Protect and Shell!

[ApplePie]

It doesn't work. The only thing that works is that the spell casts when the casting time is, the animation goes off, and the hit from magic/physical attacks causing the animation works properly as well. I don't care what someone says who is rank twenty minus. It doesn't work. People who claim it has a minimal effect need to remove all of their mnd and use shell and see what it "does" and then let it wear off and see what it does. The only thing they see is the calculation being random, which it is for a few varying degrees.

[Nerlith]

@ApplePie
I'm sorry to have to break this to you, but your game level really is not relevant. Neither is the number of enemies you've defeated, or how well you play the game. What matters is the manner in which the testing takes place, and one of the necessary parts of good testing is to observe what happens in all situations, not just at the top-end of the game.

What we need is for you to post up details of these battles; grab some of your combat log data and post up what kind of stats you and your gear have. Raw numbers will go a lot further than just saying that you've done it in terms of being helpful.