U51 Preview 3 Enervation now has a dot

[JOTMON]

The U51 update thread got closed so to continue the observation...

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...-(10-19-10-21)
Quote Originally Posted by Lomizir View Post[*]The Enervation spell now applies a Negative Damage Over Time effect

why screw with a spell that was working just fine...
Enervation is a de-levelling spell not a dot damage spell

Quote Originally Posted by Lynnabel
To be clear, the spell itself has not changed beyond getting an additional Damage Over Time component. If you're saying that you'd rather it just do the neg level stuff and not also do the damage over time, well, I'm not really quite sure what to make of that.

I thought i was pretty clear. Enervation is a de-levelling spell not a necro dot spell.

Necrotic bolt, ray, etc.. didn't get a dot added and they are neg energy damage spells.

Then I came to the realization..
it wasn't for players.. mobs that cast enervation now tack on negative dot damage

[DRoark]

Things that usually block the drain, don't do much VS the DoT. It's fun having a Cleric "protect you", then dropping dead
from a Champ-empowered DoT because a random Dev thought a spell that sucks your life out really needed damage, too.

Don't let the guy in the office that got a divorce, ran over his dog, and ironed a hole in his pants that day make decisions. M'kay?

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Posted by Lynnabel: To be clear, the spell itself has not changed beyond getting an additional Damage Over Time component.

The spell has not changed, except for the change?
By that logic, can I have a Piercing DoT on my Dagger? It won't change my Dagger. Really.

[Tilomere]

It's fun having a Cleric "protect you", then dropping dead

Edit, oh, so it breaks DW?

Hmmm, sucks to not have 4 different spell absorb swaps built into your gearing.

[DRoark]

Death Ward is not stopping the the DoT, it's still bugged. Everyone had Death Ward, ZERO protection.
Additionally, added-damage from Champs on the DoT isn't stopped either, so it's a multiplicative stack.

Edit, oh, so it breaks DW?
Hmmm, sucks to not have 4 different spell absorb swaps built into your gearing.

Even with SA, it was basically "chain heal and try to keep ahead of a full stack of death termites".

They have to invent a whole new category of broken for how badly they borked that spell up.