wands again

[frdnwsm]

OK, I decided to give wands more attention. I have equipped Roferick with a fire wand, which supposedly now gives him the ability to cast fireball 3x. How?

I don't see any icon for fireball showing up, nothing happens when I click on the wand in combat ... I'm at a loss how to use the wand's fireball power.

[frdnwsm]

OK, I managed to find some information on Google. Apparently with only 1 rank in pyromancy, Roderick needs 13 AP (!!!!) to cast a fireball from a wand, which explains why the ability doesn't show up on the toolbar. Seriously? Is this supposed to be a joke? This certainly isn't endearing me to wand use.

If you can use a wand at all, you should be able to invoke its special powers without such requirements.

[FrauBlake]

This was not well thought out, same as all other higher level spells on any other gear. The spells are only useful if you have the spell's school already, and if you have it high enough already.

But of course it looks better, if there is something shiny on their new invention - wands.

All for the effect, masses of stupid explosions, useless spells on gear, etc.
(People like that, impressive effects on the outside, nothing inside, the recipe for success for almost all Hollywood movies ...)

[Chrest]

It remains powerful and useful when used outside of combat, for instance as a combat opener.

[frdnwsm]

Originally posted by Chrest:

It remains powerful and useful when used outside of combat, for instance as a combat opener.

I can understand that as a possibility, since we often get to cast a spell when the enemy is in sight, but not yet engaged in tactical combat. AP wouldn't matter there, but I still don't see how to trigger the effect.

[Chrest]

I play on PC.

When I equip a wand with the Fireball spell, it appears on my action bar at the first empty slot (there's more than one action bar, so if the first is full, swap it to the next ones to see).

If it's not the case for you, you can open your spell book (the thing which lists all your spells from all your schools, under your character's portrait), and select the "item"/"gear" tab to access it.

Then move it on to your action bar.

[Qiox]

Originally posted by frdnwsm:

Originally posted by Chrest:

It remains powerful and useful when used outside of combat, for instance as a combat opener.

I can understand that as a possibility, since we often get to cast a spell when the enemy is in sight, but not yet engaged in tactical combat. AP wouldn't matter there, but I still don't see how to trigger the effect.

When you equip the wand it always places the icon on your hotbar. If the currently selected hotbar is full it will place it on the next open slot it can find on another hotbar. Flip through your hotbars until you find it and move it to the hotbar you want it on.

[frdnwsm]

I did find it, thanks. The icon is under gear, of all things. I would never have expected to see it there.

[rn_archl0rd]

It is under gear because it is an effect of the gear you have equipped, in this case a wand.