Question about Shelltron/Block

[ArianeEwah]

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You say that the post is based on media tour, and not the final build. Which is indeed correct.

What you didn't take into account: the result in the final build is THE SAME as in the media tour build. So, those theorycrafter were proved right! They also stated in their post, that the block strength provided from the shield DOES NOT change the mitigation outcome any further if we use the adjusted formula!
"I doubt SE did a major overhaul of the block formula other than removing the +10, but we will see." You left out the last sentence...

Also, have you tested it? Have other people on discord tested it? It's fairly easy to confirm the changes by running synced 50/60/70 content with highest gear possible, and looking at the block values. If these value do not go beyond 20%, then 20% is the maximum mitigation provided in end game gear vs end game content and below!

In SB you could do synced Creator raid duties, and block 30%, the same result as Alphascape with O12s shield.

You speak about misinformation yet you state incorrect information regarding blocking from the source you linked.

Blocking is a scaling mitigation, so minimum is 15% damage reduction at the start of the expansion, as you get better shields it will scale up to a maximum of 25% (formerly 30% but was nerfed along side parry by 5% in ShB). Current i450 King Shield blocks for 20% damage reduction.

If you checked out The Balance Discord some time ago around ShB launch were patch notes specifically stated that blocking and parry has been nerfed, it was worked out that both mitigation were reduced by 5%. While my omega shield allowed me to block 30% of damage, basic maths land me with 25% damage reduction.

Yet, you state it as a fact yourself? What kinda twisted logic are you following? You (and the balance discord, apparently) have no prove that block mitigation goes beyond 20%. Yet, you state from the patch notes "it was worked out that both mitigation were reduced by 5%"?
Where is the prove? I get parry because it is fixed value. But parry is not block! Block is a speciality to PLD and is treated as such.

You can disagree with me, but you can not say that block will get 25% mitigation at the end of expansion as a fact.

(Unless you can show me a picture where you block 21+%, which doesn't exist.)

Also this:
Q: Are you sure shield blocks were nerfed are your not just seeing what happens at the start of every expansion where our block strength pushes us back down to 20% mitigation and it climbs back up each tier to 30%?

A: I'm fairly confident in that finding and added why to the original post. Normally, your block strength is reduced at the start of each expansion because of the LEVEL_DIV. However, I have calculated a valid range for LEVEL_DIV for this expansion already, so I am quite confident it's more than a table value change.