PSA - Energy Orb

Araxleon

You can cast multiple each one the heal will stack.

Example - 1 orb 600 HPS 2 orbs 1200 HPS. Each orb will heal you. (me and a buddy both spamed them and had 11k healing per sec)

This will be insanely broken for large scale.

xylena

thanks arax for finding this, we definitely do NOT want zergblobs with infinite healing running over pvp come monday

Araxleon

@ZOS_RichLambert

Is energy orb stacking intended? you can reach some pretty insane healing over time (this was tested in PVP)

Teargrants

It's always been like this, it functions in the same way Healing Springs does. The only difference is it costs an obscene amount, and heals for less.

Energy orb has been my self heal for all my solo builds since 1.6, and as someone who uses it day in day out, I can tell you that if you think this is in anyway a good (let alone OP) group heal, you're dead wrong. Don't believe me? Go ahead and try having your raid spam it, it's trash compared to Healing Springs. The thing that makes it good for my solo spec is that I use it on sword/shield while blocking inside the orbs.

All of this is moot however in 2.1; the nerf to blocking & healing make Energy Orb trash even for solo play. I've had to go back to resto staff and Rapid Regen.

Araxleon

Teargrants wrote: »

It's always been like this, it functions in the same way Healing Springs does. The only difference is it costs an obscene amount, and heals for less.

Energy orb has been my self heal for all my solo builds since 1.6, and as someone who uses it day in day out, I can tell you that if you think this is in anyway a good (let alone OP) group heal, you're dead wrong. Don't believe me? Go ahead and try having your raid spam it, it's trash compared to Healing Springs. The thing that makes it good for my solo spec is that I use it on sword/shield while blocking inside the orbs.

All of this is moot however in 2.1; the nerf to blocking & healing make Energy Orb trash even for solo play. I've had to go back to resto staff and Rapid Regen.

@Teargrants I did, I spamed it vs @xylena on PTS and tanked WB like nothing went from 100% to 40% (from her wreckingblow) back up to 100% in 1 sec.

All im saying it I tested it and tanked insane amounts of damage.

I tested it with friends in memorial district and out healed most damage from mobs and players.

F7sus4

Araxleon wrote: »

You can cast multiple each one the heal will stack.

Example - 1 orb 600 HPS 2 orbs 1200 HPS. Each orb will heal you. (me and a buddy both spamed them and had 11k healing per sec)

This will be insanely broken for large scale.

I hope you know it's nothing when compared to Sap Essence in a large group/pack.

ragespell

Araxleon wrote: »

You can cast multiple each one the heal will stack.

Example - 1 orb 600 HPS 2 orbs 1200 HPS. Each orb will heal you. (me and a buddy both spamed them and had 11k healing per sec)

This will be insanely broken for large scale.

My energy orb ST heal is around 1600 hps per orb. And I never use it: it cost too much, you don't have any control on your teammates positioning etc etc.
So no, I don't think is "insanely broken"

timidobserver

I guess that someone that isn't a dedicated healer might think that energy orb is OP for healing. It is much better to just cast healing springs in a large scale group.