Talk:Lightning Strike

Rumour: Lightning Strike always hits the head (helmets, etc.) Anyone know for sure if this is true, and what other skills this may be true for? --JoDiamonds 17:10, 23 October 2005 (EST)


 * I'd figure Lightning Strike, Chain Lightning (for the first target it hits) and Enervating Charge. The three spells send a lightning bolt to strik the enemy on his head. I do not however have any clue whether or not they do target the headgear. --Karlos 19:10, 23 October 2005 (EST)


 * I reckon they'd just count as hitting 'from above', increasing the chance of hitting the head via that game mechanic. --Serps 20:45, 23 October 2005 (EST)


 * Spells that autohit always hit the chest. --Fyren 02:47, 24 October 2005 (EST)


 * So both these statements, Lightning hits the head and spells that auto hit will hit the chest are "urban legends" I have heard in game a lot. Is there any proof to either? Is it on a case by case basis per spell? Is this tested? Mind Burn and Mind Shock icons show the spell hitting the head, are they exceptions? --Karlos 15:02, 24 October 2005 (EST)


 * This is easily verified against the doppelganger. Take off your armor besides chest.  Take an autohit spell.  When he casts it it won't do astronomical damage to you.  (Perhaps bring skills to help you evade/block attacks, since his bow will sting a little when it hits a non-chest location.)  --Fyren 15:34, 24 October 2005 (EST)


 * I just did that, and you know what, you're WRONG! :) Thanks to you I just had my butt-kicked by the same Doppelganger I dispatch in 10 seconds!! :) Seriously though. His lightning Strike against me with full armor did 47 damage, but with just the chest piece TWO of his spells exploded for MAJOR damage.. Chain Lightning did (I think) 122 dmg and Lightning strike did 95 damage (I'm sure of that last one). My ele was toasted in her underwear! :) I think this proves auto hit spells target armor randomly like all attacks (because Lightning Orb did regular damage). --Karlos 18:22, 24 October 2005 (EST)


 * Yup. I eat my own words.  I wonder if I got stupidly "lucky" when I tested before or if it was changed.  --Fyren 19:09, 24 October 2005 (EST)


 * Thanks for testing, Karlos. I'd intended to go back and double check, because I thought I'd tested it once months ago and found that some spells did hit the head, but Fyren was so sure that I questioned myself.  For what it's worth, I believe this has been true at least since sometime early summer (I started playing in May, first character was an Elementalist...).
 * To add to the discussion, my impression was that:
 * Spells from above hit the head, always (ala Lightning Strike).
 * Spells from any other location always hit the chest.
 * i.e. My belief is that auto-hit spells do not hit random armor locations. But if you took off all armor besides your chest piece, Lightning Orb should always hit for armored damage, and Lightning Strike should always hit for unarmored damage (hitting the head).  If that's not true, then I'm definitely wrong (and more likely some of the spells hit randomly, maybe all).
 * More testing needed (by myself or others). An obvious test would be to only remove the headpiece, leaving all other armor on, to test the "spell attacks from above always hit the head" theory.  (I know normal attacks supposedly hit the head more if the attacker is at a higher location, but boy that's hard to test.)  --JoDiamonds 02:26, 25 October 2005 (EST)