Break and Ballista

[Urteil]

In Ballista, the spell "Break" does not build immunity on the target with repeated use, unlike all other negative statuses:

Sleep,
Bind,
Gravity,
Silence

Etc.

The spell is also not subject to partial resists and despite having a large amount of resistance to the spell, the duration is never affected. It is very "Hit and Miss."

The spell seems harder to break in PvP with DoT than in PvE,

a 30/dot on a person should release the person from the effects of Break instantly.


The spell should be subject to the same penalty other enfeebles experience, and should have its duration shortened by "Resist Petrify" gear, as well as the base resist rate, like every other enfeeble in the game.

[Ashvrei]

Hello,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention, Urteil. If you can please provide the following information so we can quickly reproduce this result and make sure that it is handled accordingly:

Platform:
ISP:
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Date & Time:
Frequency:
Character Name:
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Main Job:
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Thank you in advance,
[GM]Ashvrei

[Urteil]

Platform: PC, Windows 7 64-bit
ISP: Cox Communications
Type of Internet Connection: Cable
Internet Connection Speed: 10mbps
Date & Time: 6/3/2011
Frequency: Whenever the spell Break is used against another player.
Character Name: Urteil
Race: Hume
World: Phoenix
Main Job: Dark Knight
Support Job: Samurai, Red Mage, Ninja, Scholar
Area and Coordinates: All Ballista Areas, or PvP encounters.
Party or Solo: Both.

Steps:

1. Break does not build "diminishing returns" on player targets with repeated use in PvP.

2. Break in PvP rarely if ever breaks due to damage over time. DoT's of 25/tic have a hard time breaking the spell, this should be adjusted.

3. Break does not seem to be subject to partial resists duration wise.

4. "Resist Petrify" gear and job traits seem to have little to no effect on the spell.

[Emdub]

Greetings Urteil!

Thank you for taking the time to get us this information, it is appreciated! I will go ahead and submit this concern to be reviewed! Since there is no guarantee that an official response will be posted on this thread, I suggest keeping an eye on the www.PlayOnline.com (http://www.PlayOnline.com) website and http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/forums/84-Version-Updates for any news on this matter.

Thank you again for your assistance and apologies for any inconvenience!

-=Game Master Emdub=-