Path of Exile's Compendium Discussion

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Vipermagi wrote:

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pneuma wrote:

Lastly, aside from Tornado Shot and Spectral Throw, attacks cannot shotgun, so the same base projectile cannot hit the same target more than one time... kinda.

Spectral Throw cannot shotgun either - when ST hits an enemy, it cannot be hurt by that same Attack for 300ms. This also applies to additional projectiles, but of course not to separate swings.
It's important to keep the distinction between shotgunning and hitting multiple times :)

In a similar vein, Lightning Arrow can only simulate shotgunning, but it doesn't truly work the same way.

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Vipermagi wrote:

Lightning Arrow cannot truly shotgun, it is an Attack after all. I literally said that already :P

Only one arrow can hit the enemy (not counting Chain shenanigans). However, the on-Hit effect does not care about this restriction; as such it is possible for an enemy to take Damage from every arrow fired. This is similar to shotgunning (deal more Damage because you fire more Projectiles), but it not the same mechanic, hence my calling it a "simulation" thereof.

Unrelated blathering:
My favourite method to utilise this functionality is knockback. Seeing a fat Rare or Unique being vortexed into the wall is hilarious, and utterly neuters anything melee or mid-range. I'm planning to check out the new EB using Lightning Arrow, but the skilltree will probably be weird as hell. Hahah.

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Vipermagi wrote:

Yep.