Without knowing any background you have in other online games:

Heavy TM: conceptually this is a very large damage spell, typically with secondary effects, that is on a 5+ minute cooldown.

Alpha strike: This is similar, but not limited to target magic. Backstab is the most common example. The first backstab has a damage and accuracy boost. Subsequent backstabs do not have this. I'm a bit fuzzy on DR's logic here, I can't remember the cool down on alpha strike.

Diminshing returns: this primarily effects debilitation spells and stun effects. For example, mental blast or barbarian roars; once you effect a target with a specific effect (let's use stun), every time you effect that target with a similar ability (stun) the stun lasts less time.

So if you mental blast a target, it might last 10 seconds. If you hit them again as soon as it wears off, it might last 8. This decrease will continue until you get almost no effect. Note that the numbers are ENTIRELY MADE UP. It's not 10 seconds or a 20% penalty each time.

They're currently only over on the test server. They are harder hitting spells that have a cool down of a couple minutes before being able to cast any other heavy TM spell. Dragon's Breath is the warrior mage one, iirc, if you want to pop over to test to try it out.

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It was overall, last time I was poking around on Test.

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>I can't remember the cool down on alpha strike.

I believe it's 30 seconds.

>The first successful backstab that does damage will do an increased amount of damage, after which it will return to the standard backstab damage for 30 seconds.

Backstab is 30, according to the wiki, so we'll go with that.

Does anyone know of non-BS alpha strike moves? I know there were some but can't remember them.

It's Mental Blast that has the alpha strike nerve damage.

Mazrian

EE's nerve damage is based on the target's existing nerve damage and success of the stat contest. It will always do more nerve damage if you succeed on the stat contest.

MB's nerve damage is based on success of the stat contest. Recasts will only do more nerve damage if you get a better success on the stat contest.

Javac
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