Swooping Dragon damage

Snapdragyn · 01-20-2005, 02:41 AM

My monk dinged 22 & got a new skill, Swooping Dragon. This new skill does... (wait for it)... ELEVEN points of damage! Whew!Now, just to prevent this massive uber damage upsetting game balance, this skill is on a 30 second timer. *blink* Well thank goodness for that!Does this skill stun the mob? No.Does this skill stifle the mob? No.Does this skill debuff the mob? No.Does this skill buff the monk or party? No.This skill simply does ELEVEN points of damage, consistently, on a 30 second timer...at...level...22.How do YOU spell 'boggle'?So does this skill ever gain enough damage to be worth it, or is it just a wasted level as far as the skill goes?

Vydian · 01-20-2005, 02:46 AM

Unless your skill is bugged (which I doubt), Swooping Dragon is an initial DD followed by about a 15 second DoT, somewhere around there. With adept1 at lvl 26 I consitently hit around 130-150 initial damage and around 25/tick for about 5-6 ticks I would guess. Easily my most damaging ability right now, closely followed by Rapid Swings (App3) when they all connect. I DO remember when I first got SD at 22 and at App1, the DoT part of the kick was 11 I think, but that's still for 11 dmg for 5 ticks + the initial damage. Sounds like you just haven't looked at the right numbers?Vydian

kcDarx · 01-20-2005, 02:51 AM

yea my SD does great damage, i love it.

Apathet · 01-20-2005, 02:55 AM

Yeah, at 22 without an upgrade it likely does something like 40 damage on the initial hit, and 11 on the first hit of the DoT. Then for 2-3 more hits it'll do 11 more each time.Its a GREAT ability, but when I first got it I was pretty peeved too. I was thinking "What the F?! 11 damage?! That's lame!"

Gaige · 01-20-2005, 02:59 AM

Yup, you are seeing the DoT damage, not the DD damage.

Snapdragyn · 01-20-2005, 03:16 AM

WHEW! Cool, glad to know it was just finding the wrong message in the battlespam & not that this is what it actually does. Thanks all!

D`Jani · 01-20-2005, 03:29 AM

Try and also get Swooping Dragon Adept 1 at least!

Dmg is VERY nice and the Dot helps as well!

Kiiyo · 01-20-2005, 03:38 AM

I had the same experience at first! SMILEY

Now when I am soloing (22) I will use swooping dragon as one of my first attacks to maximize the dot damage.-Faryll, Antonia Bayle

Nagasak · 01-20-2005, 08:00 PM

I'm only a 27 monk, but I have Swooping Dradon Adept 3 and do about 100-122 damage each time. It has become one of more potent atatcks.

stfields · 01-20-2005, 08:21 PM

WHEW! Cool, glad to know it was just finding the wrong message in the battlespam & not that this is what it actually does. Thanks all!

Don't feel bad. It took me a few battles to realize that it was a DD + DoT. I think it is still somewhat bugged in that you don't get the DD if someone else in the party has it dotted (with the same "type" dot).

Cusashorn · 01-20-2005, 09:50 PM

Spell damage (DD, DOT, ETC) caused by weapons or abilities are Orange numbers highlighted by a blue border.

I decided to test Swooping dragon on a low level creature just to see what potential the skill has. I used a moat rat in Antonica and scored a 111/13 strike.

Using a more powerful target, I was getting around 80/12.

I just recently upgraded to App4 and I"m doing 120/24's on white mobs at level 25

Ceist X'Ta · 01-21-2005, 12:22 AM

it also can start your HO chain, so you can open pull ( I use Focused Strike), pop HO, open with Swooping Dragon, finish HO. then start another HO using Forcused Strike. Just in that first few seconds with the add damage from Swooping Dragon you do a lot damage.

Tapmonk · 01-21-2005, 02:46 PM

I am a monk, that also happens to be an alchemist. I had an Adept 3 SD in my bag , dinged 22 during a multi-mob fight and had scribed my adept 3 before the second critter was dead. Out of the gate the dot was 20+ at level 22. Now at 26 (almost 27) it hasn't changed much, the initial hit is bigger though. Hope this info helps somebody.

01-20-2005, 02:46 AM	#2
Vydian Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 102	Unless your skill is bugged (which I doubt), Swooping Dragon is an initial DD followed by about a 15 second DoT, somewhere around there. With adept1 at lvl 26 I consitently hit around 130-150 initial damage and around 25/tick for about 5-6 ticks I would guess. Easily my most damaging ability right now, closely followed by Rapid Swings (App3) when they all connect. I DO remember when I first got SD at 22 and at App1, the DoT part of the kick was 11 I think, but that's still for 11 dmg for 5 ticks + the initial damage. Sounds like you just haven't looked at the right numbers?Vydian __________________

01-20-2005, 02:51 AM	#3
kcDarx General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 19	yea my SD does great damage, i love it. __________________ Darxar on Kithicor Monk(31) Darxars Link (The Ball Matters)

01-20-2005, 02:55 AM	#4
Apathet Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 61	Yeah, at 22 without an upgrade it likely does something like 40 damage on the initial hit, and 11 on the first hit of the DoT. Then for 2-3 more hits it'll do 11 more each time.Its a GREAT ability, but when I first got it I was pretty peeved too. I was thinking "What the F?! 11 damage?! That's lame!" __________________ Thrad Thtabber - Brigsar - Vivisect Cutpurse Alcoholis - Ratassin - Vivisect Sinjin - Shadow Elf - Vivisect VENEKOR Help destroy the fun! M.A.V.A.V.

01-20-2005, 02:59 AM	#5
Gaige Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 9,500	Yup, you are seeing the DoT damage, not the DD damage. __________________

01-20-2005, 03:29 AM	#7
D`Jani Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 13	Try and also get Swooping Dragon Adept 1 at least! Dmg is VERY nice and the Dot helps as well! __________________ "Steel Waterfalls.." "Sorrows Silentfall" -D`Janico Guana`Juma- ~Monk of Tao Ki Xiu~

01-20-2005, 02:41 AM	#1
Snapdragyn Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 132	My monk dinged 22 & got a new skill, Swooping Dragon. This new skill does... (wait for it)... ELEVEN points of damage! Whew!Now, just to prevent this massive uber damage upsetting game balance, this skill is on a 30 second timer. blink Well thank goodness for that!Does this skill stun the mob? No.Does this skill stifle the mob? No.Does this skill debuff the mob? No.Does this skill buff the monk or party? No.This skill simply does ELEVEN points of damage, consistently, on a 30 second timer...at...level...22.How do YOU spell 'boggle'?So does this skill ever gain enough damage to be worth it, or is it just a wasted level as far as the skill goes?

01-20-2005, 03:16 AM	#6
Snapdragyn Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 132	WHEW! Cool, glad to know it was just finding the wrong message in the battlespam & not that this is what it actually does. Thanks all!

01-20-2005, 03:38 AM	#8
Kiiyo Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 14	I had the same experience at first! Now when I am soloing (22) I will use swooping dragon as one of my first attacks to maximize the dot damage.-Faryll, Antonia Bayle

01-20-2005, 08:00 PM	#9
Nagasak General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 29	I'm only a 27 monk, but I have Swooping Dradon Adept 3 and do about 100-122 damage each time. It has become one of more potent atatcks. __________________ Nagasakee Waa 80 Monk / 80 Tailor Guild Leader The Zan Fi Monks Antonio Bayle server

01-20-2005, 08:21 PM	#10
stfields Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 295	WHEW! Cool, glad to know it was just finding the wrong message in the battlespam & not that this is what it actually does. Thanks all! Don't feel bad. It took me a few battles to realize that it was a DD + DoT. I think it is still somewhat bugged in that you don't get the DD if someone else in the party has it dotted (with the same "type" dot). __________________ ~Taveren Kinslayer~ 60 Armorer/Alchemist/Jeweler 60 Weaponsmith/Sage/Woodworker 60 Monk ~ RETIRED

01-20-2005, 09:50 PM	#11
Cusashorn Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cheeseland, USA Posts: 14,919	Spell damage (DD, DOT, ETC) caused by weapons or abilities are Orange numbers highlighted by a blue border. I decided to test Swooping dragon on a low level creature just to see what potential the skill has. I used a moat rat in Antonica and scored a 111/13 strike. Using a more powerful target, I was getting around 80/12. I just recently upgraded to App4 and I"m doing 120/24's on white mobs at level 25

01-21-2005, 12:22 AM	#12
Ceist X'Ta General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 42	it also can start your HO chain, so you can open pull ( I use Focused Strike), pop HO, open with Swooping Dragon, finish HO. then start another HO using Forcused Strike. Just in that first few seconds with the add damage from Swooping Dragon you do a lot damage. __________________

01-21-2005, 02:46 PM	#13
Tapmonk Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1	I am a monk, that also happens to be an alchemist. I had an Adept 3 SD in my bag , dinged 22 during a multi-mob fight and had scribed my adept 3 before the second critter was dead. Out of the gate the dot was 20+ at level 22. Now at 26 (almost 27) it hasn't changed much, the initial hit is bigger though. Hope this info helps somebody.