Does the BB Damage Reduction stack?

Kiruune - Dreamweaver
Kiruune - Dreamweaver Posts: 5 Arc User
edited November 2010 in Cleric
just wondering if there are 2 or more BB's up at once, if the damage reduction effects stack to reduce damage more than if just 1 was up
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  • Meyki - Sanctuary
    Meyki - Sanctuary Posts: 222 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    No...
  • BarbLord - Raging Tide
    BarbLord - Raging Tide Posts: 378 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    no but other damage reduction skills with the same icon do(like a barbs invoke)
  • violetvalor
    violetvalor Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Aww, I was hoping the damage reduction would stack. =(

    On a related note, does the healing stack?
  • Decus - Dreamweaver
    Decus - Dreamweaver Posts: 5,033 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    violetvalor wrote: »
    On a related note, does the healing stack?

    I do not believe it does, but I've never managed to start two BBs up at the same time to see if the heal ticks with double the power either...


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  • Xoria - Sanctuary
    Xoria - Sanctuary Posts: 419 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    It doesn't, but you can start BB at separate times so that one heals when another doesn't. It's still just better to use one BB and use a different healing spell on the side if the tank is taking that much damage.
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  • Eril - Raging Tide
    Eril - Raging Tide Posts: 47 Arc User
    edited November 2010
    Actually, my faction did a TT 1-3 run with 3 DD's under lvl 70. We had 2 clerics in the squad and both of us decided to test to see if BB heals "stacked" on soul. Come to find out, if you start both BB's at 2 different times then they will heal at 2 different times, but the damage reduction will not stack.

    It was tons of fun. xD
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  • Lana - Raging Tide
    Lana - Raging Tide Posts: 469 Arc User
    edited November 2010
    Eril - Raging Tide wrote: »
    ...they will heal at 2 different times, but the damage reduction will not stack.

    what she said
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  • Angel_Mew - Raging Tide
    Angel_Mew - Raging Tide Posts: 38 Arc User
    edited November 2010
    The heals even work with over 2 BBs It's independent healing while damage reduce is more of a single buff.
  • Sarrafeline - Sanctuary
    Sarrafeline - Sanctuary Posts: 4,661 Arc User
    edited November 2010
    If you have two Clerics in squad, the best thing to do, EVER, is to have one use Blue, and the other Red. Epic powers of Success.
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  • Decus - Dreamweaver
    Decus - Dreamweaver Posts: 5,033 Arc User
    edited November 2010
    Sarrafeline - Sanctuary wrote: »
    If you have two Clerics in squad, the best thing to do, EVER, is to have one use Blue, and the other Red. Epic powers of Success.

    Unless you have people with 5 aps, sparked (like in endgame instances, though why you'd take two clerics in endgame instances is another matter entirely). RB over-writes that attack increase when sparked. It's always best to ask if people want RB or not.
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  • HarmOwnie - Dreamweaver
    HarmOwnie - Dreamweaver Posts: 574 Arc User
    edited November 2010
    The heal and Damage Reduction Effect does not stack but

    by casting 2 BBs you can improve the tick rate of the BB heal if the bubbles are casted in alternating order. The problem is to get this result timing is crucial

    normal Effect: Tick CD CD CD Tick CD CD CD Tick

    2 BBs casted exactly at the same time

    BB1:Tick CD CD CD Tick CD CD CD Tick
    BB2:Tick CD CD CD Tick CD CD CD Tick --> Effect of BB1 gets overwriten by other

    2 BBs where 1 is casted with delay

    BB1:Tick CD CD CD Tick CD CD CD Tick
    BB2: CD CD Ti2 CD CD CD Ti2 CD CD --> the Ti2 of the 2nd BB reduces interval of Ticks
  • Bagoly_ - Sanctuary
    Bagoly_ - Sanctuary Posts: 252 Arc User
    edited November 2010
    In most cases it's more effective if the second cleric deals damage and use debuffs (depends on the squad).

    Personally I hate RB... almost everyone hates it after sage/demon culti in fact.

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