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Originally Posted by Stormwind_Rider
There's no hit-roll in the combat log, not even when I turn on Pet Hit-Rolls.
I know it can take accuracy enhancements, but so does Taunt, but it only misses in PvP. So can Fulcrum Shift miss in PvE? |
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Originally Posted by Stormwind_Rider
There's no hit-roll in the combat log, not even when I turn on Pet Hit-Rolls.
I know it can take accuracy enhancements, but so does Taunt, but it only misses in PvP. So can Fulcrum Shift miss in PvE? |
1) The buff centered on the caster. This cannot miss and will always fire off.
2) The (de)buffs centered on the targets. This can miss and when it does, that particular foe won't be debuffed and the extra buff from it won't be cast.
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To be even more specific, fulcrum shift actually consists of a series of pseudopets summoned by the main power. Some of the effects are autohit, and some are not.
The main fulcrum shift power is autohit. This is actually a single target power, and it has two effects. First, it summons one buff pseudopet to radiate a buff around the caster. Second, it summons the main debuff pseudopet at the target.
The debuff pseudopet casts a single 30 foot radius PBAoE, which is *not* autohit. This PBAoE power debuffs enemy damage and summons another buff pseudopet at each target hit.
So the power won't ever *completely* miss, since the initial power that summons the debuff pseudopet is autohit. This means that you will also always get one buff radiating from the caster. However, the debuff pseudopet needs to hit its targets in order to summon the buff pseudopets from them, so if you're up against high level or high defense foes with no acc slotted in fulcrum, you won't get nearly as large a damage buff as you might expect since the debuff pet will miss most of the enemies.
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Everything Muon_NEutrino said, but I'd also add that because of the way Targeted AoEs work, missing isn't a gigantic concern. Missed targets don't count toward the target cap, so if you have a large enough group, even with a reasonable chance to hit, you will hit all 16, or however many FS has for a cap.|
Originally Posted by Muon_Neutrino
So the power won't ever *completely* miss, since the initial power that summons the debuff pseudopet is autohit. This means that you will also always get one buff radiating from the caster. However, the debuff pseudopet needs to hit its targets in order to summon the buff pseudopets from them, so if you're up against high level or high defense foes with no acc slotted in fulcrum, you won't get nearly as large a damage buff as you might expect since the debuff pet will miss most of the enemies.
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The fact that FS can miss is much more noticeable with small mobs.
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Originally Posted by Gilia
The fact that FS can miss is much more noticeable with small mobs.
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There's no hit-roll in the combat log, not even when I turn on Pet Hit-Rolls.
I know it can take accuracy enhancements, but so does Taunt, but it only misses in PvP.
So can Fulcrum Shift miss in PvE?
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