Ekzykes Decay is worse than Rotten Breath, why?

[Magus]

Ekzykes Decay costs more to cast, more to continually charge cast, and puts you in the air.

This makes a single hit more likely to stagger you.

The damage isn't noticably higher for Ekzykes Decay.

The range is shorter, and the charged breath stutters for Ekzykes decay.

Sure, Ekzykes decay is wider, but Rotten Breath can cover the same range by aiming. Ekzykes breath aim capability is zero to none.

Why is Ekzykes Decay so terrible, when it is exponentially harder to acquire?

[Crest]

https://youtu.be/u0Zc4S9GYNI

Double the damage, superior range, faster proc, higher reach by jump then cast, make it harder to reach you.

What are you talking about, man
Sure it's cost more, but both will empty your mana pool anyway

[Magus]

I can tell from the video that they stand closer with Ekzykes Decay. Edit: the dacay breath use is causing the player to float forward during use. You can see the player ends closer to the enemy after using the power.
Rotten breath actually has the longer range.

I can also tell that the second demonstration of "extra damage" is the Ekzykes Decay hitting a weak point. The boss monster behavior changes and the damage changes. Before the weak poi t strike by aiming upward, both spells did the same damage. You even see the beast react differently, as if hit in their weak spot.

Are they also casting while riding their horse?! Pretty sure that isn't base game stuff. Now I have to view the rotten breath on a mount to verify.
Edit: Rotten Breath can also be used on Horseback unlike most incantations... awesome. Rotten Breath is far and away superior to Ekzykes Decay.

[Raigavin]

Same reason on how level 150 players suck compared to level 1 players.

[Crest]

Publicado originalmente por CaBaNa:

I can tell from the video that they stand closer with Ekzykes Decay. Edit: the dacay breath use is causing the player to float forward during use. You can see the player ends closer to the enemy after using the power.
Rotten breath actually has the longer range.

I can also tell that the second demonstration of "extra damage" is the Ekzykes Decay hitting a weak point. The boss monster behavior changes and the damage changes. Before the weak poi t strike by aiming upward, both spells did the same damage. You even see the beast react differently, as if hit in their weak spot.

Are they also casting while riding their horse?! Pretty sure that isn't base game stuff. Now I have to view the rotten breath on a mount to verify.
Edit: Rotten Breath can also be used on Horseback unlike most incantations... awesome. Rotten Breath is far and away superior to Ekzykes Decay.

You're right, the clip hit the head weakspot so it deal double damage. The first 3 damage tick ekzykes deal only 20% more.
Also you can use normal breath on horseback is real, not the ekzykes version.

[Magus]

Publicado originalmente por Crest:

https://youtu.be/u0Zc4S9GYNI

Double the damage, superior range, faster proc, higher reach by jump then cast, make it harder to reach you.

What are you talking about, man
Sure it's cost more, but both will empty your mana pool anyway

Watching from 1:24

It really looks like both ED and RB do the same damage on the dragon.

[Crest]

Publicado originalmente por CaBaNa:

Publicado originalmente por Crest:

https://youtu.be/u0Zc4S9GYNI

Double the damage, superior range, faster proc, higher reach by jump then cast, make it harder to reach you.

What are you talking about, man
Sure it's cost more, but both will empty your mana pool anyway

Watching from 1:24

It really looks like both ED and RB do the same damage on the dragon.

1:24 he do the ED twice though

[Magus]

Publicado originalmente por Crest:

Publicado originalmente por CaBaNa:

Watching from 1:24

It really looks like both ED and RB do the same damage on the dragon.

1:24 he do the ED twice though

Spot on spot on, my bad

[Dollmaker]

Unpopular opinion, i think Rot and Ice Breaths are unbalanced.

[Magus]

I'll run some test next time I hop in. See if the boss monster damage is somehow different from the small mob damage

[Magus]

Publicado originalmente por Dollmaker:

Unpopular opinion, i think Rot and Ice Breaths are unbalanced.

When rot and ice breath become meta, talk to me about it.

I do believe melee bleed builds are still the cheese sauce

[Crest]

Publicado originalmente por Dollmaker:

Unpopular opinion, i think Rot and Ice Breaths are unbalanced.

It's not unpopular. I kill astel with them so fast i didnt even know it got some devastate grab attack

[Magus]

Publicado originalmente por Crest:

Publicado originalmente por Dollmaker:

Unpopular opinion, i think Rot and Ice Breaths are unbalanced.

It's not unpopular. I kill astel with them so fast i didnt even know it got some devastate grab attack

Thanks for this video and the responses!

You change my mind.

I think ED does double damage, but not faster, and that is what had me confused.

I'll give ED a try for a while and see how it goes.

Thanks again!

[Crest]

Publicado originalmente por CaBaNa:

Publicado originalmente por Crest:

It's not unpopular. I kill astel with them so fast i didnt even know it got some devastate grab attack

Thanks for this video and the responses!

You change my mind.

I think ED does double damage, but not faster, and that is what had me confused.

I'll give ED a try for a while and see how it goes.

Thanks again!

There is also part 2 of the video in which i was wrong, both spell did the same amount of rot build up

[Magus]

It didn't take me long. In practice, RB is superior.

That extra windup animation, and the blind spot beneath you with Ekzykes Decay is brutal.