Alright, so my Assassin died fighting Uber Mephisto a few days ago, but I do not believe I should have died. So basically I used Burst of Speed as my main passive-castable skill, but when fighting Uber Mephisto, I'd always switch to Fade for the added resists. With Fade, Mephisto's attacks took 1/4th of my life every time; a critical hit would probably take 1/2 of my life. This did not seem to be the case this fateful night as I had already cast Fade, however Mephisto killed my Assassin in 1-hit, simply impossible under normal circumstances. I has killed the Specters and Vampires hanging out around the area while my friend was the target of Mephisto's skeletons. After mulling over her death the last couple of days, I'm at a loss for exactly how I died however have a working and provable theory:
** DESCRIPTION **
After having casted Burst of Speed, if I suffered some specific attacks(1), my Burst of Speed would be gone instantly and I'd have to recast it.
** THEORY **
Because of the way Burst of Speed and Fade cannot work together I'm making a guess that the same nullifying effects when specific attacks land also happens with Fade, however I do not have an Assassin anymore to test this theory out with. I am making a guess that one of the Specters had cast Amplify Damage on me right before I engaged Mephisto because my friend also had Amp on him and his Mercenary. Amplify Damage by itself would not be enough damage to kill my Assassin in one hit, however if it somehow nullified Fade, then yes, it would of killed me.
(1) Any curse effects, slow or chill effects
** WHY **
Why does Burst of Speed suddenly end when those specific attacks are applied to your Assassin? I hated having to recast it in Baal's Throne over and over because Baal does his ridiculous curse, sometimes several times in a row. Is it a "feature" of the game, like you've just been 'seen', so you can't be 'hidden' anymore? Is it a bug? Anyways, I'll have to level up a new Assassin again someday and do more testing. If anyone else has any information they'd like to add, I'd like to hear it.
** DESCRIPTION **
After having casted Burst of Speed, if I suffered some specific attacks(1), my Burst of Speed would be gone instantly and I'd have to recast it.
** THEORY **
Because of the way Burst of Speed and Fade cannot work together I'm making a guess that the same nullifying effects when specific attacks land also happens with Fade, however I do not have an Assassin anymore to test this theory out with. I am making a guess that one of the Specters had cast Amplify Damage on me right before I engaged Mephisto because my friend also had Amp on him and his Mercenary. Amplify Damage by itself would not be enough damage to kill my Assassin in one hit, however if it somehow nullified Fade, then yes, it would of killed me.
(1) Any curse effects, slow or chill effects
** WHY **
Why does Burst of Speed suddenly end when those specific attacks are applied to your Assassin? I hated having to recast it in Baal's Throne over and over because Baal does his ridiculous curse, sometimes several times in a row. Is it a "feature" of the game, like you've just been 'seen', so you can't be 'hidden' anymore? Is it a bug? Anyways, I'll have to level up a new Assassin again someday and do more testing. If anyone else has any information they'd like to add, I'd like to hear it.
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