Spellcasting skills - Caps?

Zahne · 02-04-2008, 11:24 AM

Anyone have any idea where the cap is on spellcasting skills? (Disruption etc).

On that note, any idea if Slash/Crush/Pierce is capped at the same?

Pheronecius · 02-04-2008, 12:30 PM

im sure it does, but i don't think it even matters....

Saltaf · 02-04-2008, 03:19 PM

I don't see very much being resisted even on lvl 87 mobs in VP but then again you should always have Mage's Pact and possibly even Dove Song up depending on who your troub is. This puts us in a good position to not be resisted much.

As far as skills go. The amount we can level our skills w/o any buffs/gear is 5*lvl

5 * 80 = 400

As far as what value your skills cap out at with buffs/gear the number I haven't tested anything for T8. I know that the T7 numbers were 350 standard and 455 capped.

350 / 70 = 5
455 / 70 = 6.5

Assuming that the number ratios stayed same for T8

80 * 6.5 = 520

Laretha · 02-05-2008, 01:12 AM

Dev Posted that they are going to balance the 100% spell hit ratio in VP to be more in line with Melee, that might mean Disruption might become more important?

Mojitin · 02-05-2008, 03:00 AM

Nah that just means you'll cast FH Armageddon, watch it cast nice and slow, and see... Resisted!

Saltaf · 02-05-2008, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Laretha

Dev Posted that they are going to balance the 100% spell hit ratio in VP to be more in line with Melee, that might mean Disruption might become more important?

yes

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mojitin

Nah that just means you'll cast FH Armageddon, watch it cast nice and slow, and see... Resisted!

/sigh yes

Prof · 02-05-2008, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Zahne

Anyone have any idea where the cap is on spellcasting skills? (Disruption etc).

On that note, any idea if Slash/Crush/Pierce is capped at the same?

Yea, they all cap at the same number. Which is why Disruption won't be any more important after the spell hit-rate nerf. Scouts have their skills capped while missing 60% of the time.

Warlocks have always been close to the cap with their grp buff. It's also on a diminishing return scale if I remember correctly, capping at 10%. (Going off old memories on that, so the % might be off)

Zahne · 02-05-2008, 07:18 PM

Thanks for the info folks. Yeah, to be honest one of the biggest things I hate in this game is seeing resists. There really isn't an easier way to screw up your DPS then if you don't hit in the first place.

Still getting the feeling I"m no where near the cap, I'll likely work on hitting it anyways just to be safe.

Mezelline · 02-06-2008, 03:04 AM

Well, since I have a 99% hit rate in most raids nowadays (even with the SoF robe that lowers disruption by 20) I'm not concerned with the skill at all. I would actually look forward to the devs making it so casting skills are more important, it would only increase our desirability.