Dormmammu's Degeneration

Soldierjr24Soldierjr24 Member Posts: 62 ★
edited August 2022 in General Discussion
Hi everyone, i don't know if this is a bug or not, someone please explain me this
I'm fighting Dormmammu in the EQ (mutant quest) in his description says "each time a buff expires" i will get a degeneration for 10 seconds, ok all good........ But why every time a buff refreshes, the degen refreshes too..... So i don't know, the buff is refreshing itself not expiring, if this is how he works ok no problem, something new to learn i guess

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  • Soldierjr24Soldierjr24 Member Posts: 62 ★
    Total_Domin01 said:

    The way I think of it is that when one buff ends, you get a degen, and refreshing a buff kind of kills of one and gets a new one. It’s been this way for a good while, so I don’t think it’s a bug, but it’s entirely possible I’m wrong about that

    The way you think it is a good way to see it but too complicated, if i see the buff going away for a mili second and then reappearing ok, but it's literally refreshing itself, i don't think is bugged either but is kinda annoying lol
  • GrassKnucklesGrassKnuckles Member Posts: 1,947 ★★★★★
    As to what was said above, yeah a refresh counts as well. Also when you get a new buff that was non stacking. For instance the Eternity of Pain Dorm fight had the node where if you parried you get a power gain that was non stacking. Sometimes getting a new power gain would Degen you
  • Soldierjr24Soldierjr24 Member Posts: 62 ★
    edited August 2022
    GrassKnuckles said:

    As to what was said above, yeah a refresh counts as well. Also when you get a new buff that was non stacking. For instance the Eternity of Pain Dorm fight had the node where if you parried you get a power gain that was non stacking. Sometimes getting a new power gain would Degen you

    Well if it counts it counts, but still there is a case for that at least to be put in his description, or clear it further
    "If it is a non stacking buff and refreshes why counts as a new buff? It is the same buff refreshing right?"
    I understand he works like that but i stilll trying to get a logic to this, maybe im digging too much haha
  • PikoluPikolu Member, Guardian Posts: 7,771 Guardian
    It actually isn't as simple as stating that in dormammus kit because this is a fundamental component of the game where you just have to understand how it works. In the code, a buff isn't refreshed, unless it specifically states that it refreshes the buff (I.E. Gamora on her heavy attack). Take star lord for example, he can gain a nonstacking fury buff when he hits the enemy. This means if he gets a fury buff hit 1, and then hit 2 gets another fury, the new fury is treated as a whole new buff. This new buff terminates the original one, causing it to end. While it looks like a refresh, it isn't actually a refresh.

    We used to have this problem in alliance war with dexterity because back in the day, each dex would put a nonstacking precision buff on you. So multiple dexes would terminate old precision buffs causing mystic defenders to gain power due to mystic dispersion. We are fortunate kabam buffed dexterity to not apply a new buff while one is active.
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