Multiple projectiles + Chain
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I'm thinking about Lightning Arrow. As I understand it, multiple projectiles will allow the lightning strikes to hit mobs that have been hit by a different initial projectile so there is the potential for 4 hits to any one monster. With Chain, will the lightning bolts proc from the initial hit and the second hit from the Chain support? If so, how much overlapping of damage from the lightning bolts will there be? I'm trying to figure out if Ricochet is worth it for a LA Ranger/Deadeye.
Wolf I'll take "Swords" for two hundred Alex. -Faux Sean Connery Last bumped on Mar 9, 2016, 6:02:12 AM
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Secondary explosion doesn't chain.
You will only hit a single monster once. You can hit 2 monsters twice each. Initial hit + the explosion on the other monster. <3 Free Tibet <3
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So the free chain is essentially an AOE expansion on LA.
Wolf I'll take "Swords" for two hundred Alex.
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" I'm pretty sure that it will increase the dps vs big groups massively. More base hits means more explosion hits. I don't think that the chained projectiles or 'explosions' are banned from re-hitting previous monsters. Face it, all of your suggestions are worse than this idea:
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I got the Ricochet node and ran a Dry woods with it. There is so much going on on screen that I can't tell if I am getting damage overlap or not. I do know that I have found dead mobs up a surprisingly long distance away. Chaining on Frenzy is pretty cool too. Also, with GMP, free ricochet chain and these:
I seem to have full frenzy charges pretty much all the time. Wolf I'll take "Swords" for two hundred Alex.
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Lightning Arrow does its pseudo-AoE every time it hits - with the Chain Support, it hits three times*. Because the AoE is not part of the initial volley, all of these AoEs can hit the same target. GMP + Chain LA is super good!
(* = EDIT: the arrow can Hit up to three times, given sufficient targets) This is also how you get single-target DPS, by the way: arrows that strike walls still perform the AoE, so an enemy up against a wall can be hit five times with GMP LA. With Ricochet, it's probably entirely viable to drop Chain. Gets you fewer Damage penalties so your single-target doesn't suffer as much. Last edited by Vipermagi#0984 on Mar 9, 2016, 6:02:49 AM
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That's good.
Oh, I'm only getting chain from Ricochet and not from the support gem. Wolf I'll take "Swords" for two hundred Alex.
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" Is the explosion a spell? It's not triggering 3 life gain on hits. https://vid.me/lqln <3 Free Tibet <3 Last edited by Opinionated#4840 on Mar 8, 2016, 9:07:00 PM
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You hit him once, you gain Life once. There are no targets to Chain to, so Chain can't do jack.
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" Sorry I misunderstood that part. <3 Free Tibet <3
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