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    Cabalabob's Avatar
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    Gunsa Cabalabob
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    Sargatanas
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    Arcanist Lv 90

    Sad day for shields

    So not sure what the formula is for blocking now, but against high level content shields are so horribly gimped compared to what they used to do. My aegis zeta in ravana only blocks for 22% mitigation, that's barely more than a parry, I'd hate to see what something like the diamond shield is doing
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    Everyone knows you skip through fields of flowers holding hands, running noobs need to go back to WoW.

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    Destinova Drakar
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    Excalibur
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    Gladiator Lv 80
    That str and dex update that no longer increases block or parry :-(.
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    Gunsa Cabalabob
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    It's not just the STR and DEX change though, there seems to be some kind of level correction function going on. Against Ifrit HM I was blocking 30%, hullbreaker isles 28%, Ravana 22%.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gilthas View Post
    The anonymity of the internet is what leads people to become jerks online.

    You could make a game where all you did was run through fields of flowers holding hands and you'd still get a guy telling you you're doing it wrong.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mcshiggs View Post
    Everyone knows you skip through fields of flowers holding hands, running noobs need to go back to WoW.

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    Donjo's Avatar
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    A'lyhhia Tahz
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    Lamia
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    Paladin Lv 80
    If there's some kind of level correction going on, then I'd wager that kite shields will start approaching 30% reduction again when i170+ shields are in our hands.
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    SirTaint's Avatar
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    Sir Taint
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    Behemoth
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    Alchemist Lv 50
    They have to allow room for shields to grow. When we are lvl60 i300 or whatever the 3.x series caps at we will be back to ~33 block STR and block rate. Each lvl increase will reset shields if they didn't they would be extremely over powered.
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    Faytte's Avatar
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    Sol Darkwater
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    Lamia
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    Miner Lv 60
    I've heard of kite shields blocking upwards of 30%. My guess is the Zeta block strength is just not as good as the new shields you will be getting.
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    SovereignAegis's Avatar
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    Cole Evyx
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    Gilgamesh
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    Scholar Lv 90
    Likely to inspire you to get the new weapons when they come out.
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    Triptolemus Zaels
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    Balmung
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    Warrior Lv 80
    I'm worried that the chances to block become so nonexistent, that you roll out without a shield and still have things good as though you had it.
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    Sol Darkwater
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    Lamia
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    Miner Lv 60
    Parry is flat 20%

    Shields grow with stats and ilevels. A 130 zeta shield is substnatially lower than 170 you will have once you hit 60, let alone start progressing through patches.
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    Seku Halvone
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    Balmung
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    Gladiator Lv 90
    i noticed it as well. But i'm more wondering if our block rate got gimped as well. Because assuming it's the same (no testing done), as we continue to level up our shields we'll get near 100% block rate w/o bulwark and even if it's 20% migration that's still a lot of physical damage shaved off. Paired with our new healing ability and damage reduction ability, I can see using sword oath being more common, This is assuming of course our block rate has not been nerfed as well, I don't know because I've done no testing.
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