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==Thorns & Conversion== | ==Thorns & Conversion== | ||
The [[v1.10]] patch removed this one, since auras no longer transfer to converted monsters. | |||
This is another very cheesy trick, and can often be dangerous by accident. If you are a melee character, never play anywhere near another player who is converting monsters, and has the Thorns Aura, either on a Merc or a Paladin, or even a Druid who might be using the Spirit of Barbs, though the damage on that is so much lower it's not a real risk. The reason is that when Conversion ( the Paladin or Assassin type) wears off, the monster will go back to hostile, and be hittable, but the Thorns aura will still be on them, invisible, for several seconds. | This is another very cheesy trick, and can often be dangerous by accident. If you are a melee character, never play anywhere near another player who is converting monsters, and has the Thorns Aura, either on a Merc or a Paladin, or even a Druid who might be using the Spirit of Barbs, though the damage on that is so much lower it's not a real risk. The reason is that when Conversion ( the Paladin or Assassin type) wears off, the monster will go back to hostile, and be hittable, but the Thorns aura will still be on them, invisible, for several seconds. | ||
Auras are refreshed every 3 or 4 seconds, when the game checks them, not perpetually, like the aura under the Paladin's feet. If you are doing big melee damage, you can instantly kill yourself on a monster with an aura you can't even see. This has been a problem since D2, and is worse in D2X with thorns on mercs. However since only Paladins and Assassins can convert monsters, and an Assassin has to have a Thorns Merc, it's not too hard to see this one coming, and avoid it. | Auras are refreshed every 3 or 4 seconds, when the game checks them, not perpetually, like the aura under the Paladin's feet. If you are doing big melee damage, you can instantly kill yourself on a monster with an aura you can't even see. This has been a problem since D2, and is worse in D2X with thorns on mercs. However since only Paladins and Assassins can convert monsters, and an Assassin has to have a Thorns Merc, it's not too hard to see this one coming, and avoid it. | ||
==Game Crash Tricks== | ==Game Crash Tricks== |