What's "IMPACT" ?
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Posted on: 2012-03-29 07:32 in Archetypes and Powers General Discussion
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Certain Gravity Powers grant a buff now (the holds according to the Wiki). Lift and Propel do bonus damage when hitting foes affected by those powers resulting in Impact.|
Originally Posted by Shred_Monkey
Last night I made a grav/stone dominator to play with... I slotted stone spears with the 4 damage procs that you get on a new toon. (incidentally, stone spears is one of the coolest animations in the game, IMHO... too bad it's such a weak power.)
I noticed that frequently when I used stone spears the word "IMPACT" would float above my target in orange. I'd never seen this before. Anyone know what it's from and/or what it means? |
I thought it was only meant to be for those two powers though, not Stone Spears, or any Domi secondary (although if it was expanded to include Domi secondaries it would be a welcome buff to Gravity Domis)
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It's possible it wasn't coming from stone spears... the word seemed to appear when I used that power, but the timing of the orange words/numbers could be delayed. Thanks for the tip... i'll look into it some more.
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Originally Posted by Carnifax_NA
Certain Gravity Powers grant a buff now (the holds according to the Wiki). Lift and Propel do bonus damage when hitting foes affected by those powers resulting in Impact.
I thought it was only meant to be for those two powers though, not Stone Spears, or any Domi secondary (although if it was expanded to include Domi secondaries it would be a welcome buff to Gravity Domis) |
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i know the dmg from lift is usually delayed a few seconds, only lift and propel have the additional dmg and its only applied when used after a gravity hold (single target or aoe)
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If your attack chain usually goes GD->lift->stone spears then there's a chance that the damage from lift is hitting around the same time as the damage from stone spears. I know my grav controller usually uses GD->lift->propel and the damage from lift and propel happen pretty much simultaneously.
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Originally Posted by Shred_Monkey
It's possible it wasn't coming from stone spears... the word seemed to appear when I used that power, but the timing of the orange words/numbers could be delayed. Thanks for the tip... i'll look into it some more.
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"Added a bonus mechanic to player versions of Lift and Propel. These powers now deal a small amount of additional damage, called "Impact!", to targets recently held by any player's Gravity Distortion power."
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It's also worth noting that Impact does not occur when using Gravity Distortion Field. It's a healthy dose of WTF.
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it doesnt? im fairly sure ive seen it happen on my grav troller but i actually dont use the aoe hold much to really notice
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Originally Posted by GuyPerfect
It's also worth noting that Impact does not occur when using Gravity Distortion Field. It's a healthy dose of WTF.
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That's gotta be bugged.
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Originally Posted by GuyPerfect
It's also worth noting that Impact does not occur when using Gravity Distortion Field. It's a healthy dose of WTF.
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Yeah.. found some information on it. I do think it was coming form using lift just before stone spears and it's just the timing of when the words pop up.
And yes, from what I'm reading it appears to be a boost only triggered by using those 2 powers for a period of time after using the single target hold on a target. Though in one spot I read another gravity controller can apply the hold... which I presume could also be your Singularity.
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I happen to have a Grav/Earth myself, so let me log on and see how it behaves...
* Lift has a 2s delay on its damage and Stone Spears has a 2.1s activation time. If you use one right after the other, the "IMPACT!" will appear a mere tenth of a second prior to Stone Spears's damage.
* Singularity does not grant the benefits of Impact with its Gravity Distortion power.
Also worth noting that even if the target is not actually held by the power (boss and up), Impact still works. I believe, been a while since I played my Grav/NRG dom. (Hes named Knockback Man 
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This is because you are trading the Knockback/Knockup of Propel/Lift for additional damage (the KB protection Gravity Distortion grants is completely secondary to it's hold).
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Originally Posted by Mad Grim
Also worth noting that even if the target is not actually held by the power (boss and up), Impact still works. I believe, been a while since I played my Grav/NRG dom. (Hes named Knockback Man
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Last night I made a grav/stone dominator to play with... I slotted stone spears with the 4 damage procs that you get on a new toon. (incidentally, stone spears is one of the coolest animations in the game, IMHO... too bad it's such a weak power.)
I noticed that frequently when I used stone spears the word "IMPACT" would float above my target in orange. I'd never seen this before. Anyone know what it's from and/or what it means?
I gotta make pain. I gotta make things right. I gotta stop what's comin'. 'Least I gotta try.