Are single target magic projectiles really single target magic projectiles?

cebcurg · June 2014

it's really annoying when using reflective plate from the DK skill line, eclipse from Temp skill line, or defensive stance from Sword n' board, and just not doing what it says it does.

Honestly most of the magic projectiles enemies shoot will not get absorbed, reflected, deflected and whatever else. They will clearly be holding a staff, and clearly shooting a fireball at me, but it'll just do damage, like it's not supposed to do. 50% of the bosses who shoot them, it will work, the other 50% it won't (i.e. world/dungeon bosses).

EBTrigger · June 2014

I noticed this last night. My Absorb Magic from Sword n' board skill line wasn't working. Part of the time it would absorb only like 40% of the projectile, and on another boss it wouldn't absorb it at all.

KORJ · June 2014

In PvP after use "Ball of Lightning" spell,
was often knocked down from "Crystal Fragments" spell.
=_=

nudel · June 2014

I do not have this problem with Eclipse. I quite clearly see the projectile turn around and hit its caster every time I have them 'bubbled'.

traigusb14_ESO2 · June 2014

As a VR4 templar I have found.

There is a difference between:

Sword and board's Absorb Magic "spell projectile". These are basically autoattacks from staves. works on basic attacks from basic caster mobs, and only on boss mobs that have basic attacks (many only have specials, though they may kinda look like normal attacks)...

Eclipse "single target spell" (pretty much anything that hits only 1 person).

same is true of "deflect bolts" passive, only works on spell projectiles and some arrow attacks (again mostly default style attacks... though I think it works vs. thrown knives too).