channeling speed vs casting time

Esalium - Dreamweaver
Esalium - Dreamweaver Posts: 15 Arc User
edited March 2012 in Dungeons & Tactics
What is channeling speed vs what is casting time? I know that there is time needed to wait before the spell castes and the time it needs for your character to complete a series of movements before the spell hits the monster. Which one is which?
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  • Bowlinbob - Lost City
    Bowlinbob - Lost City Posts: 3,446 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    channeling = winding up before the spell is released

    cast time= after the windup, spell is cast, the time it takes to fly in the air to hit the target
  • RedsRose - Lost City
    RedsRose - Lost City Posts: 12,354 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Bowlinbob - Lost City wrote: »
    channeling = winding up before the spell is released Winding up the pitch

    cast time= after the windup, spell is cast, the time it takes to fly in the air to hit the target Releasing the ball to the batter

    b:surrender had to do it...it just reminds me of a Pitching a baseball when explaining it b:chuckle
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  • Konariraiden - Heavens Tear
    Konariraiden - Heavens Tear Posts: 6,505 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Channeling = This.

    Casting = This.
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  • MystiMonk - Sanctuary
    MystiMonk - Sanctuary Posts: 4,286 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    They are both the same some games call it channeling some call it casting.
    Looking for a decent casual understanding Faction.
  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    they be different things.
    channeling can be altered by skills and gear/items.
    cast time cannot be altered by any methods.
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  • pand0ra
    pand0ra Posts: 5 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Konariraiden - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    Channeling = This.

    Casting = This.

    LOL
    MystiMonk - Sanctuary wrote: »
    They are both the same some games call it channeling some call it casting.

    No they are not the same. They are two different time periods.
    While channeling, you will see a blue bar at the bottom of the screen showing you the channeling progression. (your spell is getting ready)

    Casting is when you throw out the spell, its the animation your character will do right before the spell hits.
  • MystiMonk - Sanctuary
    MystiMonk - Sanctuary Posts: 4,286 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    pand0ra wrote: »
    LOL



    No they are not the same. They are two different time periods.
    While channeling, you will see a blue bar at the bottom of the screen showing you the channeling progression. (your spell is getting ready)

    Casting is when you throw out the spell, its the animation your character will do right before the spell hits.
    They are the same depends on what game you are playing in my other rp ther is no channeling only casting.
    Looking for a decent casual understanding Faction.
  • pand0ra
    pand0ra Posts: 5 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    MystiMonk - Sanctuary wrote: »
    They are the same depends on what game you are playing in my other rp ther is no channeling only casting.

    But this is PerfectWorld, we are in the PWI forums. (hence not talking about other games. )

    In PW they are two different things.
    Like MagicHamsta said, one you can improve upon with - channeling gear for example, while casting time you cannot change.

    Also if you read ANY skills description you will see different times set for channeling and casting. Why would they go through the trouble of writting both SEPERATE times if they were the same thing?
  • haining77
    haining77 Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    Konariraiden - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    Channeling = This.

    Casting = This.

    b:laugh LOL !!!
  • X$exyFox - Heavens Tear
    X$exyFox - Heavens Tear Posts: 92 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    MystiMonk - Sanctuary wrote: »
    They are the same depends on what game you are playing in my other rp ther is no channeling only casting.

    As pand0ra said, they are not the same. Channeling is the blue bar when you use a skill. But casting time can be modified, right? Depends on your range from the mob.
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  • Typhyse - Sanctuary
    Typhyse - Sanctuary Posts: 3,469 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    Channeling is the time it takes to gather the energy to cast a spell/skill; the blue bar. It's the modifiable one with -chan gear and the interruptible one. Casting time is the unmodifiable animation of executing the spell/skill. It cannot be interrupted (unless the target dies before casting has finished), but it can be delayed by a stun, sleep, or seal/silence.
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  • Salasyn - Heavens Tear
    Salasyn - Heavens Tear Posts: 286 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    Ummm...1.5year+ necro anyone?
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  • mkl0011
    mkl0011 Posts: 56 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Ok well i got a question. Does this mean that you combine both cast time and channel time together to get the total cast time? Or is the channeling the amount of time it takes to charge then uses the skill,and casting is the amount of time the animation last?

    Example: Say i have .4 secs channel and .5 sec cast. Does it take .9 before the attack hits,...... or does it take .4 secs for the attack to hit, and .5 secs of animation?
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  • BerserkBeast - Sanctuary
    BerserkBeast - Sanctuary Posts: 1,417 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    For a moment I tought Hamsta was back.

    Then I found out its just a necro...b:surrender
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  • Riverwell - Archosaur
    Riverwell - Archosaur Posts: 423 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    BerserkBeast - Sanctuary wrote: »
    For a moment I tought Hamsta was back.

    Then I found out its just a necro...b:surrender

    Haha, me too. XD
    mkl0011 wrote: »
    Ok well i got a question. Does this mean that you combine both cast time and channel time together to get the total cast time? Or is the channeling the amount of time it takes to charge then uses the skill,and casting is the amount of time the animation last?

    Example: Say i have .4 secs channel and .5 sec cast. Does it take .9 before the attack hits,...... or does it take .4 secs for the attack to hit, and .5 secs of animation?

    But to answer your question (since it's a legitimate question), yes, if there's .4 channel and .5 casting then it will be .9 before the attack hits.

    In this game you can get -chan gear which will reduce the first number, but there's nothing you can do about the cast time. That will always stay the same.
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