Quote Originally Posted by Cljader1 View Post
Did you read my post, no one said anything about 60 seconds of invulnerability and dread spikes II will NOT give you that. It deos not protect against magic attacks of any kind and it does not protect against weaponskill damage of any kind, it only protects against regular physical attacks just like dread spikes I. I wish you would read and understand my post before you offer your criticism.
You strongly suggest invulnerability when you say "150% of damage taken." Granted that bars statuses, but for folks who play this game, "damage taken" means all damage. So jumping in after the fact with what you meant to say doesn't make your first post any better of an idea.

Dread Spikes is the parallel to PLD's Reprisal. Anyone notice? And considering that, my only personal complaint is the cast time/duration. Both spells are defensive spikes (with stat bonuses based on skill<3), and granted PLD is almost surely being hit when they cast Reprisal, they're not any worse at timing spells than DRK and Reprisal casts in 0.5sec. Also comparing to Reprisal, the Dread Spikes duration seems a little short-changed. Reprisal lasts a minute, but it's perpetual; whereas, Dread Spikes Lasts for a minute but can end sooner if enough damage has been drained based on HP.