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

[Flionheart]

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.

I was coming here to post that lol.

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

[Tupsi]

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.

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.)

[Steeled]

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

I love me spaghetti code.

[Doctor-]

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

here is the reddit thread that goes with this thread.

[NephHalp]

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.)

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.

[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.

[ZohnoReecho]

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...

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

[NephHalp]

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.

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.

[Ryios]

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.

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.

[NephHalp]

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.

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.