So I was checking the HP of some elite mobs that were attacking me with the vampiric affix, I stopped attacking them to see how fast their HP was regenerating, just out of curiosity. To my surprise, it was no increase in their HP, at all.
It's broken or at higher MP levels that affix actually does something?. I'm playing in MP1.
I remember reading something about that affix being "fixed" in the previous patch, not really sure right now.
Been a while since I played, but I do remember them recovering health, specially with affixes like Fast and Avenger (and big/fast hitters).
But it is indeed a very weak affix. I don't mind at all finding mobs with Vampiric. Things like Vortex + Arcane/Frozen definitely scare the shit out of me, but stuff like Vampiric or Avenger are really "meh".
Actually, Reflect+Vampiric is quite deadly, almost as annoying as Reflect+Extra Health. Essentially, all the damage that is reflected at you, the elites heal from that. They end up taking longer to kill from the heals, though they still fall significantly faster than Extra Health.
Want to talk about useless and boring? Extra Health is. If all their other affixes barely tickle you, it makes you wanna say, "Come on, just drop dead and stop wasting my time."
Or... dodging Frozen spawns... "I can dance around with you for a bit, but your Extra Health is making this experience quite dull."
Vampiric only becomes slightly noticeable when dealing with AoE from elites like poison pools and arcane lights and more so as Jaetch said with Reflect Damage.
It seems to work pretty well in the lower difficulties i was facing an elite pack today on nightmare and when they hit me there health bar made a noticeable jump up.
It's broken or at higher MP levels that affix actually does something?. I'm playing in MP1.
Been a while since I played, but I do remember them recovering health, specially with affixes like Fast and Avenger (and big/fast hitters).
But it is indeed a very weak affix. I don't mind at all finding mobs with Vampiric. Things like Vortex + Arcane/Frozen definitely scare the shit out of me, but stuff like Vampiric or Avenger are really "meh".
Want to talk about useless and boring? Extra Health is. If all their other affixes barely tickle you, it makes you wanna say, "Come on, just drop dead and stop wasting my time."
Or... dodging Frozen spawns... "I can dance around with you for a bit, but your Extra Health is making this experience quite dull."
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