Yet another bug with AoE attacks

jknight201

Has anyone else noticed that sometimes, when using an AOE attack on a group, that as soon as one member of the group dies, the AOE will sometimes immediately end? This is very noticeable with Liquid Lightning and Elemental Blockade. When attacking a group of mobs, I'd say maybe 25% chance that when the first mob dies, the AOE just goes away. I have confirmed this many times on mud crab groups on the beach in Grahtwood. And no, it isn't "the AOE timed out" - the AOE will sometimes just end immediately after being placed when the first mob dies. I have confirmed it's not a graphical bug either as mobs stop taking damage when the AOE disappears.

Am I missing some secret mechanic to how AOE works, or is this just (yet another) bug introduced by DB?

Wollust

The real questions is: Why would you kill those precious and wonderful mud crabs?

jknight201

Wollust wrote: »

The real questions is: Why would you kill those precious and wonderful mud crabs?

Because our Dread Father demands blood? And I'm hoping he's not all *that* picky about whose blood...

YoloWizard

Any ground AOE abilities placed will disappear as soon as you leave combat. Why? no clue

UltimaJoe777

It's been like this for a long time OP. However, not ALL ground target abilities do this. Caltrops, Fire Rune, Daedric Mines, anything with a long duration basically does not.

jknight201

YoloWizard wrote: »

Any ground AOE abilities placed will disappear as soon as you leave combat. Why? no clue

Yes, only I'm still in combat because some of the mobs are still alive. And attacking me. So I have to re-cast the AOE. That smacks of being a bug to me.

jknight201

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

It's been like this for a long time OP. However, not ALL ground target abilities do this. Caltrops, Fire Rune, Daedric Mines, anything with a long duration basically does not.

Great, so yet another sorc breakage. But thanks, I didn't know that some AOEs don't do this.