Purgatory question.

Deleted · 2012-07-01, 04:49 PM

Hey,

An unholy pacts grants you the ability to fight on through damage that would kill mere mortals. When you would sustain fatal damage, you instead are wrapped in a Shroud of Purgatory, absorbing incoming healing equal to the amount of damage prevented, lasting 3 sec.

If any healing absorption remains when Shroud of Purgatory expires, you die. Otherwise, you survive. This effect may only occur every 3 min.

I was reading things about Purgatory and wondered. Does it only absorb the initial excess damage (1), or can it absorb every point of damage and stack them for 3 sec ? (2)

Let me try to image this. Say, you are at 10K health, and you get hit for 20K every 2 second. What happens ?

(1)

Second 0 : You get hit for 20K. Purgatory procs, you go to -10k health.
Second 1 : Nothing happens.
Second 2 : You get hit for 20K again, you die.

(2)

Second 0 : You get hit for 20K. Purgatory procs, you go to -10k health.
Second 1 : Nothing happens.
Second 2 : You get hit for another 20k, you go to -30K health.

Edit for clarification : Ofc, you're not technically getting to -X health, it's just the purgatory healing absorbtion debuff. But I tried to make it simple.

Deleted · 2012-07-01, 04:57 PM

It's a really nice ability then.

I kept reading different things about it though. Like here : http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/to...0196483?page=2

Hence the confusion.

**Shadzta** · 2012-07-01, 05:03 PM

the way i'd imagine it is SUPPOSED to be...is your at 10k health...get hit for 20k your at -10k health...you dont take any additional damage for 3 seconds....upon 3 seconds if that 10k hasn't been healed then you die...if you get 10k+ healing then you live with whatever positive health was remaining after purgatory runs out...now before people say that sounds OP...think about it

-10k for 3 seconds the healer needs to spam you for as much as he can...lets say he pulled off 80k healing leaving you at 70k health....as soon as purgatory procs its 3 seconds you take no additional damage...but can only come back to life with the amount of overhealing that was done with purgatory up if that makes sense....thats what im 99% sure its supposed to function as.

**Merk** · 2012-07-05, 06:00 AM

I can confirm that (2) is what happens

Deleted · 2012-07-22, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by Shadzta

the way i'd imagine it is SUPPOSED to be...is your at 10k health...get hit for 20k your at -10k health...you dont take any additional damage for 3 seconds....upon 3 seconds if that 10k hasn't been healed then you die...if you get 10k+ healing then you live with whatever positive health was remaining after purgatory runs out...now before people say that sounds OP...think about it

-10k for 3 seconds the healer needs to spam you for as much as he can...lets say he pulled off 80k healing leaving you at 70k health....as soon as purgatory procs its 3 seconds you take no additional damage...but can only come back to life with the amount of overhealing that was done with purgatory up if that makes sense....thats what im 99% sure its supposed to function as.

Yes that is correct. Although, if the debuff is outhealed before the 3 seconds you are not "invincible" anymore. Let's say:

Second 0 : You get hit for 20k. Purgatory procs, you go to -10k health.
Second 1 : You get healed for 20k. Debuff wears off, leaving you with 10k health.
Second 2 : You get hit for 20k. You die.

Deleted · 2012-07-23, 10:33 AM

Has anyone tested how does it work with Guardian Spirit? What's the priority system?
a) GS has priority over purgatory. (not proccing it)
b) Purgatory has priority over GS. (not removing GS)
c) Both skills proc simultaneously (removing GS and activating purgatory)

**Shiira** · 2012-07-23, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by hellgrimm

Has anyone tested how does it work with Guardian Spirit? What's the priority system?

In addition to this, I'd love to know if anyone can confirm how purgatory works with void shift.

Deleted · 2012-07-23, 11:06 AM

for me is a nerd or fake talent.A dk must choose between purgatory, lichborne or anti magic zone.

Personally i would skip this talent. Is useless. 3 seconds in arena when u are hard trained and ur healer under cc won't solve anything. I prefer still lichborne.

**Sakki** · 2012-07-23, 11:10 AM