What are the 'power should root you' rules again?


JayboH

 

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I haven't had luck finding that formula for animation rooting so far - can someone explain it or point me to it if it is listed anywhere? Thanks in advance.

EDIT: nevermind, I found it on the third search attempt

Animations and Power Effects

All click power activation rooting has been normalized to follow the below rules:

Any click power that damages, debuffs, applies a status effect, or taunts an enemy is considered an attack and will root the player while activating.
PBAOE ally buffs, single target ally buffs, or single target ally heals will root the player while activating.
Any click power that is a PBAOE ally heal will not root.
Self only buffs or self only heals will not root.
Any click power that is a 'placed' effect (e.g. pet summon, Teleport, Rain of Fire, etc) will root while activating.
Tier 9 powers such as Unstoppable, Moment of Glory, and Force of Nature will root you for 1.5 seconds while activating.
Self-Rez powers are a special case. They will not root you while activating but they have had a 4 second immobilize effect added to them. You will still be able to use powers/inspirations, turn on toggles, or attack. For powers like Rise of the Phoenix which have a secondary damage component and should be rooted, this prevents them from being less effective. Rez powers like Revive and inspiration rezes will now only be immobilized instead of a root. Consequently, the animation for Rise of the Phoenix, Shadow Maw, and the Kheldian self-rez have been slightly sped up to account for this change.


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Yeah I found it before I refreshed the page and saw your reply.

I think the main question is if Lifegiving Spores and Regrowth are following the rules. Regrowth is actually granting a buff so I guess that makes sense, and Lifegiving is a placed effect.


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