Upgrading "Depart" - What is the advantage?

[cagu]

<DIV> <P><B><SPAN><FONT color=#ccffff>I read some posts on Depart and have one question, what improvement is made by upgrading this?<SPAN>  </SPAN>When I examine the Adept upgrade it reads exactly like App 1.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Same cast time, recast time, etc…<SPAN>  </SPAN>Does it enlarge the area for getting as many evacuated as possible?<SPAN>  </SPAN>This would be a guess on my part.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Can anyone enlighten me?</FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P><B><SPAN><FONT color=#ccffff></FONT></SPAN></B> </P> <P><B><SPAN><FONT color=#ccffff>Thank you!</FONT></SPAN></B></P></DIV>

[Talrinys]

If any of you knows the answer, i am really interested in this as well, please tell. <div></div>

[Merovingian]

<P>None.  I have the adept 1 version.  Has the same area of inclusion for evac, as the app 1 does.  Tested it with a group of friends one day.   Has the same cast time and recast timer as well.  No need to upgrade right now.</P> <P>Waste of money.  Maybe in the future they will reduce the cast time or widen the area of inclusion for evac.  But right now, no.</P> <P> </P>

[Stavenh]

I think the advantage is that the higher forms cost more power.That's an advantage, right? Same spell, more power...Uh.

[St]

<DIV>Has anyone tested the radius that you can grab group members? Maybe an </DIV> <DIV>upgrade to this spell increases that radius? Just a thought.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>     <IMG src="http://www.mystic-fx.com/sigs/stry_sig_sm1.jpg"></DIV>

[EvilAmi]

<DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Stry wrote:<BR> <DIV>Has anyone tested the radius that you can grab group members? Maybe an </DIV> <DIV>upgrade to this spell increases that radius? Just a thought.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>     <IMG src="http://www.mystic-fx.com/sigs/stry_sig_sm1.jpg"></DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>That could possibly be it.</DIV>

[Falc618]

I dont think thats it either, because I upgraded from app1 to app 4 and the effect radius is still 10 meters.  Anyone with adept 1, (or someone who actually used a rare for adept 3) feel free to let us know if its still 10 meters.

[roarfrost]

<DIV>Adept I uses same amount of power as App1. I just upgraded it even though I knew it was useless. (bought for 50silver on broker). All of the stats are the same. Radius, recast, etc.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The only thing I can think of is that maybe it fizzles less, or isn't interrupted as often. I havent used it enough yet to decide if anything has changed.</DIV>

[aa]

<DIV>After much use I can say that the adept 3 version leaves people behind less, as in none.  At app1 I left people behind half the time, now I dont know if that was because they were outside radius or what, but since I have upgraded I have never left anyone behind.  It has been worth it to me to upgrade.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[adamflanagan]

ive got adept 1 (dropped in nek castle the night before i dinged 3<img src="/smilies/b2eb59423fbf5fa39342041237025880.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> and ive never left anyone behind <div></div>

[cagu]

<STRONG><FONT color=#ccffff>Thanks for all the input!  Glad I'm not the only one in the dark.  LOL</FONT></STRONG>

[IllusiveThoughts]

<P>theres a couple of spells in our line up that have upgrades that I think shouldn't.  This is one of them.  Sure everyone can speculate what they think it does but some of the potential benefits cant really be tested in a controlled envoirnemnt.</P> <P> </P> <P>I'd like to hear from the guys who wrote the code what benefits there are for upgrading</P> <P><STRONG>Roots</STRONG> (does it make it hold more, less likely to break upon dd or dot, less resisted, more likely to last full duration?)  what the heck does upgrading roots do besides suck up more power?</P> <P><STRONG>Stifles</STRONG>- same issue it doesn't increase the duration, so what does upgrading it do?  does it give a higher chance to keep the full duration? does it affect the chances of landing on higher con mobs?</P> <P><STRONG>Depart</STRONG>- what benefits are there for upgrading this spell? less likely to leave someone behind? less interrupts? less fizzles? different effect radius?</P>

[adamflanagan]

<span><blockquote><hr>IllusiveThoughts wrote:<p>theres a couple of spells in our line up that have upgrades that I think shouldn't.  This is one of them.  Sure everyone can speculate what they think it does but some of the potential benefits cant really be tested in a controlled envoirnemnt.</p> <p>I'd like to hear from the guys who wrote the code what benefits there are for upgrading</p> <p><strong>Roots</strong> (does it make it hold more, less likely to break upon dd or dot, less resisted, more likely to last full duration?)  what the heck does upgrading roots do besides suck up more power?</p> <p><strong>Stifles</strong>- same issue it doesn't increase the duration, so what does upgrading it do?  does it give a higher chance to keep the full duration? does it affect the chances of landing on higher con mobs?</p> <p><strong>Depart</strong>- what benefits are there for upgrading this spell? less likely to leave someone behind? less interrupts? less fizzles? different effect radius?</p> <div></div><hr></blockquote>upgrading stifles and roots means they work on higher lvl MOBs</span><div></div>

[RyllUmbra]

<DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I too would like to now the benefits of upgrading this.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I received a master level Depart a couple nights ago as part of a treasure drop, and though I am excited I have the master, I am not sure what difference this has on the spell...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If there is no change, then I hope they change this in the future, making a smaller cast time, refresh time, or a larger area effect.... or multiples of these.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>