Blizzard keeps killing me - working as intended?

Post » Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:17 pm

Recently finished the Master Destruction spell quest and have been trying to use Blizzard. At this point though it kills me way faster than it does anything else, and I'm wondering if this is working as intended or it's a bug? I'm not talking about the long casting time and getting killed in the process of casting it. Once I cast the Blizzard it damages me like crazy, so much to the point that it's useless for me to cast. I've seen YouTube videos of people casting it and it NOT damaging them but I want to make sure that is correct.



I'm not looking to start a whole thread about why Blizzard isn't Magika cost effective vs other spells, etc. - Just want to see if others out there have their Blizzard spell destroy them or if I'm experiencing a bug. Thanks in advance!
User avatar
Matthew Aaron Evans
 
Posts: 3361
Joined: Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:59 am

Post » Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:43 am

Sounds like a bug, no destruction spell is suppose to hurt the caster. The only spell that is suppose to hurt the caster is firmly in the alteration school (equilibrium).
User avatar
Andrew
 
Posts: 3521
Joined: Tue May 08, 2007 1:44 am

Post » Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:53 pm

yea i had that happen to me early in the game with blizzard( was a scroll). once i cast it starts killing me quick and i cannot out run it. only thing i could think was to cast it further away , but it was early in game so i don't know.
User avatar
Music Show
 
Posts: 3512
Joined: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:53 am

Post » Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:17 pm

Yes, Blizzard kills you. Bethesda isn't a fan of WoW.
User avatar
Kirsty Wood
 
Posts: 3461
Joined: Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:41 am

Post » Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:02 pm

All the blizzards I've casted via scroll didn't damage me, just the enemies.
User avatar
roxxii lenaghan
 
Posts: 3388
Joined: Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:53 am

Post » Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:47 pm

Killed me.
Scroll.

Never touched one again.
User avatar
remi lasisi
 
Posts: 3307
Joined: Sun Jul 02, 2006 2:26 pm

Post » Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:30 am

I did it with a scroll and it killed me
User avatar
Megan Stabler
 
Posts: 3420
Joined: Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:03 pm

Post » Tue Dec 13, 2011 2:44 pm

Blizzard is just mad you're not playing WoW.
User avatar
Shianne Donato
 
Posts: 3422
Joined: Sat Aug 11, 2007 5:55 am

Post » Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:54 am

I'm guessing it may be tied to the Resistance bug.
User avatar
LijLuva
 
Posts: 3347
Joined: Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:59 am

Post » Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:13 am

Blizzard scroll killed me as well. Not used it since.
User avatar
Avril Churchill
 
Posts: 3455
Joined: Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:00 am

Post » Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:03 am

this is strange from what ive seen on my version (xbox 360) blizzard is the only aoe spell i have that doesnt kill allys and myself it very possible however that its not the blizzard that is kill you but rather items that are trap inside it while it going items can do damage if thown with enough force. ive once kill a man with a sweetroll by using telekinesis
User avatar
sam westover
 
Posts: 3420
Joined: Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:00 pm


Return to V - Skyrim