Shields (in Changelog)

Increased MS base to 22 [was 20]; upgrade costs decreased

Increased SoC effect to 0.5% of damage absorbed per + (was 0.25); increases damage by 2x the absorbed amount (was 1x)

Is damage against AS now increased?

:o

w00t Jon!!! :D

NS, I imagine it would be, while being used with a MoD... :P

Awesome, hurray for the SoC as a useful item! You rule Jon!

Also, is there any possibility of adding "SoC" to the spell check? Much love to whichever admin does it first!

jon, i think you may have missed a decimal when you tweaked the numbers. My SoC is at +20, and I'm negating all physical damage, and reflecting numbers in the millions >.<

fixed

sweet greyfeld!! Super bug!

lol i had to fight the urge to abuse it :P

i propose an amulet called "jon's bane"! it randomly moves decimal places around making items uber or worthless.

hey now... :P

Several people in chat pointed out that I was very unclear in my question.

I wanted to know if this 2x of the SOC gets multiplied further by the 2x of the MOD against AS-based HP. So basically, if I have a shield with 100 damage stored in it, it'll dole out 200 damage. If I'm using a MOD that also is going to inflict 100 damage, and I attack an AS user, the MOD will land a blow for 200 and the SOC will either add another 200 or get multiplied by the MOD "Anti-AS" attribute for 400.

Sounding it out, I'm guessing the two are separate, so it's 200 a piece, but who knows.....

There is still a SoC bug.


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As you can see, I'm hitting Proteus for absolutely zero damage every time on a minion that otherwise has little AC.

Oh, and this is a point where an auto-advance toggle would be useful.

Until the bug is fixed, I'm auto-advancing right back to the guy who's bugged to be invincible against me.

ah, I didn't restart the server so the ones that got loaded before the fix would still be bugged until cache flush. so, you're good now.

thanks Jon. My heavy AC tank (mini-tank according to hatch) is that much better. Not to mention a refund to help me fund my new minions/repaid my loan.

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Love that SoD.

Still does nothing vs magic and overall for me and me only, is still not a good choice.

Agreed. Even despite it's nerfs this month, I'd be a sitting duck without my Mage Shield. The SoC sounds much better now, but I still have to last to melee to use it, and I just can't do that without a Mage Shield.

Besides, with Evasion bring what it is, the SoC may be completely useless is some battles anyway, since I'd never hit to begin with. I'd rather have the extra protection than the possibility to do more damage if I even hit at all.

6mil free damage? not bad.

Very true Henk.

But then again one has to live long enough while taking all that damage to try to give it.

For me, it is not a viable option.

Especially with the new spell attacking front minions and CoC/FB attacking all minions. I need magic protection much more then physical. Esp since I can use evasion and drop physical damage to 0. And trying to hit evasion is a non win as well.