They've removed double casting

[LatinII]

Jagex nerfed double casting: a magician's only way of K0ing a person. Double casting is casting a slow spell, like Ice blitz, Smoke Barrage, Ice Barrage or Miasmic Barrage, followed up by an instant spell like Shadow Barrage or Blood Barrage. It was possible to hit 75+ although the chances of hitting it were very rare. On average it dealt around 32 damage.

 

And for those that still have no idea what I am talking about...

 

 

But this no longer works! Ice Blitz is much faster, and all spells now have the same speed. Now it's even harder to kill a person in a BH/PvP world. Sure, our hits have improved the past few months and our DPS is very good, but we're still way behind in terms of dealing high damage. Meleers can hit high 450s and rangers can deal 600+ with echanted bolts, but Magic maxes at 410 with Ice Barrage.

 

I'm a bit upset about this. It's a punch in the face for people like me and Warrior5024.

[Ren]

It was a punch in the face, indeed.

 

However it's kind of bug abuse. Like how prayer flashing is/was.

 

Anyways, I have a small feeling/hope that jagex will increase the speed that spells are cast overall, to match that of shortbows on rapid.

 

If this is so, then I don't think mage will need as much of a damage update as before.

[LatinII]

So now we have to try to make our opponents eat their inventory of sharks/rocktails ASAP before they get a chance to escape. And this is not the case right now, our damage is still too low. I did some testing with a friend about this and in level 15 Wilderniss, wearing black dragonhide, I managed to run all the way back to the edge using only 6 monkfish! Monkfish! My friend was using leech energy and leech magic on me to prevent me from running but I still managed to get away!

[The Dark Lord]

Sad. I wanted to perfect my magic combo skills, too! :(

[Ezz]

This was what I feared... :( That was one of those special things about magic in pvp. Like a kind of semi special attack.

[Aiel]

because magic was SOOO overpowered!

[Rock Hard]

still able to blitz+Melee spec?

[Fellfrosch6]

This is unfortunate seeing as how timing the spells to get the big hits was pretty tough already. Not to mention, the insane rune prices to facilitate such combat.

 

Now, if Jagex is smart, they'll be using this opportunity to take a long hard look at RS combat and try to make it deeper, more fluid and satisfying instead of the boring, one click, 20 minute fights it is now with next to no variety. Magic more than anything has the ability to boast some exciting combat, such as the use of Damage over Time spells, genuine Slow effect and Fast effect spells etc. rather than the boring old "same speed, bigger number" thing that makes combat monotonous.

[Dirkmetal]

1 step forward, 3 steps back.

[Youmu]

However it's kind of bug abuse. Like how prayer flashing is/was.

That's probably the reason why double casting was removed.

 

They really should update magic more. Like make a spell that hits in the 500s and doesn't "fail" often, and add more effective weakening spells (20% ftw?).

[The_Fray]

http://[Use Quick Find Code]/[Please Use QuickFind Code]?15,16,921,60512457

 

Maybe while fixing that, they changed this too? I am not sure but it is a big blow to magic regardless.

[Dirkmetal]

http://[Use Quick Find Code]/[Please Use QuickFind Code]?15,16,921,60512457

 

Maybe while fixing that, they changed this too? I am not sure but it is a big blow to magic regardless.

http://[Use Quick Find Code]/[Please Use QuickFind Code]?15,16,921,60512457

Fixed your link.

[demby123]

Has this been fixed? If not jagex probably has some special attack staff in store.

or they'll forget they did for a couple more years...

[RUNESCAPEfantasy]

So now we have to try to make our opponents eat their inventory of sharks/rocktails ASAP before they get a chance to escape. And this is not the case right now, our damage is still too low. I did some testing with a friend about this and in level 15 Wilderniss, wearing black dragonhide, I managed to run all the way back to the edge using only 6 monkfish! Monkfish! My friend was using leech energy and leech magic on me to prevent me from running but I still managed to get away!

 

yes but almost no one will just mage they will always bring a 2nd form of combat

[Lep]

They are truly idiots. They should have taken ADVANTAGE of this and updated other spells with this ability.

[AnneFrank]

-.- when i read this thread i became depressed

 

 

fml jagex

[Ned]

However it's kind of bug abuse. Like how prayer flashing is/was.

That's probably the reason why double casting was removed.

 

They really should update magic more. Like make a spell that hits in the 500s and doesn't "fail" often, and add more effective weakening spells (20% ftw?).

 

(Not directed at you) The consensus that double casting was "bug abuse" is really bothering me. Desert Treasure was released years ago, and it revolutionized magic PvP. The rushing tactic has been used forever, and I fail to see, honestly, how it's overpowered/unfair abuse at all. I had always thought slow and instant spells were intentional to allow for new tactics.

 

But we can't change what has happened, I do hope indeed they come out with new powerful spells.

[Ambler]

The consensus that double casting was "bug abuse" is really bothering me. Desert Treasure was released years ago, and it revolutionized magic PvP. The rushing tactic has been used forever, and I fail to see, honestly, how it's overpowered/unfair abuse at all. I had always thought slow and instant spells were intentional to allow for new tactics.

 

But we can't change what has happened, I do hope indeed they come out with new powerful spells.

 

[annoyed] to be honest, I couldnt agree more! i just went to metals in sc armour to get 76 magic, so i could use a more basic version of this, yet it is suddenly removed! :wall: [/annoyed]