Illusion Control bug (or nerf) with the latest patch

[Extor Prime]

There's a thread on the Support forum for this, but I figured I'd drop a line here as well.

 

I tested this in Cimerora and RWZ. Unless an "overpower!" result is rolled, Blind does not hold Bosses and above anymore when reapplied by the same caster.

Likewise Deceive does not deceive anything higher than a LT even with multiple applications, unless "overpower!" is rolled. Forget about deceiving EBs or AVs.

I play almost exclusively solo, so I cannot speak to Blind and Deceive from different casters stacking, but when reapplied by the same caster, the previously-applied effect falls off as soon as the new effect is applied.

 

The level of the target does not matter - this equally manifests when trying to Blind/Deceive a purple, a yellow, a white or even a gray target.

 

According to the bug report thread, this seems to be affecting Illusion primary only, but I have no other controllers so I can't confirm that.

Sincerely hope this is a bug because if it isn't, it's a major rule change that was pushed out on the sly and without discussion. Regardless, if you are an Illusion/ and wonder if something feels a bit off lately, this is it.

Edited August 30, 2019 by Extor Prime

[Coyote]

Thanks. Everything DID seem a bit off recently, but since I'm Ill/Storm, constant chaos isn't unusual. There just seemed to be a bit more chaos, and this explains it.

 

I guess for a while I'm an Illusion/Storm Blaster 😄

[Extor Prime]

Leandro just confirmed that it's a bug, thankfully.