Can't place Cinder Storm off walls or ledges.

Aquanova

Well, here I thought this would be a very useful skill " Cinder Storm" since it can be targeted where I want it, alot like "Volcanic Rune". That's what I thought, but it doesn't seem to work that way. Every time I try to place it off a wall like a keep, it just activates right under me like it used to in 1.5. So here I am asking yet another question to ZOS dev's. Is this how it's intended, or a bug?....Cause it's kinda stupid that I can't do that. If I can throw Volcanic Rune all over the place, why not Cinder Storm? It works under the same premise. It wouldn't make it OP. I mean, if I can't cast it over the keep walls to slow enemy movement, then why make it targetable in the first place? In PVE, enemies just B line for you anyways so what's the need for it to be positioned? It just makes it that much more cumbersome to use. RIGHT?

Imdrefan

It's the same issue with Templar Blazing spear. We use to be able to cast it off of keeps but it was changed and I guess deemed an unfair advantage. I miss being able to do it.

Aquanova

EVANWSEATHub17_ESO wrote: »

It's the same issue with Templar Blazing spear. We use to be able to cast it off of keeps but it was changed and I guess deemed an unfair advantage. I miss being able to do it.

It's a little different with Cinder Storm. Actually it's quite the opposite. We never could target where it would be applied in 1.5. It was placed under your character when it deployed. The change to make it targetable was added in 1.6, which made it a little more difficult to use. It works just like healing springs now. The first button press brings up the target and now you choose where you want it to go. The second button push actually deploys the effect. The difference is, I can heal someone below me off a keep wall or a ledge. I can't Place Cinder Storm though. Of I target off a keep wall or ledge it just deploys it directly under me, like it was without the ability to place it. It doesn't make sense.

aco5712

i found that you gotta be right on the edge to place it off the wall. For some reason it registers it as cast on the wall if your not on the edge. Same thing happens with caltrops sometimes.

Imdrefan

Aquanova wrote: »

EVANWSEATHub17_ESO wrote: »

It's the same issue with Templar Blazing spear. We use to be able to cast it off of keeps but it was changed and I guess deemed an unfair advantage. I miss being able to do it.

It's a little different with Cinder Storm. Actually it's quite the opposite. We never could target where it would be applied in 1.5. It was placed under your character when it deployed. The change to make it targetable was added in 1.6, which made it a little more difficult to use. It works just like healing springs now. The first button press brings up the target and now you choose where you want it to go. The second button push actually deploys the effect. The difference is, I can heal someone below me off a keep wall or a ledge. I can't Place Cinder Storm though. Of I target off a keep wall or ledge it just deploys it directly under me, like it was without the ability to place it. It doesn't make sense.

Yea I don't really understand the DK change to cinder storm becoming a gtaoe, but I do understand how it works now compared to before. I was just commenting on the same problem with the templar gtaoe. I too have no problem with volcanic rune and healing springs. I've also seen liquid lightning get thrown around from the top of keeps, and not just from mage guards.

I would like to know why there is a differentiation between volcanic rune and cinder storm/ blazing spear.

Aquanova

aco5712 wrote: »

i found that you gotta be right on the edge to place it off the wall. For some reason it registers it as cast on the wall if your not on the edge. Same thing happens with caltrops sometimes.

Ah, well then maybe it's just something they need to adjust. I couldn't understand why they'd make it just like healing springs and not allow it to be used off of a keep where I'd be most useful. Thanks for the info:)