Staff of the Magi electrical VFX

[Laughingman]

Alright so when I first got this staff it had electrical VFX. A few days later the VFX stopped working. At the Mages Fair recently Aurora hired an NPC to repair it. DM Mimic seemed to be able to fix it and get the VFX working again. However on server reset a few hours later it stopped working again.

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After repair

After reset....

Can this be repaired on a more permanent basis? I can't exactly harass DM's every reset. I mean I could but I won't and shouldn't. I think the problem is it gets the VFX from on hit shocking grasp and not from 1d6 electrical damage.

[Tsidkenu]

Did you change its base appearance? Sometimes items with VFX from a damage bonus (in this case 1d6 electrical) will lose it when the item's appearance is altered. Such items require the base property VFX: Electrical to keep the effect after the appearance is altered (as I believe I have on my Doorsmasher flaming mace).

OnHit Shocking Grasp does not grant an electrical VFX on its own I don't think.

[Laughingman]

Yes and no, I didn't change it before it initially bugged out, then after it bugged out the first time I changed the appearance. Then a DM fixed it and it bugged out on reset. The only possible thing that would be giving the VFX is the on hit shocking grasp.

[Glowfire]

The VFX is an applied property. It doesn't come automatically on that item. There's rules for when auto-VFX is given to items.

However, I have the same staff and it's still working (may have to log-in to check). Sometimes when I've had it equipped and logged into Nexus, the VFX stops working but un-equipping and equipping it again fixes it.

Maybe if that doesn't work for you, it's really been bugged out. Ask a DM to give you another copy of the same staff from their item spawner and let them take the staff you already have.

[Laughingman]

The VFX is an applied property. It doesn't come automatically on that item. There's rules for when auto-VFX is given to items.

Not exactly sure what this means. When I first got the item it had the GFX

However, I have the same staff and it's still working (may have to log-in to check). Sometimes when I've had it equipped and logged into Nexus, the VFX stops working but un-equipping and equipping it again fixes it.

Maybe if that doesn't work for you, it's really been bugged out. Ask a DM to give you another copy of the same staff from their item spawner and let them take the staff you already have.

Yes that doesn't work for me and a DM has replaced the item already. That is why I am asking if it can be looked into as a bug.

[DM Mimic]

To be clear, I did not replace the staff - I reapplied the VFX onto the staff. Find me in game sometime and we'll try some other things.

Did you save your character after the VFX was fixed?

[izzul]

there are few things if you put it into quickbar, the VFX will not be shown when you equip it.

for weapons, i think when you log in, you should not wield it. have it in your inventory and it will show VFX when you equip. or rest can fix it too sometimes.

thats just how i fix mine sometimes

[Laughingman]

and a reset later and it is fixed again... Was wielding it when I logged into the nexus so not sure what happened to fix it.