WoD: Five Headed Dragon / Pyretics

OK it is (hopefully) now well known that while you have this debuff from Heatwave you get damage for every action you do, auto-attacks included.
Though I noticed that there is also a possibility to evade the debuff at all aka not get it. So far I didn't get the buff at looking away from the boss when Heatwave was inc. but also once it didn't work... also for a friend he tried so far always got the buff.
Is somewhere the trick known and I just didnt find it? Or can anyone confirm/clear up how to evade the buff (in case I didnt just find a bug XD )

Thanks in advance.... its just bugging me to hear others on this :confused:

It sounds like a bug if it doesn't always work. If it was a game mechanic like on the first boss then it would be widely known and passed around because it means that you don't lose a few seconds of DPS stopping actions. The only way i know to avoid the effects is to stand still and do nothing for like 3-4 seconds though it still reks half the raid because they have ADHD and can't stand still for 3 seconds XD.

Well the look away worked so far in 8/9 runs and the 1 run im not sure if I was late. And I have the feeling it is an intended mechanic... people ignore the Pyretics they ignore the look away at Mortal Gaze and co. Maybe we just been to blind to see o.O

This is the first time i've heard of that being possible on this boss i guess i can give it a try and see what results i get. It doesn't really make logical sense i can understand the first boss it's like if you look into it's eye then it casts it's spell on you but you look away and it's like avoiding medusa's gaze. If you turn around you'd still probably be set on fire by the fire covering the arena XD.

You could also report it to SE and ask them if it's a bug for an official word.

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Originally Posted by MXMoondoggie

This is the first time i've heard of that being possible on this boss i guess i can give it a try and see what results i get. It doesn't really make logical sense i can understand the first boss it's like if you look into it's eye then it casts it's spell on you but you look away and it's like avoiding medusa's gaze. If you turn around you'd still probably be set on fire by the fire covering the arena XD.

You could also report it to SE and ask them if it's a bug for an official word.

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Yea been considering it but wanted to ask community first :P

I dodged it a few times through the use of Stoneskin

The original skill does damage. If you receive no damage, you don't get the debuff.

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Originally Posted by Ronove

The original skill does damage. If you receive no damage, you don't get the debuff.

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This. Adlo/Stoneskin (Hell even Manawall I think?). Hallowed Ground, even. There's a lot of mechanics in the game which are Damage + Effect (whether actual statuses or just things like a knockback) - and if you take 0 damage, you'll avoid the effect.

In the dozens of runs through WoD I have yet to ever get the debuff from that skill.

So lacking in it ever affecting me that I forgot such a debuff was part of the mechanics. :)

Thanks all for help... explains why i barely got the debuff as I did most runs as sch (succor XD). ^-^

I noticed that if you get the buff on screen and wait a few minutes, not doing anything - you don't receive any damage at all. Your just waiting for it to go away - if you do anything your HP drops off the bat.

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Originally Posted by Mirakumi

I noticed that if you get the buff on screen and wait a few minutes, not doing anything - you don't receive any damage at all. Your just waiting for it to go away - if you do anything your HP drops off the bat.

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Actually, if you look at the descriptor for the Pyretics debuff, it DOES say that you're taking damage for every action performed: so doing nothing means you don't take damage.

It works like the Heat debuff in Final Fantasy IX; any action done? Killed yourself.

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Originally Posted by Ninster

Actually, if you look at the descriptor for the Pyretics debuff, it DOES say that you're taking damage for every action performed: so doing nothing means you don't take damage.

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I was only trying to say this as OP mentions she's trying to get it where she doesn't get the buff at all - but it's not a big deal if you get it because it wears off if you don't do anything.

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Originally Posted by Mirakumi

I was only trying to say this as OP mentions she's trying to get it where she doesn't get the buff at all - but it's not a big deal if you get it because it wears off if you don't do anything.

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Lol but if you read my post I also write that I know it XD

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Originally Posted by Werhusky

Lol but if you read my post I also write that I know it XD

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Oh Touche, then lol

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Originally Posted by Mirakumi

Oh Touche, then lol

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:) :) :) :) :)

Same at Cerberus with the Skill that cause the panik. Stoneskin or Adlo up and nothig happens ;)

One thing I'm not sure of is, As a BLM I cast Lightning, Debuff shows up and I take damage. The only thing is I stop casting anything as soon as the debuff is on me, but i'm taking damage from the lightning DOT that I cast, before the debuff is on my screen.

Is it latency between when I saw it cast and when the debuff shows up, or does it bone any class for the DOTs that are on it before the debuff is applied?

Either way it's no big deal as I maybe take 3 tics worth of damage because I stand still while it is on me, and i lump in with the healers for area heals when it's off.

I always have lightning ticks going and I never take damage when I stop casting during Pyretics. Must be something else at play.