Soothing Wave - Corruptor

[Glacier Peak]

Edit: This bug report thread will instead be submitted as a text typo in the appropriate thread. 

 

This is a two part submission specific to Corruptors, as I have not tested on any other Archetype. First, Soothing Wave from Marine Affinity has no rooting during activation. Second, Soothing Wave does not turn the character toward the target on activation. The former feels unintentional, however, if this is a conscious design choice, disregard. The later inadvertently prevents the cone heal from applying towards the direction of the target and instead applies to the direction the character is facing, which is, historically, not how "Ranged (Cones)" have worked.

Edited October 14 by Glacier Peak
updated to reference "Ranged (Cones)"

[Riverdusk]

Soothing Wave is basically a clone of Nature's Regrowth.  It works the same way in that you have to manually "aim" it.  There is no target except what's in front of you.  So, pretty sure it is working as intended and it does have a precedent.

[Glacier Peak]

Just now, Riverdusk said:

Soothing Wave is basically a clone of Nature's Regrowth.  It works the same way in that you have to manually "aim" it.  There is no target except what's in front of you.  So, pretty sure it is working as intended and it does have a precedent.

Regrowth is a "Ranged Facing Cone," while Soothing Wave is a "Ranged (Cone)." The distinction being what you're describing.

 

If the behavior is intended, then the power description should be updated to reflect that Soothing Wave is a "Ranged Facing Cone" and not a "Ranged (Cone)."

[Rudra]

1 hour ago, Glacier Peak said:

Regrowth is a "Ranged Facing Cone," while Soothing Wave is a "Ranged (Cone)." The distinction being what you're describing.

 

If the behavior is intended, then the power description should be updated to reflect that Soothing Wave is a "Ranged Facing Cone" and not a "Ranged (Cone)."

Not sure, but I think that just may be a text error in the power's area effect description. Looking at cones, admittedly attack cones, they have targets of "foe". Ranged heals have targets of "ally". PBAoE heals have targets of ""self". Soothing Wave and Regrowth also have targets of "self". And powers will not turn you to face others when you are the target. So as far as I can tell, Soothing Wave is working correctly.

 

Edit: Lending further credence to that, the Vorpal powers are listed as cones, not ranged facing cones, and also require you to turn to face your targets with a target of "self".

 

Edited October 13 by Rudra