Path of Exile 1 Gameplay Help and Discussion - Skitterbots and "Chilling Area" Question - Forum

Is the skitterbot that chills enemies considered to be a "chilling area?" For example, Algor Mortis gloves cause enemies in "chilling areas" to take increased lightning damage. Does this damage bonus proc when enemies are near the skitterbot? Last bumped on Jul 24, 2020, 2:32:57 PM	Posted by Heimdall302#3387 on Jul 24, 2020, 9:24:13 AM Quote this Post
Good question, but no. Chilling areas are on the ground, e.g. Cold Snap. Skitterbots having a chilling aura, which is not considered a chilling area.	Posted by GreyLensman#5323 on Jul 24, 2020, 9:51:48 AM Quote this Post
I actually had the knowledge that "chilling area" was only that ground effect caused by Vortex, Cold Snap Creeping Frost. By reading on Wikia, though, it appears even Chilled Ground caused by a skill is considered as "Chilling Area". This means it will apply also for enemies that stand on Chilled Ground caused by Arctic Armour, or Frostblink, but will NOT apply in case of Chilled Ground caused by an Aquamarine Flask, Crown of the Brine King or Nuro's Harp As for the skitterbots, theirs is a chilling aura, not a chilling area. Therefore, Algor Mortis won't work with that. Bonechill would still, though, since they still chill enemies near them	Posted by Maxtrux#0762 on Jul 24, 2020, 9:54:54 AM Quote this Post
" Maxtrux wrote: I actually had the knowledge that "chilling area" was only that ground effect caused by Vortex, Cold Snap Creeping Frost. By reading on Wikia, though, it appears even Chilled Ground caused by a skill is considered as "Chilling Area". This means it will apply also for enemies that stand on Chilled Ground caused by Arctic Armour, or Frostblink, but will NOT apply in case of Chilled Ground caused by an Aquamarine Flask, Crown of the Brine King or Nuro's Harp As for the skitterbots, theirs is a chilling aura, not a chilling area. Therefore, Algor Mortis won't work with that. Bonechill would still, though, since they still chill enemies near them " Notably, sources of chill such as Aquamarine Flasks will not provide a damage bonus, since a flask is not a skill, and flasks cannot be linked to support gems. This specifically refers to the bonus from Bonechill, because it cannot be linked to the flask. It implies nothing about whether or not the ground is considered to be a chilling area. From my understanding it should be a chilling area and work for Algor Mortis.	Posted by DER_PSYCHOPATH#2959 on Jul 24, 2020, 10:31:54 AM Quote this Post
Actually... yes, Algor only cares about it being a chilling area. So yes, if Chilled Grounds are actually considered "chilling areas", then Algor would boost even in case of those cases I've stated being "not appliable". Thank you for backing me up once again, DER_PSYCHOPATH	Posted by Maxtrux#0762 on Jul 24, 2020, 11:05:42 AM Quote this Post
I think this is a case of the language getting out of control. Chilled ground is used in most cases. But chilling area was used for Creeping Frost, perhaps to distinguish a fixed spot of chilled ground from a moving one - who knows. But that entry makes it seem like chilling areas are a subset of chilled ground. Unfortunately, Algor continued to use that language as if it's perhaps the broader of the two. I'm just assuming that the two uses are equivalent until there is something that actually distinguishes them as different.	Posted by GreyLensman#5323 on Jul 24, 2020, 2:32:57 PM Quote this Post