Eh, I'm glad I didn't see your comparison image first - it really highlights the difference. Thanks. The reduction looks a lot more drastic than I'd thought while eyeballing it in the training room. Still, looks like Shivermist and I are going to remain inseperable, even with the (slightly) smaller effect radius.

Duke, I've no objective way to measure that. However, some quick tests indicate that it does appear that the white "mist" graphic and the freeze ability are related, and the "mist" will freeze enemies which touch the edge of the mist cloud even as it is almost completely faded.

I notice no decrease in the duration of the mist cloud - not saying there hasn't been a reduction, but as someone who solos and relies upon Shivermist, I still don't notice it.

Perhaps someone used fraps to make a video which includes a clear, full cycle of an old shivermist, and doesn't mind making a new video to compare with the new shivermist.

Noodleface, you rock. Thank you!

After playing for a while yesterday, the changes are enough to be annoying, but since the freeze duration itself (of the freeze effect, not the haze mist) appears unchanged, this should generally leave the standard use by a Shivermist spammer unchanged. Solo play, especially in graveyards, is affected slightly, as it's not likely a phantom will be re-frozen by the mist of a Shivermist after using a Brandish charge attack, but that tactic was always a bit dicey even with the old radius and duration.

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Maybe I can get your name right - I seem to have have "whip" on the brain... ;)