Mechanical Questions Thread

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Stillbee wrote:

For example, running T11 strand again, a map drops, but 'if' it rolls as T11 wasteland, since it is not unlocked on atlas, the map actually doesn't drop completely.

Way back when the Atlas was introduced, GGG explained that a Map drop rolls tier first, then checks for a legal layout. If you don't have Wasteland unlocked, it will never roll a Wasteland drop.

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Pyromancer4 wrote:

How does prophecies work under the hood, exactly? If I have the prophecy that gives me 5 fusing upon killing a bloodlines pack, do I have extra chance to encounter a bloodlines packs in my next map?

When a Prophecy changes a zone, it is triggered upon entering the zone and is listed on the right side of the screen. Bloodlines are actually really common, it's exceptionally rare to not encounter any in a given Map, in my experience. They're similarly common in regular zones, but whether you encounter one there depends on how expedient you are :P

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Bstatic wrote:

My partner and I play characters together, 1 with Essence Drain, the other with Contagion. The Essence Drain degen is spread using the second players contagion.
I was wondering: does the Contagion player get attributed the "kill" if the monster hasn't been hit by the original Essence Drain projectile, only the spread of the degen via Contagion.

Kills are attributed to the first DoT that is applied (assuming the target dies to Damage over Time). Contagion spreads and brings Essence Drain with it, so Contagion is always applied first to spread-targets. For the initial target, it simply depends on whether Contagion or ED lands first.

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Mythabril wrote:

How do Blight stacks and stacking behave?
- When I use a totem and self cast (two gems)
- When I use two totems (one gem)
In respect to stacks adding, stack limit and damage per stack.

There's one Wither debuff with one stack counter.