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Cleric Arbiter / Encounter Power: Searing Javelin - animation question

grrowler#0622 grrowler Member Posts: 196 Arc User
I have been running the Neverwinter Siege event and I have noticed when I am on an elevated slope aiming down at enemy mobs, the searing javeling encounter power (from cleric arbiter) just shoots off up to the sky. I do not think I have ever noticed this before - is this something new in the animation?
sometimes, even though the javelin shoots over the heads of the mobs, it still seems to hit the aoe, but I get the feeling visually that I am missing most of the time. I do not know if it has always been like this, and it is just because in the Siege event, there are so many slopes/inclines, maybe I never noticed.
Would anyone know?

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  • stryker80#0653 stryker80 Member Posts: 143 Arc User
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    There was a somewhat recent change to the power so that it shoots directly at your reticle rather than requiring a target. There may have been some side effect introduced there.

    In my experience, even before that change, Searing Javelin always had targeting issues when the mobs are at a different elevation than the player. I generally just try to position "better".

    Sorry that's not really any help other than to let you know you're not alone.
  • plasticbatplasticbat Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 12,456 Arc User
    edited March 8 Answer ✓
    Yes, it is a recent change to allow you to point to the gap between 2 (or more) enemies and let most of them (if not all) get hit easier instead of shooting the wrong direction like it was in the past.
    *** The game can read your mind. If you want it, you won't get it. If you don't expect to get it, you will. ***

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  • grrowler#0622 grrowler Member Posts: 196 Arc User
    it is pretty terrible in that it is very disorienting.

    when using it at a horizontal level it is fine, but when you are facing downward towards a mob at a lower level, it shoots upwards towards the sky.

    well at least I know I am not crazy... I was trying to take a screenshot to post here, but I could not find my neverwinter screenshots folder.
  • plasticbatplasticbat Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 12,456 Arc User
    edited March 9

    it is pretty terrible in that it is very disorienting.

    when using it at a horizontal level it is fine, but when you are facing downward towards a mob at a lower level, it shoots upwards towards the sky.

    well at least I know I am not crazy... I was trying to take a screenshot to post here, but I could not find my neverwinter screenshots folder.

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