Quote Originally Posted by Reika View Post
Ok, I was wrong about block rate going up. When I looked at my Canopus shield, the block rate is listed as 94, with Self-Presurvation I assumed it would raise to 99. However, the block rates listed are either totally wrong, or some monsters (not including enemies using magical attacks) have some way of ignoring or lessening your block rate. Either way, I think SE should look into the block rates and make sure they're correct.
if im not mistaken SE incorporated mobs having increased weapon and magic stats, making it possible for melee mobs to lower ur actual block rate and magic evasion only slightly (with the exception of debuff magic). now i could be wrong but the fact of the matter is they changed the shielding system to accommodate more casual gamers, and it is infact different BUT its not terible.... oh noe now u cant shield block 100% whats this u mean you actually have to take 10-20% damage..... what will we doooooooooo? but really it was a change to incorporate the use of other skills besides spamming shield boons...... i like it and im ok with that type of system change !