Does 1701 (Arcane Decoy) Do Nothing? 11/01/2016 08:53 PM CDT
Used an imbed with 1701 - had the spell running for 30 minutes. Then this happens:

An Illoke elder summons the wrath of his god as he gestures at you!
Your connection to the elemental realm falters!
The glowing specks of energy surrounding you suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
The tingling sensation and sense of security leaves you.
A dark shadow seems to detach itself from your body, swiftly dissipating into the air.
You feel your extra strength departing.

Arcane Decoy ....................... 0:24:42

Not only did the Elder manage to bypass arcane decoy, it didn't even dispel it?


According to the wiki:

>>Arcane Decoy is a spell that will always be the first spell dispelled versus magical dispels. This includes, but is not limited to, the effects of the Spirit Dispel (119), Elemental Dispel (417), Spiritual Abolition (230), and Elemental Disjunction (530) spells.


???
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Re: Does 1701 (Arcane Decoy) Do Nothing? 11/08/2016 10:33 AM CST
ASHRAAM
Not only did the Elder manage to bypass arcane decoy, it didn't even dispel it?


This should now be resolved. Elders were casting the old Empathic Dispel (1140), which was never updated to use the standard dispel utilities. They should now just be casting Elemental Disjunction (530), which will account for Arcane Decoy (1701).

GameMaster Estild
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Re: Does 1701 (Arcane Decoy) Do Nothing? 11/09/2016 10:07 AM CST
>>This should now be resolved. Elders were casting the old Empathic Dispel (1140), which was never updated to use the standard dispel utilities. They should now just be casting Elemental Disjunction (530), which will account for Arcane Decoy (1701).

Awesome! Thanks for investigating!
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Re: Does 1701 (Arcane Decoy) Do Nothing? 11/09/2016 10:29 AM CST
Thanks for the investigation Estild.

Can you confirm that Jarls / Greater Earth Elementals are not also doing the same thing? I feel like they definitely have dispel mechanics, though I haven't been observing them as closely since they don't seem to dispel as frequently.
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