Damage modifications

[Crystalion]

Regarding LT with ranged weapons:...
Very strange results, the modder says there is no such a thing as a multiple heal with (any) ranged weapons, the other one confirmed with Throwing Knives what I confirmed with a Kuko, that there is indeed much more heal than there should be.
I can only guess that there is some odd thing happening ...

Yep, something odd yet to be nailed down.

regarding absorb: no idea here

Well, I continue to try to open this issue up for investigation... e.g. my "squeaky wheel" post about absorb at the Basin

regarding FG/IG: last report from the modder Necro (same as above) is that FG does only splashdamage when dying, not while casted.

The old trick was that recasting or unsummoning killed the old FG, so what I was wondering was if that still works. Sounds like it probably does, but it also sounds like Shadow and FG death effects (nova/CE like) don't do a lot of damage, being more for show.

other misc stuff

reminds me, fwiw, that I've confirmed Jarulf's and my speculations that MDR is now "uber" in pvp... except, of course, that absorb is more uber still. Sure looks to me like physical and magic damage are the only way to go in PvP, vs. a well equiped opponent (but then, I'm not a Pvp kinda guy, so I don't know).

A side question here...

Sounds like something for Ruvanal or adeyke to answer.