Problem with Monk Rising Dragon CA Since Live Update

[Morrolan V]

<p>Shortly after the Live Update, I started seeing occasional -1's and -2's in my on-screen damage numbers.  (I am attuned to seeing that by mobs like Switchmaster that have the elemental "very low damage" debuff.)  Only this was happening everywhere.</p><p>I looked at ACT and quickly saw that it was happening on Rising Dragon.  Rising Dragon is a CA that has an initial crushing hit and then multiple ticks of a lower-damage heat DoT.</p><p>Here are a couple of examples, post-patch, from Miragul's and WoE:</p><p><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wp55s7_YziE/Sr_DJ4dzKOI/AAAAAAAABkQ/-AIoMn8vM9U/Rising%20Dragon%20Problem%202.JPG" width="692" height="299" /></p><p><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wp55s7_YziE/Sr_DJx3uXgI/AAAAAAAABkU/ZoFSP1ZXf-s/Rising%20Dragon%20Problem%203.JPG" width="674" height="299" /></p><p>These are the bottom 20 or so damage hits for the CA from the parse.  There are probably 50-60 more 1's and 2's above that on the WoE parse before it gets into the 150-500+ damage you expect to see from the ticks.  So, it doesn't happen all the time, just fairly often.  It happens in all zones, as far as I can tell - heroic, epic or solo.</p><p>For comparison, here are the bottom damage hits for Rising Dragon from a pre-live update WoE parse:</p><p><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wp55s7_YziE/Sr_EYyziCoI/AAAAAAAABkY/aV9n9KtGibc/Rising%20Dragon%20Pre-update.JPG" width="681" height="298" /></p><p>Anyone else seeing this?  On other spells or CAs?  Fix it please - I don't want to carry that [Removed for Content] switch debuff with me where ever I go.</p>

[tigressb]

<p>I am seeing this on my level 80 inquisitor with all her combat arts that have DoT components on them (3 of them).  It happens every fight, I first noticed it soloing grey mobs in TT while trying to get some L&L body drops and it continued when I was fighting some green mobs.  I submitted a /bug report, but that's about it.  Nothing like seeing "You critically strike so and so for 1 damage!". <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/2786c5c8e1a8be796fb2f726cca5a0fe.gif" border="0" />  Below is a snippet from my log showing the initial hit and the 1 damage tick, plus the first tick of the DoT that happened later.</p><p>(1253986244)[Sat Sep 26 13:30:44 2009] YOUR Strike of Flames critically hits a malevolent creation for 1338 crushing damage.(1253986244)[Sat Sep 26 13:30:44 2009] YOUR Strike of Flames critically hits a malevolent creation for 1 divine damage.</p><p>(125398624<img src="/smilies/b2eb59423fbf5fa39342041237025880.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />[Sat Sep 26 13:30:48 2009] YOUR Strike of Flames critically hits a malevolent creation for 426 divine damage.</p><p>Vierala Ken'Rahel</p>

[Jasuo]

<p>it's the same for all combat arts with a dot component</p>

[Aull]

<p>Seeing the same effects on the bruiser blaze kick line as well.</p>

[Aeralik]

<p>Hmm, I'll take a look at that and see what is up with those abilities.</p>

[Efour EQ2]

<p>Also cant "double up " with baroom negotiation VI on brigand class.</p><p>Kinda sucks.</p>

[Aeralik]

<p>This is nothing really to worry about.  The initial amounts of the dot ticks is supposed to be 0 and then start ticking.  That initial 0 amount is just slipping by now and applying as failed to inflict, 1 or 2 depending on how debuffed it is.  I'll try and get it fixed soon though so confusion about it doesnt continue.</p>

[BChizzle]

<p>Looking it over it seems like DOT CA's are hitting for 1 dmg when the CA hits.  Rising Dragon is still hitting for the correct amount, and then ticking 6 times, unless it is supposed to tick on start it is working fine.  The 1 hit is annoying though.</p><p>EDIT: What Aeralik said we posted same time lol.</p>

[Morrolan V]

<p>Makes sense.  Thanks!</p>