Poster: Vashna at 5/31/2006 11:14:08 PM PDT
Subject: Extensive Shadow Mastery Testing (Bugs!) |
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Introduction
My primary area of testing focused on the Tier 6 Affliction talent "Shadow Mastery". This talent is very INconsistent in how it applies the bonus 10% damage.
NOT BUGGED
The following spells apply SM after DMG gear: corruption, shadow bolt, shadowburn.
BUGGED
The following spells apply SM before DMG gear (ie. to the base spell only): curse of agony, drain life.
BUGGED BAD!
The following spells do NOT benefit from SM (ie. *bugged*): siphon life.
Testing
I systematically and meticulously tested the talent in conjunction with each shadow damage ability available to warlock. An exact profile of my gear can be found here (I am using +586 damage for these tests):
http://ctprofiles.net/381161
Each item was verified for stat and enchant accuracy after the copy process, and the results from 1.11 were compared to 1.10.
Corruption
Rank 7 w/ Sm = 900-906
906/1.1 = 824 (base dmg w/o SM)
824+586 = 1410 (dmg gear factored in)
1410*1.1 = 1551 (SM applied last)
1551/6 = 258.5 (dmg/tick)
This is verified to be accurate both in 1.10 and 1.11 with alternating 258 and 259 damage ticks. Corruption works properly with SM.
Curse of Agony
Rank 6 w/ SM = 1140-1152
1152/1.1 = 1047 (base dmg w/o SM)
1047+586 = 1633 (dmg gear factored in)
1633*1.1 = 1796 (SM applied last)
This value is inaccurate in practice. In both 1.10 and 1.11, the gear generated the following ticks:
4 ticks: 96-97
4 ticks: 144-145
4 ticks: 192-193
This totals 1735 damage, which coincides with 1152+586 = 1738, showing that SM is being applied to the base spell but not accounting for gear.
Curse of Agony is *Bugged*.
Siphon Life
Rank 4 /w SM = 49-50/tick (490-500 dmg)
495/1.1 = 450 (base dmg w/o SM)
450+(586/2) = 743 (dmg gear factored in)
743*1.1 = 817 (SM applied last)
817/10 = 81.7 (dmg/tick)
Siphon Life is completely bugged. In 1.10, it alternates ticks for 78-79 damage. This is because SM does not factor in gear (495+293= 78.8/tick).
In patch 1.11, SM is not factored in at all! The dot alternates ticks of 74-75 damage (base 450+293 = 74.3/tick), showing that SM is not being added.
Drain Life
Rank 6 w/ SM = 78-79/sec (390-395)
395/1.1 = 359 (base dmg w/o SM)
359+(586/2) = 652 (dmg gear factored in)
652*1.1 = 717 (SM applied last)
717/5 = 143.4/sec
In practice, this number is not achieved. Drain life in both patch 1.10 and 1.11 inflicts 137/sec: 395+(586/2)= 688. 688/5 = 137.6. This shows that SM is applied to the base skill, with damage gear applied after. Drain Life is bugged.
Death Coil
Rank 3 w/ SM = 524
524/1.1 = 476 (base dmg w/o SM)
476+126 = 602 (dmg gear factored in)
602*1.1 = 662 (SM applied last)
In practice, on both 1.10 and 1.11 servers, the death coil inflicts 649 damage. This is because the +126 dmg derived from gear is applied last (524+126) yielding 650 coils. SM needs to be applied last on this spell.
Shadow Bolt
Rank 10 w/ SM = 530-592 dmg
530-592/1.1 = 482-538 (base dmg w/o SM)
482-538 +502 = 984-1040 (dmg gear factored in)
984-1040 *1.1 = 1082-1144 (SM applied last)
Through extensive testing of casting 3 bolts per creature in EPL for roughly 5 dozen mobs, the lowest base Shadow Bolt inflicted 1083 damage. The highest I achieved was 1142. Given a wider data pool I'm sure I could have achieved the minimum 1082 or maximum 1144. This testing confirms that SM *is* being applied after dmg gear to optimally/properly benefit Shadow Bolt. SBolt is not bugged.
Shadowburn
Rank 6 w/ SM = 508-566 dmg
508-566 /1.1 = 462-515 (base dmg w/o SM)
462-515 +251 = 713-766 (dmg gear factored in)
713-766 *1.1 = 784-843 (SM applied last)
Through extensive testing similar to Shadow Bolt testing, I was able to achieve Shadowburns ranging from 783 to 842. This supports the math above, proving that SM is being applied after dmg gear for this spell. Shadowburn is not bugged.
Conclusion
Shadow Mastery needs fixed during 1.11 test. The most pressing issue is Siphon Life, which now benefits 0 from the talent.
| | | http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-realm-test&t=268545&p=#post268545 | | | Poster: Hortus at 6/5/2006 2:09:42 PM PDT
Subject: Re: Extensive Shadow Mastery Testing (Bugs!) |
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Hi Vashna,
Thank you for the well researched report!
I'll check this issue out.
Hortus
Blizzard QA
| | | http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-realm-test&t=268545&p=#post274877 | Poster: Hortus at 6/5/2006 2:09:42 PM PDT
Subject: Re: Extensive Shadow Mastery Testing (Bugs!) *edited post* |
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Hi Vashna,
Thank you for the well researched report!
I'll check this issue out.
Hortus
Blizzard QA
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