02-07-2005, 09:26 PM
Quark,Feb 5 2005, 09:44 PM Wrote:It would be nice if someone did a test of different speed spells with varying degrees of +damage to see how it plays out with the "faster spells get less bonus" deal.
In the beta, someone on the forums determined that spells with 3.5 or longer casting time get the full bonus while other spells received proportionally less. Instant cast were counted as 1 second. However, this was in the beta right after these changes were made, and I can't vouch for the source, so please do check this.
Quote:Do talents that affect casting time make the damage bonus less? This should be easier to test if the tier system is true.
According to Blizzard, talents that affect the casting time do not make the damage bonus less. That is, the bonus is determined on a spell-by-spell (including rank) basis, and changing the cast time via talents doesn't affect the bonus. However, there are many things that Blizzard says to be true but aren't, so again, I highly encourage testing on this matter.