GentlemanLoser's shield flashes! (in General)

But I don't understand how... I'm a Mage with an EXBow, yet got the following (Check out round 5);

Round1
GentlemanLoser shot flew past 1

Round2
GentlemanLoser shot ricocheted near 1

Hal hit GentlemanLoser [10594]
GentlemanLoser Guardian Angel smote Hal (67)
1 shot GentlemanLoser [1161]
GentlemanLoser Guardian Angel smote 1 (5)

Round 3
GentlemanLoser shot ricocheted near 1
Hal hit GentlemanLoser [8793]
GentlemanLoser Guardian Angel smote Hal (64)
1 hit GentlemanLoser [1789]
GentlemanLoser Guardian Angel smote 1 (18)
1 shot GentlemanLoser [1467]
GentlemanLoser Guardian Angel smote 1 (16)

Round4
GentlemanLoser undershot 1
Hal hit GentlemanLoser [8861]
GentlemanLoser Guardian Angel smote Hal (64)
1 hit GentlemanLoser [1300]
GentlemanLoser Guardian Angel smote 1 (22)
1 shot GentlemanLoser [1199]
GentlemanLoser Guardian Angel smote 1 (13)

Round 5
GentlemanLosers shield flashes! [7,814]
GentlemanLoser hit 1 [7307]
1 looks weaker!
Hal skewered GentlemanLoser [12019]
GentlemanLoser Guardian Angel smote Hal (66)
Hal cries "I can't let you do that, Dave!"

R.I.P. GentlemanLoser


First I thought that maybe the HoC had fooled the SoC into thinking the last round of Ranged was Melee, but it was only round 5, not 6, and I should have Touched anyway in 6.

The HoC definitly activates though, as with 20 STR there's no way I normall deal 7K damage with my EXBow (x25 or so). I had also been hit by physical damage in previous rounds, and the SoC didn't show as absorbing any Damage, it only showed when unleashed.

:/

Got it again in round 4 this time. It seems to be only versus a Hal...

GentlemanLoser shield flashes! [4,337]
GentlemanLoser hit 1 [4054]
1 looks weaker!

Sorry for triple post, but scratch the Hal comment, got it versus a non Hal user..

GentlemanLoser's shield flashes! [1,866]
GentlemanLoser hit What have I done. [1774]
What have I done. looks weaker!
What have I done.'s Guardian Angel smote GentlemanLoser (255)

is it just the shield message activating in place of the exbow message?

No, I definitly do more damage when I hit with the EXBow and the Shiled Flashes.

From 20 odd damage, up to around the amount shown on the flash.

I only get the Flash message when the Shield goes off and discharges, not when it absorbs damage. And it looks like the EXBow is able to trigger that. Which is probably a two fold bug. I don't think the Shield should discharge in Ranged, and I don't think the EXBow should qualify as a blunt weapon anyway.

But I'm all up for this staying, anything to give the SoC more use! :P

This was actually kinda addressed before I think
QBRanger:
"Failure's shield flashes! [1,272,707]
Failure fractured Cloudscape [2864456]
Failure normally hits Cloudscape for 500k or so damage. "

Jon:
"the flash is how much damage the shield had "stored" that got applied to your hit, pre-bonuses. the "fractured" is the post-bonus total."

I'm not sure how to link the whole thread right now so I put that in but here's the location I think.
http://www.carnageblender.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=002Tdg

GentlemanLoser is using an exbow though. Thats what's wrong.

I see now. I hadn't noticed because I just realized my SoC guy hasn't been getting hit by any physical damage!!
I sought one out and I got this

Eric's shield flashes! [68,933]
Eric shot Flaming Excrement Handler with An Evil Stare [55308]

ordinarily Eric only does this

Eric shot Tezmac with An Evil Stare [102]

So I must agree, something is off...
though I too would be ok if it stays! ;)

Is this still going on?

yep

Anyone able to test if this works with other Ranged Weapons?

I've got an AXBow, but it's too small in + to hit targets that are able to shoot me in Ranged. :(