Burning talons only working 33% of the time.

RSram

Anyone else having issue like this. I approach the enemy NPC's and drop burning talons and it doesn't work, after three tries it finally works, but only on one of the NPCs and now my magica is down by 50% or so. I didn't have this problem prior to 1.6 update, or did something change and I'm doing something wrong?

SLy_Kyti

I've consistently had mobs walk with my burning talons around them off out of reach.
How they can walk out of talons and still have the animation around their feet is crazy.
This has been happening since v1.6
Also the Synergy does not work occasionally my group says.

So I agree there is something not quite right about Talons.

DaveMoeDee

Happens to me a lot.

rosarose

I hardly get mine to work, and since it drains a lot of magica this is a very annoying issue.

RSram

Anyone put in a bug report on this? If not I will.

LameoveR

Oh well, "since 1.6" and you woke up only now.
Good, good!

RSram

LameoveR wrote: »

Oh well, "since 1.6" and you woke up only now.
Good, good!

This is the first DK that I rolled, just before 1.6 and I been playing another class until 2.00 became live. So if you already knew about this, did you submit a bug report? If not then I will submit one. Easy question.

I_killed_Vivec

SLy_Kyti wrote: »

I've consistently had mobs walk with my burning talons around them off out of reach.
How they can walk out of talons and still have the animation around their feet is crazy.
This has been happening since v1.6
Also the Synergy does not work occasionally my group says.

So I agree there is something not quite right about Talons.

Walking off backwards with talons on them is ridiculous - even lowly coyotes in Craglorn manage to do it, and for them the talons pierce their little bodies.

Or at least they used to, before the latest bug that has removed talons completely... apart from the magica cost.

Domander

SLy_Kyti wrote: »

I've consistently had mobs walk with my burning talons around them off out of reach.
How they can walk out of talons and still have the animation around their feet is crazy.
This has been happening since v1.6
Also the Synergy does not work occasionally my group says.

So I agree there is something not quite right about Talons.

Yep, been happening since 1.6.

Go chain pull an archer or caster mob and cast talons... then watch them run away.

Nutronic

The flight mechanics are so OP on the mobs. It's like they will reverse as far as possible, damn to the Crowd control.

I wasn't sure this was a bug, so I never reported but I will now. Thanks for posting this.

Nestor

Has Talons ever worked? Maybe I am just unlucky, but every time I decide to put point into this, it is when the skill is bugged or broken and just does not work. I hear everyone rave about this skill, but I have yet to see it actually crowd control anyone for me.

For the record, I enabled it on my DK this weekend and tried it out, and basically found out it was a way to waste mana.

Daenerys

Thanks for posting, I'm having this issue too; I didn't realize it was a bug, so I'll report it next time it happens.

Dreyloch

Been a DK since beta, and it's funny you mention this because I actually noticed something a little off in PvP with it. But I chalked it up to immunites players get from everything they are being hit by. I'll look closer at this when I get on next.

Athas24

There are a few issues with Talons that I've seen. First, you must be IN Combat Before it will work. It won't work as a way to enter combat. I've had others suggest using an AOE on mobs first and then dropping Talons, which has been helping me a ton although it's not what I'd like to do optimally. I'd like to Root first AOE second but whatever. Outside of that, it's clearly glitching with mobs gliding on the floor backwards while enveloped in said talons. I've submit a bug report but I encourage everyone else to do the same.

Jules

Yeah same. Talons doesn't appear at all for me anymore.

RSram

Athas24 wrote: »

There are a few issues with Talons that I've seen. First, you must be IN Combat Before it will work. It won't work as a way to enter combat. I've had others suggest using an AOE on mobs first and then dropping Talons, which has been helping me a ton although it's not what I'd like to do optimally. I'd like to Root first AOE second but whatever. Outside of that, it's clearly glitching with mobs gliding on the floor backwards while enveloped in said talons. I've submit a bug report but I encourage everyone else to do the same.

I'm not sure if what your saying is true because sometimes it works when I drop it first, but I'll test your suggestion later this week and see if it makes talons it more successful.

Thanks for the tip.

Mayrael

Im not playing DK anymore but I think it may be caused by justice system. Why? Try to use any aoe spell on guards or killable npc... Gues what will happend? Nothing. But after entering a fight all works as it supposed to. It needs to be fixed, DK without taloons isnt DK.

nothing2591

happens alot in pvp, since i always play with 200ping on my home campaign even if enemy is right within talon range he might move right as i use them and not get rooted

RSram

Lately, I'm dropping the Talons at a 50% rate, but when I do, they are invisible, and the player, or NPC can still move while being CC'd. I can see the flames (Burning talons) but no talons.

Tarikko

The list of bugs keeps growing bigger and bigger...

Today i wouldn't even dare say 33%... it worked way less than that.

Athas24

RSram wrote: »

Lately, I'm dropping the Talons at a 50% rate, but when I do, they are invisible, and the player, or NPC can still move while being CC'd. I can see the flames (Burning talons) but no talons.

I've noticed that pretty much any root I use on any of my characters results in the npc gliding around like a fool anyway.

Muletide

This happens all the time with NPC casters: Talons blatantly grasping their feet, but they are free to back away and cast.
Though, after the last patch there are no Talon animations at all...

RSram

I'm posting another bug report and suggest everyone else due the same. Maybe if enough reports are received, the developers might get off their a$$'es and fix this.

AngelFires333

Would be nice to get a fix.
I thought it might have been because I was not targeting the enemy correctly.
But I think not.

Ragnarock41

holy mother of necromancy

Belegnole

Ragnarock41 wrote: »

holy mother of necromancy

and people keep saying we don't have a Necromancy class....

Of course this issue with talons remains.

jnelson1182

I'm glad I came across this post, I like many others thought it had something to do with me missing target or possibly even having something to do with the range but now I know why skill seems to miss the first 1-2 times that I try to cast it. hopefully it gets fixed soon, seems like it has been an issue for a while now lol.

boombazookajd

this post may be the mother of all necro posts, but I have literally watched several mobs i have talons on walk away. The Talons aren't even appearing.

Chains, they'll pull but then they just saunter back off, especially archers and mages.

I've just debarred talons now. I've got to find another method of CC.

VaranisArano

April 2015 straight to January 2018!

SmellyUnlimited

I can verify too. 75% of the time when I cast it, no graphic shows up, nor does the root/minor maim.

jnelson1182

I noticed if it don't work the first time try to get a lil closer to target an hit it again that has been working for me although it does use up double my magic causing me to shorten rotation a lil to let it regain. I'm not 100% on this but ill try later tonight an post results but if I can remember correctly as long as you get close, meaning pretty much all the way up to the target before using still it'll hit first time more often than not.