Shrouded Daggers: No bounce on kill shot?

Tekyn · July 2016

Just wondered if it was stated anywhere that this was intentional. If the first target dies, neither of the other hits will trigger. It's not a huge problem but it is pretty annoying when I'm using it to clear trash while questing. Makes me reconsider using this morph over the other one. If I'm going to have to finish off each mob individually anyway what's the point in paying a higher cost and giving up the range/single target damage?

Tekyn · July 2016

Anyone?

UltimaJoe777 · July 2016

If you kill a target with a Lightning Staff attack the splash damage will not occur on the killing blow. I believe that is how splash effects work in this game. Intended? Don't know, but that's how it is right now I'd say.

Personally though, I prefer Flying Blade

Preyfar · July 2016

UltimaJoe777 wrote: »

If you kill a target with a Lightning Staff attack the splash damage will not occur on the killing blow. I believe that is how splash effects work in this game. Intended? Don't know, but that's how it is right now I'd say.

Personally though, I prefer Flying Blade

It appears to be a bug with certain AOEs. For example, if I cast Endless Hail on a pack of skeevers the entire AOE (which is supposed to last 10 seconds) stops instantly. So if a rat dies inside the Endless Hail on at the 1 second mark the rest of the AOE stops and I have to recast it. This happens 100% of the time for me, and seems to have started for me with the last PC patch.

I've not tested other AOEs, but what's happening to him may be related. For whatever reason, some AOE abilities don't finish their proc if a target dies during the skill's process.

And yes, I've reported it in game.

Tekyn · July 2016

It'd be nice to have an official on that, but if something as basic as lightning attacks does it I'd think they're already aware.

Preyfar · July 2016

https://youtu.be/VRXmMgLLudw

The only one I know that does it for sure is Endless Hail, but it affects one skill it may affect others. I don't have the skill so it may be something worth testing. Does the splash damage happen on living targets but not targets that die? If so, I'd definitely /bug it and provide video for ZOS.

The only thing I have noticed is the AOE will continue if (and only if) I have a creature tab targeted or directly in my crosshairs. And even then, it ends when whatever I'm targeting dies.

Acrolas · July 2016

There are no additional bounces on death, as killing the immediate target ends the attack chain.

That's why you target the enemy with the most health and use the bounces as executors on mobs that are nearly dead.

Tekyn · July 2016

Unless I'm fighting a more difficult mob that has adds, everything tends to die around the same time even if I stick to one target. I'll look at it later but it makes me wonder if the bounces can't crit or something. The secondary targets should be going down first due to higher damage on bounces.

Either way, looking at the video posted there I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that lots of AoE attacks are borked.