help/possible bug: ice shot and on-hit effects

ice spear + cybil's paw = 8 life gain
ice spear + cybil's paw + LMP, if shotgun = 24 life gain

as anyone would guess, when one projectile hits one enemy, the on hit effect triggers. Ice spear allows you to hit one enemy with all three projectiles from LMP in close range, or shotgun them. since three projectiles hit, the on hit effect triggers three times.

ice nova + cybil's paw = 8 life gain

this test is just to confirm that AoE hits still trigger on hit effects.

arctic breath + cybil's paw = 8 life gain
arctic breath + cybil's paw + LMP, if shotgun = 24 life gain
arctic breath + cybil's paw + 0<x<100% pierce chance = life gain from every pierced enemy, as well as life gain from any enemy hit by AoE explosion. example: i pierce one enemy with the projectile and it explodes on a second one close behind it, damaging both. 1 + 2 = 3 hits, 24 life gain

the first two tests here confirm what we already knew from ice spear testing. the last test implies that multiple functions of one cast each count as separate hits. this is relevant a little later.

ice shot + level 3 LGoH = 10 life gain
ice shot + level 3 LGoH + LMP + close range = 10 life gain

the first test here confirms that the hit triggers the on hit effect. the second test shows that it is impossible to “shotgun” with arrows. In other words, enemies at close range can never get hit by more than one arrow, regardless of the number of arrows you shoot per attack.

ice shot + level 3 LGoH + frost wall + 0% pierce chance = 10 life gain

for those who don’t know, ice shot has two ways in which it does damage: the initial arrow hit, and a cone that shoots out of wherever a hit occurs, parallel to the trajectory of the arrow. In this test, I’m putting a frost wall between me and my target, so that the result is only the cone and not the arrow. this test confirms that damage from the cone, apart from the arrow, is considered a hit.

ice shot + level 3 LGoH + frost wall + 0% pierce chance + LMP = 10 life gain
ice shot + level 3 LGoH + frost wall + 0% pierce chance + LMP + 73% increased AoE = 10 life gain

these tests are just like the previous tests in that I’m only hitting with cones. however, I’ve added two cones that appear to stack. the first implies that it’s not possible to shotgun the cones, since I’m gaining 10 life per attack rather than 30. the second strongly implies this, as the cone effect is considered an area affect. though it’s much more difficult to ascertain than LGoH, three cones also seem to do less damage than one cone. If shotgunning were occurring, we would expect a 2.1 multiplier on damage (.7 * 3).

ice shot + level 3 LGoH + frost wall + 100% pierce chance = 10 life gain

this is another odd result. since the initial arrow is considered a hit, and the cone apart from the arrow is a hit, we would expect two hits if an enemy receives damage from both the arrow and the cone. this is not the case, or at least the on-hit effect is not triggering twice.

ice shot + level 3 LGoH + frost wall + 100% pierce chance + LMP + 73% increased AoE = 10 life gain

this is essentially a confirmation of the last two tests, together into one test. according to on-hit effects, i neither shotgun cones, nor hit the enemy with the arrow and the cone when this is visually the case.