Implode AA Spell

[Kraven Coldblade]

<DIV>I'm just curious to find out if someone spent their AA's on this tree. I'm currently 2 dings away from getting Implode as I feel it'll help me during some solo situations and maybe some group encounters. I'd like to know if other fellow Necro's currently use Implode often and what you think of the spell. Thanks for the replies in advance.</DIV>

[killamann]

<DIV>I use it all the time , thou i hope you arnt thinking that its actually gunna make solo easier.Stays about the same more so that it not spells/aa's that ease encounters but well studied timers and a players skill (which most stay within a box,and dont venture beyound thier skill/CPU speed <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />.its ok for one on one , but to use it against like a group AE style unless you have piles of hp's (@ 70 w/ equipp and my buffs i am at 6k health) cuz once yer pet is Kabooomed a group encounter will pound the cash outta yer pockets as fast a Sony on a NERF err new expansion day.Be well</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Festin The Malignant</DIV> <DIV>of Mistmoore</DIV>

[Jal]

The main reason i got this was for the pet recast time especially now with our root timer reduction, root target pull back pet implode resummon re engage.Its good for groups too when your pet draws agro or you need another AE attack.

[eburgos]

I had it, I used it mostly for pvp, its a nice AE, and the pet recast is excellent, of course that would make you agro a lot because your pet will die. Maybe its not that awesome as you think but worth a try.<div></div>

[Jal]

My view on its use is that its a "save my bacon" skill. When your pet dies you get agro but another pet with full health/power will probably be able to regain agro given time.rootbackoffimploderesummonpet attackfdlets your pet get back in the fight possibly kill it or at least regain you time finish it off. Its not a must have skill but in certain situations its very handy.

[Kraven Coldblade]

<P>Thank you for the prompt and valuable responses. I always thought this would be a great spell to get and especially in my case when I get into a pinch in an encounter I had a feeling this might save my behind. </P> <P>One additional question - is this spell for fighter pet only or for any pets (not including dumbfires of course). Also the implode damage output restricted by the type of pet we use it on? For example, will implode have a greater effect if I use it on Dreadnought as oppose to the Heretic or Nightshade? Thanks for the replies in advance.</P>

[Jal]

All pets same damage.

[Kraven Coldblade]

Thank you. Much appreciated. Can't wait to try out implode! lol

[Jal]

Just be warned its almost guaranteed to get you some agro in group unless your tank has a good hold on all mobs so have fd ready.

[Kraven Coldblade]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Eriol]

I'm not far from this one myself, and I'm going to get it for the cases in raids where my pet catches an AE and survives, but instead of pulling them back and healing, or having them just die on the next AE, I'll "Boom" my pet, and re-summon a new one quickly, and send it back into the fight.The cast-time buff is really the most important to me.

[Za]

HEHE, Before LU24 this was probably the most fun and overpowered spell in the whole game.If you didn;t know... Before LU24, ANY pet you could cast or have as a pet would explode doing 1800 - 2500 damage to all mobs in the area...Yes, I always kept the Hooluk Owl, the Gorge Eagle, and my Splitpaw Shroom pets out. Then get a charmed pet. Then make a real pet... If you're erudite, make your little lighbulb pet.Then pend your pet to get as many groups of mobs as it could survive pulling or up to the max of 5 groups.Then use your AoE lifetap for a liitle extra damage, then make sure all your pets are standing in the middle of the flock of mobs and implode.I think the max I ever did was something in the range of 80,000 damage from 1 cast. with all 5 non racial pets up I could easily kill 3 or 4 ^ blue mobs at once.Great for farming writs.Alas, I'll miss that. heheBut Post LU24, we all need to bug the current situation. Cuz no if you have a charmed pet at all, you can't use implode at all. Which kinda sucks.

[Lactic]

Is this spell still worth getting? Also is it a good PvP spell?<div></div>

[Za]

Personally I dropped it.Immediately after LU24, it was useless when you had a charmed oet becasue the charmed pet got in the way of your primary pet slot, but I noticed last night that my main pet was staying in the "main" slot... so it might be better now.Honestly, the 2500 AoE damage you gain doesn't seem with the loss of a pet and all its buffs... Would need to do some more parsing to see exactly.

[Jal]

This spell was never about the damage it was about the recast for me, it was invaluable when hunting solo to blow up a pet and get a new one in half the time.

[Mentla]

<blockquote><hr>Jalek wrote:This spell was never about the damage it was about the recast for me, it was invaluable when hunting solo to blow up a pet and get a new one in half the time.<hr></blockquote>That's kinda the way I'm looking at it - having only been a necro for about 18 hours <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> Conjurors get 'sacrifice pet' which doesn't increase recast speed, but it does give you the extra hp to make up for it while you summon a new pet.  This seems to be another useful spell to use when pet is nearly dead anyway.<div></div>

[Za]

Well, when it did 20,000+ per cast, I LOVED the damage. hehe...

[Kraven Coldblade]

I always miss the fun stuff :womansad:

[Mentla]

<blockquote><hr>Jalek wrote:The main reason i got this was for the pet recast time especially now with our root timer reduction, root target pull back pet implode resummon re engage.Its good for groups too when your pet draws agro or you need another AE attack.<hr></blockquote>Why not explode it next to mob the root and recast?  Unless you are near out of hp from healing pet I guess...<div></div>

[Jal]

Damage = break root.If youre nowhere near killing it then why risk it.

[Za]

My guess is that they're going to change the spell so that the two affects are maintained seperately.Right now, since the implode and time reducer are both on the same effect, the new pet when cast will insta-implode, giving you a 2nd 2500 AoE (Which IMHO is not overpowered... but I can see SoE not wanting this added AoE).When its fixed, I'd bet you a dollar, they unlink the two, so the time reducing aspect lasts as long as it always did, but you only get to implode the original pet.... Just my theory.