why does everyone love sirocco so much?

[rumpelstiltskin]

the damage is pretty small (especially after a save). is it because the enemies tend to stay in the area? or because of the exhaustion? elemental assessor with elemental barrage sounds like a more fun option.
i'm just choosing the first 6th level spell for a sorc (AT).

[rumpelstiltskin]

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continuing the elemental barrage subject, does it leave only one mark, or one for each element (or even for each hit haha)? if the former, a second hit will proc 3 times for each element (i.e. 12 times total), which sounds pretty hilarious.

it should only tick with 1 element (best one)
https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/e/elemental-assessor/

that's elemental assessor's own lingering effect. but i was talking about elemental barrage (mythic ability). it's supposed to leave a 'mark' whenever you do elemental damage, and when you later hit that mark with a different element, it'll do extra damage. in fact, based on that description elemental assessor should start doing that extra damage even during the first round with 4 rays.

[CHAO$$$]

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it should only tick with 1 element (best one)
https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/e/elemental-assessor/

that's elemental assessor's own lingering effect. but i was talking about elemental barrage (mythic ability). it's supposed to leave a 'mark' whenever you do elemental damage, and when you later hit that mark with a different element, it'll do extra damage. in fact, based on that description elemental assessor should start doing that extra damage even during the first round with 4 rays.

Yes but the mark is consumed.
The first 1 ray (4 types of damage per ray) should proc Barrage 2 times (technically 1 mark for barrage per element yes). (Demon Lightning immunity might not count - then it would be only 1 without ascendant lightning mythic)
Then in consecutive rounds you get 1 type of element ticking (e.g. lightning) and if you drop sirocco on it you should yet again proc 1 more elemental barrage per round if your highest damage roll on assessor wasnt fire (as long as non fire assessor + fire sirocco ticks).

[rumpelstiltskin]

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rumpelstiltskin の投稿を引用：

that's elemental assessor's own lingering effect. but i was talking about elemental barrage (mythic ability). it's supposed to leave a 'mark' whenever you do elemental damage, and when you later hit that mark with a different element, it'll do extra damage. in fact, based on that description elemental assessor should start doing that extra damage even during the first round with 4 rays.

Yes but the mark is consumed.
The first 1 ray (4 types of damage per ray) should proc Barrage 2 times (technically 1 mark for barrage per element yes). (Demon Lightning immunity might not count - then it would be only 1 without ascendant lightning mythic)
Then in consecutive rounds you get 1 type of element ticking (e.g. lightning) and if you drop sirocco on it you should yet again proc 1 more elemental barrage per round if your highest damage roll on assessor wasnt fire (as long as non fire assessor + fire sirocco ticks).

yeah, i just tested it and realized that the mark is for one hit only. so it's not that powerful.

[Aldon]

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I've read the patch notes. I couldn't find any change to selective sirocco or any CC spell and I sincerely hope that it stays that way. Game is hard enough and selective CC are so much fun!!

There is plenty of other cc in the game. Im currently run a enchantment wizard with laughter, hold and illusion web and have no probs soi far.

[djinnxy]

I haven't used selective spell yet so no loss on the cc part. It takes a bit of micro to keep the ai from running into stupid, but it can be done (assuming rtwp which is all I play so far.)

[prof_pessimist]

Anyone looking at the DPS of the spell is using it wrong. Its a control spell with a damage side effect.

[Dekkion]

The name of this game, especially at higher difficulties, is crowd control/debuffing. At this, sirocco is phenomenal. Any damage done is incidental at worst, and a nice side effect on the positive side if you have Ascendent Element/Fire.