03-29-2003, 07:27 AM
Well for a third backup spell for a fireball sorc I am building I am probably going to get either Ice Blast or Glacial Spike. Ice blast does more damage while Glacial spike freezes a group, but does less damage. Now for my actual question though. On the Arreat Summet it says for Glacial Spike: "Glacial Spike fires much faster than Ice Blast." What kind of speed are they talking about? Does it travel faster to its target, does it cast faster, or both? I am hoping to have around 120 faster cast rate and am doubtful the speed difference will be significant. I will mainly use the spell for the odd monster that is immune to my other attacks so it will more often be a single target than a group. Thats why I was favoring Ice Blast. If Glacial Spike shoots faster though then it may over time actually be more damage than Ice Blast even though each bolt does less damage individually.
So what is this speed difference between the two? I could probably buy a staff with each spell on it and test it, but I am just playing with what I find so don't actually have my cast rate yet. Its not really an important thing cause it will be a while before I bother with those skills (being the third attack skill and all), but still would be good to know beforehand. So does anyone know anything about this speed difference?
So what is this speed difference between the two? I could probably buy a staff with each spell on it and test it, but I am just playing with what I find so don't actually have my cast rate yet. Its not really an important thing cause it will be a while before I bother with those skills (being the third attack skill and all), but still would be good to know beforehand. So does anyone know anything about this speed difference?