The thread to end all dark infestation threads

[Moonspark]

<DIV><FONT size=2>Dark infestation is a level 52 warlock spell, it is obtainable by scribing adept 1, adept 3 or possibly master 1 scrolls.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Dark Infestation Adept III</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Does poison damage over time to the target, and also has a chance to summon up to three dark broodlings to attack the target every time the target receives noxious damage.  Be warned, dark broodlings are extremely unstable entities and will attack everything nearby while they're present.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Decrease health of target by 269-328 every 3 seconds</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>When target is damaged with a spell this spell has a 25% chance to cast Dark Broodlings on target.  Lasts for 24 seconds.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>-Summons a limited pet to aid the casterx3</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>When this spell procs the three broodlings, they will instantly cast their out-of-encounter based AE, which will hit each target in range for about 200 damage, all 3 will cast, then they will move up and cast again.  If you don't see damage, it's because nothing was in range of their AE.  Best results is to use this on the largest mob in a group that will take the longest to die and to stand really close.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have not seen them single target nuke, I have not seen them encounter AE.  They will aggro everything around them.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It's a fun spell, wish it scaled in level, it's useful on AE based raids as the aggro doesn't count as yours, etc.,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Now please, stop butchering this spell by saying they don't cast for 10 seconds, or it never procs, or whatever... it's not the greatest spell in the world, but it works and it does what it's supposed to.</DIV>

[Kalel]

<P>1. Doesnt always spawn 3 broodlings</P> <P>2. It doesnt cast out of encounter AE. They cast single target poison spells. It's just casts on random mobs in the area of the broodlings.</P> <P>3. They dont instantly cast if you are 20 ft from the target. They will proc. Stand there for a second. Move up stand there for a second. Move up then if they are close enough start casting. The range on their nukes are VERY short. They should be increased to at least normal cast range for a caster. This is the reason why people are saying they dont nuke for 10 secs. If they dont proc when you are right next to the mob there will be a delay in the nukes they cast. </P> <P>4. At Master 3 the Dark Infestation ticks for around 360-430 dmg. The broodlings nuke upwards of 320-350+. </P> <P> </P> <P>This is, in fact, our best single target dmg spell. </P>

[Nerga]

<DIV>^^^ knows what he says.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>They are sligthly lazy.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I do agree and always did that its a mad spell and i love it.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>BTW how do you know m3 stats? </DIV>

[Kalel]

I had the Master III in beta.

[Kaj]

Well, I've never seen them spawn less than 3 broodlings, and they've always attacked the target I cast Dark Infestations on with single target nukes and eventually melee when they got close enough and didn't respawn. <div></div>

[Kalel]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Kajic wrote:<BR>Well, I've never seen them spawn less than 3 broodlings, and they've always attacked the target I cast Dark Infestations on with single target nukes and eventually melee when they got close enough and didn't respawn.<BR> <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>They dont melee. Check your logs. I have seen 1 broodling before. Often 2.

[Moonspark]

<DIV>Aight, well maybe I'm wrong about the AE, but everytime I've tested this spell they've always hit every single mob in the group that I'm testing it on.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I parsed them today on a few fights and they weren't even breaking 50 dps.  That's with parsing from when they spawn to when they disappeared, not the whole fight.</DIV>

[Kaj]

Maybe they don't melee, I was just going by the way the graphic behaved when it got close to the mob.  I haven't seen it spawn less than 3 since I've had it. <div></div>

[TheLo]

They only spawn 3 now because mobs no longer mitigate duration or quality of the spell. Read your patch notes. <span>:smileyhappy:</span> <div></div>

[Primalooze]

a couple of times i have noticed that once they have spawned, and are slowey moving towards target, they will spawn again and again and ultimately do no damage at all <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>to be honest unless there is a secret to spawning them they seem to proc alot less often than 1 in 4 for me.... its more like 1 in 20</DIV>

[tiki-jiki]

I just got this spell and i have a question. What spells will cause the Broodlings to spawn? Is it any of our poison damage spells or will DoT's work also? Whats the best sequence to spawn the broodlings quickly? <div></div>

[Kalel]

DoT's wont spawn. Any other DD seems to spawn them though. Null distortion, Soul Blister, Vulian all work for sure.