fireball issue?

[skittles32009]

i am not sure if this is a bug or if it a game mechanic,

i fireball a mob or player and they are set fire like normal, however

the issue im coming across all the time is that the next fireball i throw while they are burning goes right through them and does no dmg. i have confirmed this with scan.

it takes 2-3 more fireballs while they are still on fire for the dmg from the fireball skill to be taken.

is this legit or is this a bug?

 

[Dazureus]

I've experienced the same thing. I think it's a trouble with how the server processes the damage. After a target is damaged there's a moment or two where they can't be hit again. It's troubling in some circumstances but I've always accepted it as a Minecraft issue.

If it disappeared entirely melee hits might be way too potent, though. I'm not sure.

 

[skittles32009]

@Kainzo
@Brutalacerate

can either of you perhaps confirm or deny this as a bug or just another minecraft issue we all learn to live with?

 

[Kainzo]

I haven't been able to reproduce this issue - it may be only happening with a lot of lag.

 

[skittles32009]

i will try it again when there are fewer ppl on and see if it still happens

 

[Cracksz]

happens to me, i think the ticks of fire damage make the mob immune to damage for a set period of time, you have to space out your balls

 

[Apherdite]

lol I know this doesn't help, but that makes me think of the song "Keep 'Em Separated" by Offspring

 

[Cracksz]

and if in doubt:

 

[Luke Strife]

Yep I've experienced this many countless times beforehand. Whilst a mob is burning from a fireball, it is impossible to hit them with another fireball. You must wait until they have stopped burning (either once the DoT is finished, or they make contact with water) before the next fireball is able to hit them. I've just put up with it as a quirk mechanic, so I've gotten into the habit of just moving backwards (effectively kiting them) between shots.

 

[gooscar]

Yeah you have to Kite them atm, it's REALLY annoying in PvP though :/

 

[Kainzo]

@Sleaker says its a vanilla MC issue. I'd have to agree.