What's the difference...

[Arkat]

...between Legendary Freezing Ice and Royalty's Frigid Response?

These are both powers on the two raid longswords in the Dryad and the Demigod raid. They seem very similar but just named differently and described a bit differently.

Is there any real difference between the two? One of my toons uses The Bitterstar which has Royalty's Frigid Response on it. It seems to proc fairly often (much more than 2%).


From the item descriptions:


Rauven of the Frost

Legendary Freezing Ice - On hit, this has a chance of freezing your enemies in solid ice. Struck enemies must make a DC 100 Fortitude save or be frozen solid.


The Bitter Edge

Royalty's Frigid Response - The Prince of Frost sends his regards... Your attacks and offensive spells have a chance to freeze an enemy in a block of ice.


I'm guessing there might be a proc rate difference as well as as saving throw difference of some kind.


Has anyone tested these? If so, what were the conclusions?


Thanks.

[Hobgoblin51]

...between Legendary Freezing Ice and Royalty's Frigid Response?

These are both powers on the two raid longswords in the Dryad and the Demigod raid. They seem very similar but just named differently and described a bit differently.

Is there any real difference between the two? One of my toons uses The Bitterstar which has Royalty's Frigid Response on it. It seems to proc fairly often (much more than 2%).


From the item descriptions:


Rauven of the Frost

Legendary Freezing Ice - On hit, this has a chance of freezing your enemies in solid ice. Struck enemies must make a DC 100 Fortitude save or be frozen solid.


The Bitter Edge

Royalty's Frigid Response - The Prince of Frost sends his regards... Your attacks and offensive spells have a chance to freeze an enemy in a block of ice.


I'm guessing there might be a proc rate difference as well as as saving throw difference of some kind.


Has anyone tested these? If so, what were the conclusions?


Thanks.

From how i read it - one has a save and one doesnt - depending on their saves and proc rate it may wind up being the same

[Arkat]

From how i read it - one has a save and one doesnt - depending on their saves and proc rate it may wind up being the same

One obvious difference is casters benefit from Royalty's Frigid Response. They don't benefit from Legendary Freezing Ice as far as I can tell.

[Fisto_Mk_I]

One obvious difference is casters benefit from Royalty's Frigid Response. They don't benefit from Legendary Freezing Ice as far as I can tell.

Legendary Freezing Ice triggered by weapons proc, single target, 5% proc rate, fortitude DC100, must add helpless status (take +25% damage from any source).

Royalty's Frigid Response it's copy LGS Legendary Ice with 10-20% proc rate, highly likely fortitude save DC90 (like other LGS weapon effect), AoE, add to targets DR100/Adamantine, not provide helpless status.

At least, as i see it.