Physical Levels of Newer Enemies?

[Martel]

If you'd followed the trail of quotes that post started from, then you'd know that it was about raged field NMs, before the 20 minute depop limit was implemented. NOT about fracture messages.

First post

Let it be known the Chapulli is horrible. Got it down to 12% before wiping but it was raged from like 50% so it was a right pain in the ass. Changing set-up to see if that helps.

We still had Acc issues with Hunters + Preludes + Feint + Geo Acc/EVA + Acc food. So god knows how you're supposed to get respectable acc on it.

Also only noticed because of this fight but you don't shield block raged mobs apparently! Or at leats the animation wasn't showing/reprisal proccing.

Next

You can it's just block rate is shit. I think I parried more than I blocked using aegis. Ochain made a noticeable difference however but yeah still far from 100% without reprisal/palisade

THEN, my post

I've noticed this on a couple delve NMs now as well. You go from cap/near capped block rate with Ochain, to no blocks at all and a lot of face rape.

There are 3 ways this could happen. and 2 of them are damn unlikely.

#1 the mob's attack have somehow become ranged attacks thus unblockable. This is not that case, as ranged atk don't interrupt casting. And I could hardly cast a damn thing on these NMs raged.

#2 Mob attacks became magical. No way. Same as above on interruptions, and you'd notice with Aegis.

or #3 The one mob stat known affect block rate, has dramatically increased. That would be mob level. So I think that this rage mode is literally the mob getting a massive boost to level. Now, I don't think that's all it is. But this should be what's affecting shield blocks.

Do you see any mention of fracture messages here? Or even fracture at all?

Specifically, I recall fighting Matamata and Kurma out in the field. And going from Very high block rates to hardly blocking at all and eating 400~ dmg melee hits in -50% PDT. This being when fights have dragged on for 20~ mins. Wasn't much fun.

Questioning the veracity of claims supported only by your (fallible human)memory of personal experiences constitutes an attack on you?

Your assertions have the same level of merit that any any other statement completely lacking any supporting documentation does. Which is to say, very little. Unrecorded observations of averages are inevitably unreliable.

Without recorded data, your ranking remains an opinion. Not fact. If all you wanted to do was share your opinion. Well, you've done so. And with very little(read, 0) reaction or interest from anyone but me.

Also, the only reason I don't object to the order of said ranking is because I don't have any data that directly contradicts it. It appears to be, mostly, a set of reasonable assumptions.

[Sephiran]

I stand corrected on my statement about you posting dreadful energy and auras.

And I do not doubt your claims that enemies outside the Fracture increase in level. Regardless of whether or not you've parsed it out, the difference you noted is the consensus (one that I also know well from doing Tax'et many many times).