Static Field
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jesterlolz
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Static field is an amazingly underused skill in pvp. However, unlike pvm it doesn't bring their life to, at best, 1/3 or 1/2 (not sure how this works in pvm exactly), but it seems like it brings em down to 2/3 life all the time in my experience. However, I don't think it will work with most light sorcs. It works for me because I have hella -res (nova sorc). At level 1 with not that many +skill things (I use mana/life scs as opposed to light lifers), it extends a little bit further than the edges of my screen.
As to your question of whether to max it, thats a definate no. Its a 1 point wonder skill, theres no need for more. It doesn't reach more damage, just gets higher range, which I'm pretty sure has diminishing returns at high levels.
I usually use it against some of the more difficult bvcs who don't use bows. Stay away, sometimes cast a lightning or a few cbs at them, then static them while they try whirlwinding / teleporting up to me.
As to your question of whether to max it, thats a definate no. Its a 1 point wonder skill, theres no need for more. It doesn't reach more damage, just gets higher range, which I'm pretty sure has diminishing returns at high levels.
I usually use it against some of the more difficult bvcs who don't use bows. Stay away, sometimes cast a lightning or a few cbs at them, then static them while they try whirlwinding / teleporting up to me.
Two interesting quotes from Arreat Summit:
So, it's pretty much totally ineffective no matter what. Even if it did take that 25% out of the life of a Player, it would still be merely 6.25% after 75% LR. Even with a BvCs 6300 life, that would be a mere 393.75 damage, which is a lot less than what your some other skills of yours could do (11k Blizzard can do a nice 2244 at the first hit, which is 569.90% of the Static damage).
rachil0
Diabloii.Net Member
I dunno, static field "feels" like it does more damage when conviction is on a monster (pvm). But maybe it's just my eyes playing tricks on me. Maybe a stats guru can chime in with the real story. To be honest, I trust RTB and SSoG more than I trust the arreat summit! :laugh:
ThatWasShockin
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Video time.
Josiphos
Diabloii.Net Member
And you would have found a great way to waste a ton of skill points
We tested it; It basically sucks. Terrible range. You want to stay that close to a whirling barb?
It does crap damage.
Go grab a Wirt's leg and swing it instead.
Wirt's > Static
SSoG
Diabloii.Net Member
Ask and you shall receive.
Summit's wrong. -% Lightning Resist *DOES*, in fact, boost the damage that Static Field deals. Also, the whole "can't take monsters below 50% life" thing is a bit of a myth, too- in reality, Static Field won't affect monsters that are below 50% life. If you cast static field around a monster with 51% life, static will indeed take him a bit below 50% (depending on how much -% Lightning Resist gear you've got), but will then be useless until he regenerates over 50% again.
ThatWasShockin
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Yea, so I maxed it and got +skills and facets in some gear and it wasn't worth making a video.