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Madmaxio
14-10-2008, 08:20
Hello i noticed in gameplay movie WD using some sort of energy blast ability to damage near by targets,but i didnt find this skill at wiki :dontknow:. What is the situation about this skill now?
Mad Mantis
14-10-2008, 08:52
Are you referring to the movies from the WWI, or did you mean BlizzCon? Could you describe the skill a bit?

There is a "Detonate Mongrel" spell that causes you to blow up the mongrels, kind of like CE. It isn't listed as separate spell, but included in the mongrel description.
Madmaxio
14-10-2008, 09:15
Oh,sory,looks like it was "detonate mongrel", didnt notice it before =(
Mad Mantis
14-10-2008, 10:56
The reason it isn't listed as a different spell is probably because we don't know if it is an actual skill, or if it is caused by unsummoning the mongrels.
Naja
14-10-2008, 20:16
I think he was referring to Soul Harvest. It's the skill that casts a blue circle around the Witch Doctor, seems to do some damage around him, and causes portions of the monsters' souls (from what it appears) to be drawn towards the Witch Doctor. Presumably the Witch Doctor benefits from a life or mana boost.
AcidReign
15-10-2008, 04:39
I was noticing that in a gameplay trailer, the Witch Doctor could spam Soul Harvest, and achieve the mana/life rejuvination without killing the target.
Naja
15-10-2008, 05:37
We have also seen (from the Witch Doctor entry on the official Diablo 3 website) that Soul Harvest can in fact kill monsters.
Farmrush
15-11-2008, 04:38
I would like to see the detonation skill as a separate skill with its own passives. It could replace a basic unsummon skill and would allow for hybrid summoners like a suicidal minion WD.
Naja
15-11-2008, 23:22
I would like to see the detonation skill as a separate skill with its own passives. It could replace a basic unsummon skill and would allow for hybrid summoners like a suicidal minion WD.

I think that's the case already.
DemolitionSquid
17-11-2008, 04:17
Just FYI, the one video with the WD acctually killing enemies with Soul Harvest, its because he had a Striking Rune inserted into the skill. Just like the Wizard's Teleport in that other video.
Naja
17-11-2008, 04:58
Just FYI, the one video with the WD acctually killing enemies with Soul Harvest, its because he had a Striking Rune inserted into the skill. Just like the Wizard's Teleport in that other video.

Are you sure? From what I heard, only the Wizard could insert runes into her skills in the Blizzcon demo.
Schpwuette
18-11-2008, 16:02
From what I heard, Soul Harvest ONLY gives mana (and not life!) back when you kill an enemy with it - and it doesn't deal much damage.