Disintegrate - Revision history

Flux at 05:44, 8 June 2012

2012-06-08T05:44:16Z

MrFrye: new skill templates

2012-05-20T07:37:18Z

new skill templates

Maurish: Updated skill rune table

2012-05-13T11:08:55Z

Updated skill rune table

MrFrye at 22:42, 22 April 2012

2012-04-22T22:42:04Z

MrFrye: beta patch 17 update

2012-04-22T22:40:18Z

beta patch 17 update

MrFrye: beta patch 14 update

2012-03-12T02:19:49Z

beta patch 14 update

MrFrye: skill effects switched to DB link

2012-03-04T18:17:55Z

skill effects switched to DB link

Maurish: Added synergies

2012-02-17T13:21:27Z

Added synergies

Maurish at 10:41, 17 February 2012

2012-02-17T10:41:00Z

Elly: rune rank change

2012-01-19T23:23:05Z

rune rank change

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 * An earlier version of this skill had a much more complicated operation. For details, see: [[Disintegrate (July 2011)]].
-<br>__TOC__
+The best aspect of this skill is its speed and piercing ability.  The instant the Wizard clicks the button, the laser beam stretches from her hand to the edge of the screen, hitting every monster in its path. This makes it very useful against distant enemies, as the beam can reach them long before they can advance, or even fire their own projectiles across the level. The drawback is a heavy resource cost and less damage than single target attacks.
 ==Background==
 A [[Wizard]] can call forth a death ray of Arcane energies to make matter simply vanish.
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 ==Skill Rune Effects==
-The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Disintegrate rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
+Refer to the [[Disintegrate rune effects]] article for thorough descriptions of all five rune effects in this skill, including screenshots, videos, strategy tips, and other related information.
 {{skill description header}}
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 The spell previously gained bonus damage to a single target with a longer lock on, but this feature seem to have been removed as of the beta test.  Conversely, Disintegrate formerly did 20% less damage to each additional target, but this also seems to have been removed as of the beta.
-The skill is enormously effective against large groups of weak enemies, and can kill dozens or monsters in a blink as the player hoses the beam across the advancing hordes. It is less effective against larger enemies, and is ill-suited to killing big bosses since the damage is not high enough and the resource cost grows excessive.
+The skill is enormously effective against large groups of weak enemies, and can kill dozens or monsters in a blink as the player hoses the beam across the advancing hordes. It is less effective against larger enemies, and is ill-suited to killing big bosses since the damage is not high enough and the resource drain grows excessive.
 ===Range and Speed===
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 You see it falling far short of the edge in the screenshot to the right, but that is somewhat misleading, since the steep stairway in that image forced the "camera" to remain up higher, giving a longer view than you normally see in the game.
 ===Video===

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 ==Synergies==
 The following [[Wizard passives]] provide a benefit to Disintegrate, runed or not:
-{{Passive skills header}}
+{{skill description header}}
-{{Wizard Passive Glass Cannon}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Glass Cannon</skill>
-{{Wizard Passive Temporal Flux}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Temporal Flux</skill>
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 {{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|secondary}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
-[[category:Active skills]]
+[[category:Wizard active skills]]

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 The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Disintegrate rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
 <skill class="Wizard">Disintegrate</skill>
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-{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|Secondary}}
+{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|secondary}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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-{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard}}
+{{Skill navbox Diablo III|Wizard|Secondary}}
 [[category:Wizard skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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 [[File:IconDisintegrate.png|left]]
-[[File:Wiz-disintegrate1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Disintegrate in action.]]
+[[File:Wiz-disintegrate1.jpg|thumb|350px|Disintegrate in action.]]
 '''Disintegrate''' is a Secondary [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 21, firing a laser beam of Arcane damage that moves instantly from the Wizard's hand to the edge of the screen. Its piercing ability and unrivaled speed are slightly offset by the fact that the Wizard is stuck in place while casting it.
-* An earlier version of this skill had a much more complicated operation. For details, see: [[Disintegrate (July 2011)#Skill Design|old Disintegrate]].
+* An earlier version of this skill had a much more complicated operation. For details, see: [[Disintegrate (July 2011)]].
 <br>__TOC__
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-==Skillrune Effects==
+==Skill Rune Effects==
 The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Disintegrate rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
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 The skill is enormously effective against large groups of weak enemies, and can kill dozens or monsters in a blink as the player hoses the beam across the advancing hordes. It is less effective against larger enemies, and is ill-suited to killing big bosses since the damage is not high enough and the resource cost grows excessive.
 ===Range and Speed===
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 You see it falling far short of the edge in the screenshot to the right, but that is somewhat misleading, since the steep stairway in that image forced the "camera" to remain up higher, giving a longer view than you normally see in the game.
 ===Video===
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 ==Synergies==
-Disintegrate benefits from the following [[Wizard passives]]: None added yet.
+The following [[Wizard passives]] provide a benefit to Disintegrate, runed or not:
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 <blockquote>''Very useful blasting, instant speed to the edge of the level, but it requires a clear line or sight, and it holds the Wizard in place while using it. Smart Wizards I saw used it a lot, but in bursts. Any time they had a clear shot they’d cook someone from a distance, ideally over one of the openings in the ground.  The damage per second wasn’t huge, but it added up and was very easy to hit with.</blockquote>
 ===Beta===
-Skill tiers were removed shortly before the [[beta]] started in September 2011, and Disintegrate became a level 12 skill. [[Flux]] discussed using it:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-beta-skills-mega-report-part-two]
+{{Beta skill notes}}
 <blockquote>''As fast as the spell moves, it can feel slow to target, at least compared to Electrocute, since the beam only goes right where you point it. Electrocute jumps between targets, so if you click a spot in the middle of a pack, it will hit everything in an instant, without you even moving the mouse. Disintegrate doesn’t do that, so you have to move the cursor to move the beam, and that can feel ponderous. Your character pivots in place, and while you can rotate pretty quickly, it’s slow enough to feel slightly realistic, like you’re actually turning and moving, not just flipping instantly from left to right.</blockquote>
-With the [[Beta Patch 8]] of December 2011, Disintegrate was dropped to level 8. When the skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, Disintegrate was classified as a Secondary skill and bumped all the way up to level 20. With March's [[Beta Patch 14]], it was moved to level 21 and its damage slightly reduced.
+With the [[Beta Patch 8]] of December 2011, Disintegrate was dropped to level 8. With the Patch 13 changes, it was classified as a Secondary skill and bumped all the way up to level 20, out of reach of beta players. With March's [[Beta Patch 14]], it was moved to level 21 and its damage slightly reduced.
 ===Previous Versions===
 See the [[Wizard skill archive]] for more details on previous versions of Disintegrate and other Wizard skills.<br>
 Or see [[Disintegrate (BlizzCon 2008)]] for the original version of this skill.<br>
-Or see [[Disintegrate (July 2011)]] for another version of this skill.
+Or see [[Disintegrate (July 2011)]] for a more recent version of this skill.
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 ==References==
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-gameplay-report/P2/ BlizzCon 2008 Wizard Gameplay Report]
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ BlizzCon 2009 Full Wizard Skill Trees]
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/hands-on-from-blizzcon-mega-pvp-arena-report/ BlizzCon 2010 PvP Hands-on Report]
-* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
-* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8007624#post8007624 Silva's Wizard Runestone Effects] -- IncGamers 5th Sep 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8007624#post8007624 Silva's Wizard Runestone Effects] — IncGamers 5th Sep 2011
-* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-beta-skills-mega-report-part-two Wizard Beta Skills Mega-report: Part Two] -- IncGamers 5th Oct 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-beta-skills-mega-report-part-two Wizard Beta Skills Mega-report: Part Two] — IncGamers 5th Oct 2011
-* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/wizard/active/ Wizard Active Skills] -- Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site
+* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/wizard/active/ Wizard Active Skills] — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site

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 [[File:IconDisintegrate.png|left]]
-'''Disintegrate''' is an Offensive [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 8, doing damage to opponents in an [[AoE]] line.
+[[File:Wiz-disintegrate1.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Disintegrate in action.]]
 The skill works like a laser beam, firing a straight line of Arcane damage that moves instantly from the Wizard's hand to the edge of the screen. This makes the spell reach the enemies faster than any other spell in the game, and its ability to pass through as many targets as are in the way gives it impressive piercing ability.
 The drawbacks are fairly low damage, especially to targets behind the front row, and the fact that the Wizard is stuck in place while casting it.
 <br>__TOC__
 ==Background==
 A [[Wizard]] can call forth a torrent of Arcane energies to make matter simply vanish.
-==Skill Effects==
+==Skillrune Effects==
-The following is a very quick list. See the [[Disintegrate rune effects]] page for a more thorough summary of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
+The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Disintegrate rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
-{{Active skills header}}
+<skill class="Wizard">Disintegrate</skill>
 ==Skill Design==
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 You see it falling far short of the edge in the screenshot to the right, but that is somewhat misleading, since the steep stairway in that image forced the "camera" to remain up higher, giving a longer view than you normally see in the game.
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 <blockquote>''Very useful blasting, instant speed to the edge of the level, but it requires a clear line or sight, and it holds the Wizard in place while using it. Smart Wizards I saw used it a lot, but in bursts. Any time they had a clear shot they’d cook someone from a distance, ideally over one of the openings in the ground.  The damage per second wasn’t huge, but it added up and was very easy to hit with.</blockquote>
-Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Disintegrate became a level 12 skill.<br>
+Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Disintegrate became a level 12 skill. It was moved up to level 8 during the [[beta]], and when the skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, Disintegrate was classified as a Secondary skill and bumped all the way up to level 20.
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 That Disintegrate deals extra (double?) damage when it's locked has not yet been listed in the skill's in-game description, but it is an original feature of the skill, discussed by the developers since their earliest comments on the skill.<ref>[http://news.bigdownload.com/2008/10/10/diablo-3-class-panel-notes/ Blizzcon 2008 Panel Notes] -- Big Download, October 10, 2008</ref>
-::The next spell, Disintegrate, was described as the ultimate face melting skill, and introduces a new mechanic. When you use Disintegrate, you will begin to emit a jet of searing red heat for as long as you hold down the mouse button. By sweeping the mouse around, you'll change the direction of the beam. The longer the beam holds on a specific enemy, the more damage it will do to that enemy.
+<blue>The next spell, Disintegrate, was described as the ultimate face melting skill, and introduces a new mechanic. When you use Disintegrate, you will begin to emit a jet of searing red heat for as long as you hold down the mouse button. By sweeping the mouse around, you'll change the direction of the beam. The longer the beam holds on a specific enemy, the more damage it will do to that enemy.</blue>

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		+	==Synergies==
		+	Disintegrate benefits from the following [[Wizard passives]]:
		+	{{Passive skills header}}
		+	{{Wizard Passive Temporal Flux}}
		+	{{Wizard Passive Glass Cannon}}
		+	{{Wizard Passive Arcane Dynamo}}


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	::The next spell, Disintegrate, was described as the ultimate face melting skill, and introduces a new mechanic. When you use Disintegrate, you will begin to emit a jet of searing red heat for as long as you hold down the mouse button. By sweeping the mouse around, you'll change the direction of the beam. The longer the beam holds on a specific enemy, the more damage it will do to that enemy.		::The next spell, Disintegrate, was described as the ultimate face melting skill, and introduces a new mechanic. When you use Disintegrate, you will begin to emit a jet of searing red heat for as long as you hold down the mouse button. By sweeping the mouse around, you'll change the direction of the beam. The longer the beam holds on a specific enemy, the more damage it will do to that enemy.
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−	~~==Synergies==~~
−	* No [[synergies]] with any of the [[Wizard passives]] are yet known.

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 {{Wizard Skillrune Convergence}}
 {{Wizard Skillrune Entropy}}
-{{center|Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 7 runestones.}}
+{{center|Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 4 runestones.}}
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 ==Skill Design==