+Heal, +Spell Dmg explanations

[Kiyalin]

<p>Does anyone have the location of a good post explaining the different types of + items, stackability, DoTs vs Nukes, etc?</p><p>Thanks!</p>

[Kaycerzan]

As of the last change, it's really pretty simple. All +spell modifiers apply directly to the initial impact of any spell that is not an item effect or 100% "on spell" effect. (i.e. Frigid Gift)Maximum amount cap occurs when you have doubled the base effect of the spell. There is no standard cap value.

[Kiyalin]

<p>Thanks Kay...I took a 6 month hiatus and just recently returned.  I'm starting to acquire these items now and wanted to make sure stacking them was practical.</p><p>By "base effect" do you mean: A dot hits for 150-250.  You can add in +damage items that double up until the base...i.e. (150x2) = +250 spell damage added to the base making the spell hit for 400-500?</p>

[Catodon]

<cite>Rethlyr@Mistmoore wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Thanks Kay...I took a 6 month hiatus and just recently returned.  I'm starting to acquire these items now and wanted to make sure stacking them was practical.</p><p>By "base effect" do you mean: A dot hits for 150-250.  You can add in +damage items that double up until the base...i.e. (150x2) = +250 spell damage added to the base making the spell hit for 400-500?</p></blockquote>With a dot spell that does let's say 100 dmg per tic for 5 tics, you have 500 total damage.With +300 spell damage the tics will be 400-100-100-100-100, 800 total.With +500 it will be 600-100-100-100-100, 1000 total. Any more than that and you'll be over the cap for that spell (but can still add more to benefit some other spell that does 3000 total.)

[Kiyalin]

Thanks Catadon, that was a great explanation.

[simpwrx02]

Also all AEs have the amount of the + spell damage divided by 3, as well as triggered effects such as a limited number of triggers to a reactive type spell aka wizard IceShield is a 3 trigger damage shield, but how SoE handles +spell damage here is 1/3 of the + spell damage you have is added to each trigger, so if you have a spell that has more than 3 triggers then you will get a little extra out of the +spell damage.  This works the same way as cleric reactive heals.