I've got some short questions regarding the Cull of the Weak (+DMG vs slowed mobs) and the DPS mechanics behind this passive.
First of all, I currently use a xbow with "+xx cold damage". Any mob (incl. Champions/rares) have a "snared" over there head, once i hit them. Some seem to get slowed, some don't. Question is: Does CotW work on the ones having the snare effect but aren't really (seeable) slowed?
Second question is regarding game mechanics regarding the skill. Let's take the scenario of a Nethertentacle hitting a white mob 2 times. Since the cold-dmg seems to work on NT too, the mob would be slowed on the first hit. Question is: Is CotW considered on the second hit even if the mobs was NOT slowed once I shot the NT?
Taking it one step further: Consider I shoot 5 NT's perfectly in a line of mobs, and every NT will hit a single enemy only once and all 5 NT's are shot BEFORE the first NT hits a mob. Question: After the first NT to slow the enemies, do the other NT's consider CotW?
I think it all comes down to the question: At wich point is the dmg of a projectile calculated?
And for me personally: Would you consider it useful to drop ShSh for CotW with the cold-dmg-xbow, since it would effect every shot/skill after the first hit? (If it does...)
Thanks in advance for the answers,
shoome
p.s. This idea just recently came to my mind, and I'm at work atm... so I can't test it for myself...
I've got some short questions regarding the Cull of the Weak (+DMG vs slowed mobs) and the DPS mechanics behind this passive.
First of all, I currently use a xbow with "+xx cold damage". Any mob (incl. Champions/rares) have a "snared" over there head, once i hit them. Some seem to get slowed, some don't. Question is: Does CotW work on the ones having the snare effect but aren't really (seeable) slowed?
Second question is regarding game mechanics regarding the skill. Let's take the scenario of a Nethertentacle hitting a white mob 2 times. Since the cold-dmg seems to work on NT too, the mob would be slowed on the first hit. Question is: Is CotW considered on the second hit even if the mobs was NOT slowed once I shot the NT?
Taking it one step further: Consider I shoot 5 NT's perfectly in a line of mobs, and every NT will hit a single enemy only once and all 5 NT's are shot BEFORE the first NT hits a mob. Question: After the first NT to slow the enemies, do the other NT's consider CotW?
I think it all comes down to the question: At wich point is the dmg of a projectile calculated?
And for me personally: Would you consider it useful to drop ShSh for CotW with the cold-dmg-xbow, since it would effect every shot/skill after the first hit? (If it does...)
Thanks in advance for the answers,
shoome
p.s. This idea just recently came to my mind, and I'm at work atm... so I can't test it for myself...