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I mean something like Spellbreaker skill in the Spirit tree. I see these from time to time: something with a description that sound greater than the stats listed in the skill. It sounds like it should dispell buffs and debuffs, respectively. But the skill really only drains energy. Are these "enhanced" descriptions just there for fun?

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Re: Are there skills that do exactly what they say in description?
« Reply #1 on: 22 January 2018, 11:04:55 »
What sounds like it should dispell buffs? Could you post an example, because I don't quite follow?
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Re: Are there skills that do exactly what they say in description?
« Reply #2 on: 22 January 2018, 12:13:57 »
What sounds like it should dispell buffs? Could you post an example, because I don't quite follow?
Sure Mal, here is one:

Spell Breaker (Storm Mastery) description: "... dispels hostile enchantments on allies or, when cast on enemies, breaks their beneficial enchantments..."
Tooltip: "32 Energy Cost
6.0 Meter Radius
24% Energy Drained
+50% Damage to Magical
+15 Damage to Magical"

Basically the tooltip does not entirely match the description. Does it actually act as a dispell against debuffs on pets/allies?

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Re: Are there skills that do exactly what they say in description?
« Reply #3 on: 22 January 2018, 12:27:18 »
it does dispel buffs.. this has actually been one of my tests before.. olympus area.. first against automatois that cast energy shield.. their energy shield goes away.. then later against Typhon.. i did not attack immediately.. i waited for him to cast thorns first.. when he did i cast spell breaker and poof thorns gone

but Hal my friend, i hope you're not underestimating spell breaker.. anyway i'm writing about storm atm you might get ideas there

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Re: Are there skills that do exactly what they say in description?
« Reply #4 on: 22 January 2018, 12:29:56 »
Can't Spell Breaker instantly kill enemies with energy?
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Re: Are there skills that do exactly what they say in description?
« Reply #5 on: 22 January 2018, 13:49:11 »
nope.. not anymore.. but still a really good skill
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Re: Are there skills that do exactly what they say in description?
« Reply #6 on: 22 January 2018, 14:13:04 »
Think about the buffs on your toon. They generally require either a reserve of energy or a certain amount of energy per second to remain active. So when you are attacked by a spell or effect that drains all your energy, you can no longer sustain the energy requirement for the buff to remain active and it is effectively dispelled.
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Re: Are there skills that do exactly what they say in description?
« Reply #7 on: 22 January 2018, 14:19:22 »
good point.. but actually one cast on enemies and their buffs go away.. even if they still have mana
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Re: Are there skills that do exactly what they say in description?
« Reply #8 on: 22 January 2018, 20:54:02 »
Very cool, thanks for the info. Does it (or it's synergy) also dispell debuffs on your character/friends/pets per the description?

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Re: Are there skills that do exactly what they say in description?
« Reply #9 on: 22 January 2018, 21:03:26 »
yes.. i use it to dispel ensnare and study prey usually cast by beastmen

this is actually easy to see in PVP.. all those auras/buffs you cast on yourself.. it's useless against spellbreaker.. very irritating.. also freezing blast, very irritating in PVP
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Re: Are there skills that do exactly what they say in description?
« Reply #10 on: 23 January 2018, 00:01:19 »
Hal dude.. if you don't mind, i decided to use your thread to promote spellbreaker

see me dispel Typhon's thorns 5 times at 00:14, 00:54, 01:15, 01:55, 02:15


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Re: Are there skills that do exactly what they say in description?
« Reply #11 on: 23 January 2018, 01:36:42 »
Im not sure if i understand the question exactly, but i think most skills do exactly what the description says. For example, defense proc skills tell you the chance of activation as well as the damage dealt.
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