mind shield and damage reduction

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qazu2005

Dalayan Adventurer
i was wondering if anyone could explain exactly how these 2 effects work. as of right now i have one item with a mind shield of 15% and one item with damage reduction +10.

Azakiael's Focus

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP

Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 38
DMG: 16
Skill Mod: Channeling +12%
STR: +8 STA: +8 CHA: +20 WIS: +25 INT: +25 AGI: +12 HP: +75 MANA: +175
SV FIRE: +12 SV DISEASE: +12 SV COLD: +12 SV MAGIC: +12 SV POISON: +12
Mind Shield: +15%
Weight: 6.0 Size: Medium
Class: CLE DRU SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

Flawless Sky Diamond Necklace

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP

Slot: NECK
AC: 5
DEX: +5 CHA: +20 AGI: +5 HP: +150 MANA: +150
SV FIRE: +8 SV DISEASE: +8 SV COLD: +8 SV MAGIC: +8 SV POISON: +8
Damage Reduction: +10
Weight: 0.5 Size: Tiny
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

Now, i did some playing around with having the damage reduction item equipped and looking at the melee damage done to me. With this item equipped i randomly get messages that "YOUR magical skin absorbs the blow". so it seems to me that +damage reduction on an item gives you a chance to absorb melee damage the same way a rune does. The following is an example of what i might get (i have no actual logs to post right now):

a decadent elven gaurd slashes for 110
a decadent elven gaurd slashes for 180
a decadent elven gaurd tries to slash YOU, but misses!
a decadent elven gaurd slashes for 153
a decadent elven gaurd tries to slash YOU, but YOUR magical skin absorbs the blow!
a decadent elven gaurd slashes for 85
You have been slain by a decadent elven gaurd! (ok not really)

I still don't know how mind shield works. is it a stun or mez resist effect of some sort? or am i completely wrong on both?
(if you don't know for certain how these 2 effects work don't bother posting. i'm honestly not looking for speculation or opinions on how they work. just looking for someone who knows for certain.) :)
 
I think the damage reduction works like follows:


No damage reduction:

a decadent elven gaurd slashes for 110
a decadent elven gaurd slashes for 180
a decadent elven gaurd tries to slash YOU, but misses!
a decadent elven gaurd slashes for 153
a decadent elven gaurd slashes for 85
You have been slain by a decadent elven gaurd! (ok not really)


Damage reduction +10:

a decadent elven gaurd slashes for 100
a decadent elven gaurd slashes for 170
a decadent elven gaurd tries to slash YOU, but misses!
a decadent elven gaurd slashes for 143
a decadent elven gaurd slashes for 75
You have not yet been slain by a decadent elven gaurd!
 
then what would cause me to get the "YOUR magical skin absorbs the blow!" messages?
as far as i know i have no other items that might have an effect that would cause this. so i dunno :?
(these messages occur when i have just the +damage reduction item equipped but NOT the mind shield item)
 
Did any enchanter cast Rune VI on you? ;P

Did you cast Spellskin maybe?

Were you using a mage summoned weapon?
 
no, no, and no. this occurs when i have absolutely no rune on. and as you can see it is random. a rune absorbs damage constantly until it reaches it's maximum amount ;)
i never use mage summoned weapons
 
is it possible that on that instance where your magic skin absorbed the blow, that the dude did less than 10 dmg to you?

KAS
 
qazu2005 said:
I still don't know how mind shield works. is it a stun or mez resist effect of some sort?
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Yep, something like that. It makes you able to shield your mind from such spells. Don't confuse it with mana shield, though (which uses your mana as a shield for physical damage).
 
The mob hit you for 10 or less, causing your damage reduction to eat it all up.

Mind shield gives you a (15% in this case) chance to resist any mind spell (Fear, Mez, Charm)
 
luciferblack said:
Probably absorbed a bash. :)
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You are probably right but that brings up another interesting question. If you absorb a bash can it still interrupt/stun?
 
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