Thunderball

Amrynn - Archosaur
Amrynn - Archosaur Posts: 40 Arc User
edited July 2010 in Cleric
One cleric skill question, the skill 'Thunderball', one of guides in the wiki says don't bother with it at all, but I looked on 'Ecatomb' and it appears to have pretty high damage, so, is Thunderball worth getting or not?

Thanks in advance,
Amrynn
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  • Ilwyn_ - Dreamweaver
    Ilwyn_ - Dreamweaver Posts: 432 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    You can get it, but don't rely on it and don't level it. Slow casting and minimal damage, and it doesn't exactly do much. You could use it for slowing down mobs with DoT, I guess.
  • Amrynn - Archosaur
    Amrynn - Archosaur Posts: 40 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    okay, ty, guess I won't bother with it

    b:thanks
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  • FatherTed - Dreamweaver
    FatherTed - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,723 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    Don't prioritize it, but by your mid 80's you'll have spirit points to waste anyway - and it's not really a horrible skill. In certain situations it can make a decent opening attack.
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  • KanariaRose - Archosaur
    KanariaRose - Archosaur Posts: 67 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    It has its uses, but it really is better to use in the later levels when your gear is enough to juice it up nicely. Thunderball---> sleep = sleeping player taking damage, its fun to play with never the less lol
  • frostgoddess
    frostgoddess Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    You should only get it to get the next skill, which requires Thunderball. It's not very helpful at all. However, if you're amused by really little things like me >.>
    You can try what KanariaRose suggested. But don't level it at all. It's very slow casting. Besides, in the time that Thunderball is going to do damage, you would've done a whole lot more damage with your other skills.
  • Xoria - Sanctuary
    Xoria - Sanctuary Posts: 419 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    It's great to cast for targets you are going to sleep. The damage over time won't wake them up. As said before, it has its uses, like harassing a barb's charm b:chuckle
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  • Magicgabe - Lost City
    Magicgabe - Lost City Posts: 225 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    thunderball is nice in creating a full metal chain attack to use when an archer casts metal debuff.

    element seal->cyclone->wield->cyclone->thunderball->cyclone(or wield with high -channeling)

    nice thing is, when the metal debuff wears off, it still affects the thunderball dot.

    the combo also works well against wood mobs and bosses.
    and bro...fyi this isn't a story.

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  • Lylfo - Dreamweaver
    Lylfo - Dreamweaver Posts: 1,166 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    Magicgabe - Lost City wrote: »
    thunderball is nice in creating a full metal chain attack to use when an archer casts metal debuff.

    element seal->cyclone->wield->cyclone->thunderball->cyclone(or wield with high -channeling)

    nice thing is, when the metal debuff wears off, it still affects the thunderball dot.

    the combo also works well against wood mobs and bosses.

    We have the better lvl 100 skill for a full metal chain at end game =P
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  • Magicgabe - Lost City
    Magicgabe - Lost City Posts: 225 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    Lylfo - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    We have the better lvl 100 skill for a full metal chain at end game =P

    wouldn't you need almost 5k weapon damage for the lvl100 skill to come to par with sage/demon thunderball.
    and bro...fyi this isn't a story.

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  • Tryagain - Harshlands
    Tryagain - Harshlands Posts: 716 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    I'm fairly sure that skill is physical damage
  • Xoria - Sanctuary
    Xoria - Sanctuary Posts: 419 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    I like Thunderball. It keeps my full metal macro from messing up with my high channel. Plus it keeps the metal debuff from Wield Thunder from casting over itself. b:dirty
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  • FatherTed - Dreamweaver
    FatherTed - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,723 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    Tryagain - Harshlands wrote: »
    I'm fairly sure that skill is physical damage

    Nope - it's magic.
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