Strange Sorc Happenings

[desrat]

Strange Sorc Happenings

I started playing D2 again after a 3-yr hiatus. I've made a Meteorb sorc that I had made before way back when.

1) At about Clvl 82, I added another skill pt to Fire Mastery to increase my Fireball & Meteor damages. I glanced at their damages just before and just after placing the Fire Mastery skill pt. I swear that my Fireball & Meteor damages DEcreased instead of increasing. The next levelup did increase their damages when putting a point into Fire Mastery, but I'm not sure if it corrected the previous error or just acted like a new one-point increase.

Seems to me I had this same thing happen on that same sorc build way back when, too.

Anyone else notice this happening and if the next skill point in Fire Mastery corrected the error?

2) Also, one of her pieces of gear has some life steal per hit on it. But she doesn't seem to steal any life while using her orb or meteor or fireball. Is this a glitch or does life steal only work with melee or what?

desrat

 

[Greizer]

Re: Strange Sorc Happenings

Never noticed thing #1. I think it would've been noticed in the 8+ years the game's been out, unless the last patch added it. You sure you'd gotten a good night's sleep and weren't playing under the influence of any substance? My eyes have often played tricks on me after playing 10+ hours. :nod:

As for #2, life steal indeed only works with physical dmg. If it did work with spells... My my, there'd be even more Hammers flying in the air I guess.

Edit: Google "diablo 2 skill calculator" and go to the German site; just compare your dmg to the one the calc gives and you'll know if it's a one-time glitch or permanent.

 

[Kurumi]

Re: Strange Sorc Happenings

we do NOT need more hammers.

 

[Scudstorm]

Re: Strange Sorc Happenings

A possible explanation would be a buff running out just as you put the point. I.e. a skill shrine or a Battle Command.