Templar Blazing Shield Bug (misses)

Mazdryk · May 2014

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 · May 2014

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

Mazdryk · May 2014

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

ThatHappyCat · May 2014

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 · May 2014

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 · May 2014

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

Dantonian_Rarstiana · May 2014

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 · May 2014

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

ThatHappyCat · May 2014

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.