PLD major bug or HUGE tooltip error? (dev read here)

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Originally Posted by Valarice

if (dmgAmount < 0)
// Don't apply awareness or other ignore crit abilities to nullification
else
// Continue processing as normal.

Oh man, don't hurt yourself writing that fix.

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I was coming here to post that lol.

This has to be an oversight, the skill is already mediocre.

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Originally Posted by Valarice

if (dmgAmount < 0)
// Don't apply awareness or other ignore crit abilities to nullification
else
// Continue processing as normal.

Oh man, don't hurt yourself writing that fix.

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You know, assuming it's actually written in the standard way - SE is known for a lot of..non traditional methods when it comes to programming. (Usually more complicated than it needs to be.)

If (meatball.mass > mb_average) {
Spaghetti.state = 'delicious';
} else {
Spaghetti.state = ':(';
}

I love me spaghetti code.

http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...for_volunteer/

here is the reddit thread that goes with this thread.

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Originally Posted by Tupsi

You know, assuming it's actually written in the standard way - SE is known for a lot of..non traditional methods when it comes to programming. (Usually more complicated than it needs to be.)

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Wherever it checks that awareness is up to not roll for a crit, it should also check if damage/potency is less than zero to see if it should ignore it. It was already about to see if it would crit and for how much.

Yeah, but whats better,

Not getting crit for 5000 dmg when the dreadnaught in turn 4 has eaten four spiders, or getting a crit heal for an extra 400 or w/e it is.

I use awareness, but only when I know that getting crit dmg would be fatal.

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Originally Posted by Ryuko

Not sure if this was mentioned before or not, but a lot of the tooltips are pretty misleading. One that has really been bugging me for a while is raging strikes...

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A few tooltips have been wrong for a bit now. Just follow the skill description :p Infact Raging Strikes description just says "Increases damage dealt by 20%."

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Originally Posted by Ryios

Yeah, but whats better,

Not getting crit for 5000 dmg when the dreadnaught in turn 4 has eaten four spiders, or getting a crit heal for an extra 400 or w/e it is.

I use awareness, but only when I know that getting crit dmg would be fatal.

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The correct answer is: "Every other of the many cooldowns a paladin has." Even if it didn't block heal crits awareness is already meh compared to everything else a PLD has at its disposal.

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Originally Posted by NephHalp

The correct answer is: "Every other of the many cooldowns a paladin has." Even if it didn't block heal crits awareness is already meh compared to everything else a PLD has at its disposal.

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Correct, but if EVERY cd I have is on CD from a rough spot or something going wrong, Im going to pop awareness so I don't get crit.

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Originally Posted by Ryios

Correct, but if EVERY cd I have is on CD from a rough spot or something going wrong, Im going to pop awareness so I don't get crit.

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In exchange of healing efficiency. It's a double-edged sword and the positive side isn't all that tempting on its own. If your party is in a rough spot that crit heal could potentially save your healer(s) a gcd to spend on someone else but RNG crits could go the other way. You're trading one gamble for another: if only RNG crit damage could kill you or if only RNG crit healing could save you. I don't really see it as worth it.