Templar Blazing Shield Bug (misses)

Mazdryk

The blazing shield skill just flat out misses or does zero damage very often. This was tested against mobs that are 3 levels below me.

Harbingers

It is bodyblocked a majority of the time by other mobs.

Mazdryk

Even against solo mobs it would miss. There is no body blocking.

ThatHappyCat

Could it be a range issue? I find I often have problems with Radial Sweep because the range is shorter than the animation seems to indicate, and is particularly unpredictable with differences in elevation.

EDIT: Having tried it out, I think the problem is elevation: slight differences can cause it to miss. It's a common problem with short-ranged AoEs, it seems.

Mazdryk

But its a big AOE...If I recall its 5 meters and I don't think its elevation because I can stand perfectly still letting a mob beat on me and hit him once with sun shield then just flat out miss the next time.

ThatHappyCat

Radial Sweep is also 5 meters and it misses all the damn time.

Dantonian_Rarstiana

5 meters is really short. Don't quote me on this, but I believe that is melee range. I know that I was able to shield bash mobs from the same distance my wife could lava whip them.

Mazdryk

the distance was not the problem. The mobs are right next to me and it misses.

ThatHappyCat

What I'm getting at is melee-range AoEs (which means 5 meters apparently) play very badly with even tiny differences in elevation. Even if you're right next to them, if they're slightly higher/lower than where you are the ability misses.