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You do of course realize that those kinds of "convenience" changes take $hours I can use to actually make NEW stuff? No there will be no undo.

Didn't occur to me how long it would take, my bad. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

There will be regular resets of the reset counter. It already does cap, if you tend to reset it constantly.

That is good to know and appreciated (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

This post has been edited by DemonEyesBob: Aug 11 2009, 09:59

before weaken
Amphibious Sperm Whale hits you for 83 crushing damage.

after weaken
Amphibious Sperm Whale hits you for 36 crushing damage.

after weaken + shield
Amphibious Sperm Whale hits you for 34 crushing damage.

i know it's strength is based on my proficiency (currently 49.22), but now that i'm forced to get it in order to get the ratings after it (even tho it's only one point) i figured i'd bug about it again (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) plus you did say you'd look into possibly making it stronger

so, can i has stronger shield? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

Shield has the same problem Weaken had with growing useless on higher levels, but it's one of the spells I haven't gotten around to revamping yet.

awrighty

question 2: does/will soul damage do anything special?
you might've mentioned it before, but i has a short attention span and some of your posts are long and boring :3

but i has a short attention span and some of your posts are long and boring :3

Fucking love the honesty.

I already told you I haven't changed anything with regards to that.

58 6 You gain 46 Credits!
58 5 You gain 2495.82 EXP! ,<--- I approve of this (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
58 4 Manthra dropped [Fair Titanium Dagger of the Nimble]
58 3 You are Victorious!

0 4 Spawned Monster C: MID=12 (Manthra) LV=82 HP=5928 MP=188 SP=59 NA=82 Type=hostile
0 3 Spawned Monster B: MID=3 (Mantitcore) LV=83 HP=2331 MP=174 SP=41 NA=90 Type=hostile
0 2 Spawned Monster A: MID=9 (Cookie Monster) LV=83 HP=2283 MP=190 SP=46 NA=91 Type=hostile
0 1 Initializing random encounter ...
0 0 Battle Start!

77 6 You gain 39 Credits!
77 5 You gain 2272.06 EXP!
77 4 You are Victorious!

0 4 Spawned Monster C: MID=14 (Blue Hedgehog) LV=85 HP=5442 MP=195 SP=58 NA=86 Type=hostile
0 3 Spawned Monster B: MID=12 (Manthra) LV=86 HP=6216 MP=197 SP=62 NA=81 Type=hostile
0 2 Spawned Monster A: MID=6 (Fire Fox) LV=83 HP=2406 MP=174 SP=46 NA=90 Type=hostile
0 1 Initializing random encounter ...
0 0 Battle Start!

So nothing has changed there?? How then on the same difficulty level can I get less exp from a battle with more boss monsters??

This post has been edited by TheBigR: Aug 11 2009, 12:00

you might've mentioned it before, but i has a short attention span and some of your posts are long and boring :3

Get some Ritalin and maybe you'll stay awake through more than two lines.

So nothing has changed there?? How then on the same difficulty level can I get less exp from a battle with more boss monsters??

Bad roll luck? I can't recall changing anything, but if I did that's now the new reality.

Shield has the same problem Weaken had with growing useless on higher levels, but it's one of the spells I haven't gotten around to revamping yet.

Does Barrier have the same issue?

So nothing has changed there?? How then on the same difficulty level can I get less exp from a battle with more boss monsters??

Not only do you have more mini-bosses, but you (and they) are higher level... 82+83 vs 85+86. Weird (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

- Boss monsters and above now give four times as much EXP as before.

Im getting the same amount of exp as before this update. This is what Ive been trying to find out. Did you change it then decide to change it back or is something not doing as it should

Does Barrier have the same issue?

Pretty much.

Im getting the same amount of exp as before this update. This is what Ive been trying to find out. Did you change it then decide to change it back or is something not doing as it should

Err well the 4x figure was an estimate, it's possible I screwed up the math somewhere and if so I'll look into it.

I already told you I haven't changed anything with regards to that.
...

Ok, so boss have a x2 exp.

*Battles result*

So nothing has changed there?? How then on the same difficulty level can I get less exp from a battle with more boss monsters??

Get some Ritalin and maybe you'll stay awake through more than two lines.
Bad roll luck ? I can't recall changing anything, but if I did that's now the new reality.

Pretty much.
Err well the 4x figure was an estimate, it's possible I screwed up the math somewhere and if so I'll look into it.

I know bad luck, she's a friend of mine, she's always close to me when I play arene challenge, grindfest and hourly battles. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Get some Ritalin and maybe you'll stay awake through more than two lines.

ctrl+f soul through this thread and searched soul + your name (same with ethereal)
i don't see much about it mentioned anywhere (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

"Physical" and "Soul" elemental damage still exists, but aren't displayed and cannot be buffed except through rare gear drops - monsters can still have varying resistances to them however.

- The "Unspecified" damage type has been renamed to "Soul Damage". Note that mitigations to this damage type are not displayed anywhere.

- The Hath Perk "Radiant Soul" now increases all dealt Soul Damage (including damage dealt by Ethereal Weapons) by 25%

i was thinking that it had to do something special (besides getting a 25% boost from a hath perk), since you made a weapon that can hit with it
will it make my normal attacks do more damage to legendaries? (since it's not crush/slash/pierce)
the <monsters still have varying resistances to them> makes me think that's a possibility, but i was wanting a little more insight into your plans for it
and maybe what it's best used for (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) (hasn't seen anything happening while using it, besides "you hit for *** soul damage")

The vast majority of monsters have lower resistance to soul damage than the other damage types. But it's not necessarily the most efficient on everything.

Ok, so boss have a x2 exp.
...

58 5 You gain 26 Credits!
58 4 You gain 1156.84 EXP!
58 3 You are Victorious!
...
0 3 Spawned Monster B: MID=12 (Manthra) LV=69 HP=3448 MP=164 SP=52 NA=84 Type=hostile
0 2 Spawned Monster A: MID=25 (Mutant Peacock) LV=72 HP=1570 MP=135 SP=42 NA=88 Type=hostile
0 1 Initializing random encounter ...
0 0 Battle Start!

Almost x3 !!! (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

Note; That manthra take 2/3 min. + all my MP to go down...

This post has been edited by bbgr: Aug 11 2009, 20:50

Sweet mother of God, do something about the almost nonexistent rate of proficiency growth for equipment.

The vast majority of monsters have lower resistance to soul damage than the other damage types. But it's not necessarily the most efficient on everything.

it doesn't really seem to be doing anything as of yet tho :[
my damage with the ethereal sword is the same as it was before i had it (only things i haven't smacked with it yet are the legendaries)
is it just one of those things that isn't working yet? or by lower resistance, did you mean something else?

I just got tripple ass raped on random encounter (on normal) with Green Slime, Cookie Monster and Rabid Hamster killing me with magic attacks in 4 rounds. Did not even get the chance to hit them back, just wakened them and got 3 criticalu magicalu lyricalu desu. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Tenboro: Did you also decrease their cance to miss? I'm getting slaughtered here. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/cry.gif)

Any change of mind on rebalancing Weaken? Thanks for letting us know.

This post has been edited by Lunatic2: Aug 11 2009, 21:47

it doesn't really seem to be doing anything as of yet tho :[
my damage with the ethereal sword is the same as it was before i had it (only things i haven't smacked with it yet are the legendaries)
is it just one of those things that isn't working yet? or by lower resistance, did you mean something else?

It's not like you do five times more damage. But no the effect on normal mobs is minor if any.

nah, wasn't expecting that kind of difference in damage
my max crit on a monster was just over 900 with a normal sword (around 920), i was kinda expecting it to climb closer to 1000, but the damage seemed to be exactly the same

my other thought is that the difference would be more noticeable on legendaries, since the damage against them was meager at best with normal attacks before (thinking it would climb closer to what my normal damage is on normal mobs)
is this more of what it'll do, or is the difference still so small that i probably wont notice any difference? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)