[2.6] life Mjolner done right by Rico - Berserker version

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SaiyanZ wrote:

Checked the videos and you are correct. Arc charges are roughly 3/2 and Ball Lightning 5/5 throughout the fight and it's too consistent to be RNG.

I think one explanation (the only one I can think of right now) is that Daresso and other bosses have spell dodge or block. So Arc only gets one shot at hitting but Ball Lightning gets two or three chances to hit per ball. Thus resulting in better charge generation by Ball Lightning because it will almost always generate a charge whilst Arc may be dodged or blocked.

I tried to google whether bosses have spell dodge/block but couldn't find anything.


Edit 1: Just spent over an hour in Ledge testing with Mjolner and the generic attack. There is something odd happening at times with some spells cast from Mjolner. Sometimes Arc can generate an extra charge when cast from Mjolner's effect. It doesn't always occur though and it never happens when self casting the spell. I could never generate more than one charge with Ball Lightning though. There is something very strange going on with the charge generation from Romira's.

Edit 2: I think I found something. It seems like shocking a mob, when you don't crit, from a spell cast from Mjolner counts as an extra hit. It's really easy to get two charges in Normal Ledge from one Arc cast from Mjolner (total 3 charges gained: 1 from the attack and 2 from Arc) but a bit more difficult in Merciless Ledge although it does happen. Strange stuff. Game doesn't make sense anymore.

Edit 3: Or it could be that when a mob is shocked, the one charge per spell does not apply anymore. Which is why you are getting more charges vs Daresso because he is being shocked often with Discharge and each Ball Lightning is thus triggering several charges. i.e. possible bug.

Edit 4: Yep, I'm pretty sure that what I described with the shocking above is happening. i.e. bug with Romira's generating more power charges on shocked mobs from spells like Ball Lightning that hits several times.

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RicoKGB wrote:

Basically Baal lightning generates Power Charges via Romiras Banquet per EVERY hit vs shocked/burning enemies NOT per skill cast as it should be.

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RicoKGB wrote:

watch the videos (in slow motion) to see this hidden (possibly bugged) mechanic in action.

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zSavage wrote:

Basically you want the secondary lightning skill to trigger when power charges are low after a discharge rather when they are high before a discharge, if playing a crit build. For non crit, the secondary lightning skill should absolutely be first.

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I'm not trying to derail your thread or anything. Just feedback from one Hammer Bro to another.

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Uber viable :^)? Haven't really done uber before so I'm kind of iffy whether or not to do this build.

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I'm considering switching out Repentance to a pair of solid pair of rare gloves and switch my helmet to Alpha's Howl, but I'm not sure yet.