04-28-2003, 08:36 PM
In the current version Cold Mastery is a simple multiplier to a monster's resistance
So a monster with 50% Cold Resistance hit with a Cold spell cast with enough mastery to do 50% reduction would have effectively
50% * 50% = 25% resistance to that shot
It doesn't affect creatures with Cold Resistance 0% nor creatures which are cold immune
A quick look through Spirea's charts for monsters' resists in Hell will show you that there are in fact very few monsters that it does affect
Thus it is not a very good PvM skill
So a monster with 50% Cold Resistance hit with a Cold spell cast with enough mastery to do 50% reduction would have effectively
50% * 50% = 25% resistance to that shot
It doesn't affect creatures with Cold Resistance 0% nor creatures which are cold immune
A quick look through Spirea's charts for monsters' resists in Hell will show you that there are in fact very few monsters that it does affect
Thus it is not a very good PvM skill