Thread: 5.5 Patch Notes are up!

Originally Posted by Mansion

We have been trying to understand it with my friends because the French and English version don't exactly say the same thing.
The English one seems to say each stack gives 10% dmg reduction and 3 positional-free GCDs, for a total of 3 stacks. So I understand that you technically have 9 GCDs free, and a dmg taken down at 30%, decreasing every stack.
In French it sounds more like you have 10% and 3 GCDs, that's it. (Which is worse than the previous 6 seconds RoE, because monk GCD allows more than 3GCDs in 6 seconds, right?)

Anyway, we'll see in a few hours!

The English text says that you get 3 stacks, "each stack reducing damage taken by 10% and nullifying all action direction requirements". This means that when you first use it, you have -30% damage taken. After you use one weaponskill it goes down to -20%. After the second weaponskill, -10%. The protection wears off with the third weapon skill. If you don't use three weaponskills before the 10s pass, you forfeit the remaining stacks of TrueNorth-ish.

Unrelated to its effect, it has 3 maximum charges that recharge one per 30s.

Originally Posted by Rosenstrauch

Negating positional requirements has been its thing for a very long time. And all melee DPS have access to True North, which does the same thing.

I love popping True North on my SAM because I'm a pro.

Originally Posted by MorionQ

That riddle of earth change for MNK sure is something.



EDIT:
Nevermind. I just read DRG's notes and it's positional bonuses are being buffed. Instead this is just them pleading with players to use MNK.

The bonuses weren't really buffed. they just received a potency increase to maintain the current potency difference.

Originally Posted by RobinMalvin

You're forgetting that Riddle Of Earth gave Earth's Reply when attacked, nullifying directional requirements for 30s.

Not since December. Tonight's version of Riddle of Earth is replacing a plain 6s buff.