysands]

1) Clickies run out. They take up a lot of inventory space if you want to go wall-to-wall click'd up for the entire length of a long quest.

2) There are spells that have no click to boost them.

Efficiency - although generally only useful for boss fights.