Does weakness stacking still work? I am having issues with it.

[Joe]

I made 2 spells labeled Weakness I & II
They both have this:

Weakness to Magicka 100% 10 sec
Weakness to Frost 100% 10 sec

My third spell is a frost damage 20 points for 1 sec spell.

I am not noticing much difference in damage at all. I am on expert difficulty.

[Yian Yan]

It most certainly still works. Who is your target? Certain enemies do have spell absorption built in and some have a few RNG factors that can include spell reflect or (again) spell absorption. If an effect gets absorbed it can break your chain of stacking.

Magic resist is also a thing and will impact your initial scaling (probably most noticeable on Bretons but I think they're one of the more uncommon random NPC enemy types?)

[Joe]

Originally posted by Yian Yan:

It most certainly still works. Who is your target? Certain enemies do have spell absorption built in and some have a few RNG factors that can include spell reflect or (again) spell absorption. If an effect gets absorbed it can break your chain of stacking.

Magic resist is also a thing and will impact your initial scaling (probably most noticeable on Bretons but I think they're one of the more uncommon random NPC enemy types?)

Not sure the names, I just logged off for the night. But it is the two NPCs who stand next to the spell-crafter. They probably do have some magic resist/absorption to them since they are high ranking in the college. It's been years since I played Oblivion, I'll do some more testing tomorrow.

Thank you for the info!

[Horror Pigeon]

You don't need 2 spells

Frost damage 20 points on target
Weakness to frost 100% on target for 4 sec
Weakness to magicka 100% on target for 4 sec

Most things will die in 3 consecutive hits

[Joe]

Originally posted by Horror Pigeon:

You don't need 2 spells

Frost damage 20 points on target
Weakness to frost 100% on target for 4 sec
Weakness to magicka 100% on target for 4 sec

Most things will die in 3 consecutive hits

I'll try that, I experimented with something very similar but also had no good results. If I recall correctly I thought the damage didn't receive the multiplier if it was cast in the exact same spell as the weakness ones.

[Theofratus]

Originally posted by Joe:

I'll try that, I experimented with something very similar but also had no good results. If I recall correctly I thought the damage didn't receive the multiplier if it was cast in the exact same spell as the weakness ones.

Correct, the weakness is a debuff that needs to already be on the target for the damage to be boosted.

[Horror Pigeon]

1st hit only causes 20 damage but applies the weakness
2nd hit is stacked damage augmented by weakness
3rd hit is even stronger stacked damage because of weakness