Ice Bolt / Ice Blast

Jikanu · 12-25-2008, 10:58 PM

hm... im not a mage, but may i make a suggestion?

why not, durring pve, cast ice blast, and then use ice bolt the rest of the time? that way, since iceblast seems to be considered superior in terms of slowdown and success (by most here at least) you could gain aggro with it, and then use icebolt later in the battle if needed.

EdwardWarlock · 01-02-2009, 02:17 AM

Originally Posted by Jikanu

hm... im not a mage, but may i make a suggestion?

why not, durring pve, cast ice blast, and then use ice bolt the rest of the time? that way, since iceblast seems to be considered superior in terms of slowdown and success (by most here at least) you could gain aggro with it, and then use icebolt later in the battle if needed.

That could work, if you have both spells in your hotkey list. They both share the same cooldown, so it doesn't matter too much although some say that Ice Bolt sticks more than Ice Blast when it comes to slowing down enemies.

**Hessah** · 01-02-2009, 02:20 AM

I guess it doesnt really matter...

the skill has 15 sec cool down.. usually when u're 1v1 soloing, the mob is usually killed by the time the skill has finished cooling down...

EdwardWarlock · 01-02-2009, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by Hessah

I guess it doesnt really matter...

the skill has 15 sec cool down.. usually when u're 1v1 soloing, the mob is usually killed by the time the skill has finished cooling down...

Exactly. If you get to use this spell more than once you might need to rethink your damage setup (wand over staff, INT/SPR points, etc).

Sir_Jacob · 01-05-2009, 02:04 PM

that's why the guy who isnt a mage doesnt know anything.
Then again, my mage is only 43, so I dont know anything >.>
But I know some stuff, because I have some high lvl mage friends though.

Jikanu · 01-06-2009, 01:13 AM

Originally Posted by Sir_Jacob

that's why the guy who isnt a mage doesnt know anything.
Then again, my mage is only 43, so I dont know anything >.>
But I know some stuff, because I have some high lvl mage friends though.

i was simply posting a theory based on observation... i assumed that, since ice blast took time to cast but worked a bit better, and icebolt was instant-cast, they could be used alternately. that's all.

**cillia** · 01-07-2009, 01:30 AM

I just hit 51 too Hessah 8D

I have both on my hotkey bar, but I switched ice bolt with the place of my ice blast, but I mostly use ice blast. It seems to make the enemy slower then ice bolt, and it's a flashy skill

EdwardWarlock · 01-08-2009, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by Jikanu

i was simply posting a theory based on observation... i assumed that, since ice blast took time to cast but worked a bit better, and icebolt was instant-cast, they could be used alternately. that's all.

I understand that too. Over time, however, as you progress in level, Ice Blast Will out damage Ice Bolt (Around LVL 2 Ice Blast, right now it seems like they do close to same amount of damage as LVL 8 Ice Bolt/LVL 1 Ice Blast). Instant cast is nice, but after a while the damage just isn't that good and you start not to mind the casting time as much on Ice Blast for more damage.