Traumatic..

Tubble · 07-31-2006, 05:02 AM

Can anyone tell me if there is any timing involved with Traumatic Swipe? Like when to use it when not to? Thanks

Snarks · 07-31-2006, 05:16 AM

You have to use it before an ability (like an aoe goes off) and then the ability will take 50% longer to come up next time. for example. Lets say you are fighting venekor in CT and our sample ability is Venemous cloud which has a predictable recast timer. Lets say its 30 seconds. Note: this information is not real, this is just an example. 00:00 into fight: Venekor casts venemous cloud. 00:30 into fight: Venekor casts venemous cloud. 01:00 into fight: Venekor casts venemous cloud. 01:10 into fight: You cast torporous strike. 01:30 into fight: Venekor casts venemous cloud while torporous strike is on. 01:50 into fight: You cast torporous strike, but torporous strike misses. 02:15 into fight: Venekor casts venemous cloud. 02:45 into fight: Venekor casts venemous cloud. Anyways i hope this makes sense. If you are having someone call the aoe with a parse program, I do not suggest using torporous strike because its unpredictable (because it can miss) and really messes stuff up. For everything else though (majority of content), having 50% less of mob-specific-abilities is very nice. Like eyeball AOE's in deathtoll, tarinax, et al.

Luk · 07-31-2006, 05:36 AM

Some of the new versions of ACT actually take TS into account and add the 50% to the timers when you set it ip.

Krontak · 07-31-2006, 09:39 PM

Licit wrote:
Some of the new versions of ACT actually take TS into account and add the 50% to the timers when you set it ip.

sweet...fyi. your image in your sig is always broken to me. might just be ie though.

Luk · 08-01-2006, 07:21 AM

Krontak wrote:

Licit wrote:Some of the new versions of ACT actually take TS into account and add the 50% to the timers when you set it ip.

sweet...fyi. your image in your sig is always broken to me. might just be ie though.

Yeah, I think its the hosting site, sometimes its broken for me, sometimes not, /shrug, might move to another image host.

Luk · 08-01-2006, 07:24 AM

Another thing to remember is that TS does not only effect AE's, it effects ALL CA's and spell that the mob uses, therefore you create a significant reduction in damage to the tank and the rest of the raid.

07-31-2006, 05:16 AM	#2
Snarks Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 557	You have to use it before an ability (like an aoe goes off) and then the ability will take 50% longer to come up next time. for example. Lets say you are fighting venekor in CT and our sample ability is Venemous cloud which has a predictable recast timer. Lets say its 30 seconds. Note: this information is not real, this is just an example. 00:00 into fight: Venekor casts venemous cloud. 00:30 into fight: Venekor casts venemous cloud. 01:00 into fight: Venekor casts venemous cloud. 01:10 into fight: You cast torporous strike. 01:30 into fight: Venekor casts venemous cloud while torporous strike is on. 01:50 into fight: You cast torporous strike, but torporous strike misses. 02:15 into fight: Venekor casts venemous cloud. 02:45 into fight: Venekor casts venemous cloud. Anyways i hope this makes sense. If you are having someone call the aoe with a parse program, I do not suggest using torporous strike because its unpredictable (because it can miss) and really messes stuff up. For everything else though (majority of content), having 50% less of mob-specific-abilities is very nice. Like eyeball AOE's in deathtoll, tarinax, et al. __________________

07-31-2006, 09:39 PM	#4
Krontak Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 438	Licit wrote: Some of the new versions of ACT actually take TS into account and add the 50% to the timers when you set it ip. sweet...fyi. your image in your sig is always broken to me. might just be ie though. __________________

08-01-2006, 07:21 AM	#5
Luk General Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 897	Krontak wrote: Licit wrote:Some of the new versions of ACT actually take TS into account and add the 50% to the timers when you set it ip. sweet...fyi. your image in your sig is always broken to me. might just be ie though. Yeah, I think its the hosting site, sometimes its broken for me, sometimes not, /shrug, might move to another image host.

07-31-2006, 05:02 AM	#1
Tubble Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 37	Can anyone tell me if there is any timing involved with Traumatic Swipe? Like when to use it when not to? Thanks

07-31-2006, 05:36 AM	#3
Luk General Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 897	Some of the new versions of ACT actually take TS into account and add the 50% to the timers when you set it ip.

08-01-2006, 07:24 AM	#6
Luk General Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 897	Another thing to remember is that TS does not only effect AE's, it effects ALL CA's and spell that the mob uses, therefore you create a significant reduction in damage to the tank and the rest of the raid.