Damage Shields and Damage Reduction

Rorne

Rorne

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Excuse me in advance if I don't come off as overly compelling here but when mulling it over recently I began thinking that allowing damage reduction to apply, say, 1/4th it's amount to damage taken from damage shields (ie: a damage reduction of 20 reducing per hit DS damage by 5) might add a bit more allure to the gear bonus for classes which are not normally taking direct combat damage from monsters such as rogues/bards and to a lesser extent monks/rangers/vah shir berserkers. Whether this is something worth doing or even possible I'm not sure but I thought it was an interesting enough idea to pitch.
 
seems AWESOME, but way OP as well. damage reduction is a GREAT stat to have in exp groups and is pretty hard to max until you get waaaay high tier and it still caps at 25. if you have damage shield (as a tank) its 43/45+17+other stuff like bard song+clickies which totals to at LEAST 60, resulting in 15 DR by your formula, which is waay too easy a gain for a stat this awesome.

also unless you ARE the guy that keeps on getting hit in the face constantly, then this is pretty much a useless stat
 
Vart that isn't what he was suggesting, or at least that's not how I read it. What he is suggesting is this:

Say you're a melée class with a total of 15 damage reduction on your gear. You fight a mob that has a 25 point damage shield. Instead of taking the full 25, you would be hit for 22 or 21 as a result of your DR gear.

I like the idea, personally. It is definitely a stat that non-tanks tend to not value very highly, and this seems like a good way to change that. Classes that dual wield tend to get chewed up bad on certain fights or types of mobs.
 
Dinadass said:
Vart that isn't what he was suggesting, or at least that's not how I read it. What he is suggesting is this:

Say you're a melée class with a total of 15 damage reduction on your gear. You fight a mob that has a 25 point damage shield. Instead of taking the full 25, you would be hit for 22 or 21 as a result of your DR gear.

I like the idea, personally. It is definitely a stat that non-tanks tend to not value very highly, and this seems like a good way to change that. Classes that dual wield tend to get chewed up bad on certain fights or types of mobs.
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yep youre right, my bad at reading. i like the idea, thumbs up

Rorne, are you french? usually only your kind can confuse me with written words :)
 
If Dio is right on that idea, I am all for it. I would also like to roll one of those vah shir berserkers he mentions.. lol. (Think he might have meant beastlord.. but I miss my zerk, damn it.)
 
darksabbath said:
If Dio is right on that idea, I am all for it. I would also like to roll one of those vah shir berserkers he mentions.. lol. (Think he might have meant beastlord.. but I miss my zerk, damn it.)
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Someone fails at reading. I have said nothing in this thread.
I would like to give this my stamp of approval. I would love to not get eaten alive by a DS when I am in a place too tight to bow.
 
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Diodimus said:
Someone fails at reading. I have said nothing in this thread.
I would like to give this my stamp of approval. I would love to not get eaten alive by a DS when I am in a place too tight to bow.
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Fail ranger.. you translated his idea.. did you not? The berserker part wasn't you, that was a comment based from what the poster had. Stop failing so hard (or drinking so much).
 
darksabbath said:
Fail ranger.. you translated his idea.. did you not? The berserker part wasn't you, that was a comment based from what the poster had. Stop failing so hard (or drinking so much).
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If you are talking about in vent, that is true. I was simply making a statement that you referred to something I said when no one else would have any idea that I said it. That being said, let us stop our bickering because someday your pets survival may depend upon me. (That and its not contributing to the discussion.)
 
Don't be threatening Lucy because of what I say on the forums, that's just mean. You better bring dog treats to the next raid to make up to here, or watch where you sit :)
 
Lol, he calls for SV the moment I log in... And I am not certain I could handle the tears from him and Rykke combined if I don't cast SV :p
 
darksabbath said:
Lol, he calls for SV the moment I log in... And I am not certain I could handle the tears from him and Rykke combined if I don't cast SV :p
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The day you get a BST in your raids, you become a total fucking buff whore. ( As a ranger at least )

/goes back to leveling a BST
 
Every 10 minutes on cunning.. usually in a group with all wizzies/mages, and a (dps) druid. And yeah, Savage is a real pain to keep up on the 2 ppl I can. (And you know damn well I am one of them, lol.)
 
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