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You have to be on the ground to use Burn.
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Originally Posted by Quantumizer
Burn (from Fire Armor) says you need to be near the ground. Is hovering near enough, or do you actually have to be ON the ground. I'd like to know before my Fire tank takes Hover. Thanks!
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Thanks... you just saved me a respec.
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Originally Posted by OdinSon
You have to be on the ground to use Burn.
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If you're near slanted ground, you can sometimes trick the game into thinking that you're on the ground, and it will let you use ground-based powers while flying. But it doesn't work on flat ground, and it's nowhere near reliable enough to rely on.
Conversely, if you're standing on sloped ground, or standing on a small object like a pile of rocks or an altar, the game will sometimes think you're falling, and won't allow you to use ground-based powers. If the power fails with a message sayin that you need to be on the ground when you are, look for level ground. I got killed once because an ambush spawned in right where I was and pushed me onto a rock, and suddenly I couldn't use Foot Stomp any more. :/
@Roderick
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Yeah as someone who loves /ELA on Brutes I can get rather upset at this effect as it will end up nullifying the protections you get from Grounded at the worst times.
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Originally Posted by Roderick
If you're near slanted ground, you can sometimes trick the game into thinking that you're on the ground, and it will let you use ground-based powers while flying. But it doesn't work on flat ground, and it's nowhere near reliable enough to rely on.
Conversely, if you're standing on sloped ground, or standing on a small object like a pile of rocks or an altar, the game will sometimes think you're falling, and won't allow you to use ground-based powers. If the power fails with a message sayin that you need to be on the ground when you are, look for level ground. I got killed once because an ambush spawned in right where I was and pushed me onto a rock, and suddenly I couldn't use Foot Stomp any more. :/ |
Global: @Kelig
I once leveraged this mechanic for roleplaying purposes -- a character was on fire all the time and hovered or flew everywhere, and turned off hover only to drop a Burn patch...and the gimmick was that she was "so hot that whenever she touched the ground, it burst into flames."
If we are to die, let us die like men. -- Patrick Cleburne
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Burn (from Fire Armor) says you need to be near the ground. Is hovering near enough, or do you actually have to be ON the ground. I'd like to know before my Fire tank takes Hover. Thanks!