09-25-2003, 05:23 PM
Crystalion:
I'll defense figures mentioned above were derived from the character screen. Preparing a statistically reliable sample to calculate character defense rating at each point would be far too much work for me to undetake :lol:
Armor shrines supposedly add 100% to your defense, but I have no idea where this bonus is factored in. The MPQs can't seem to give a clear answer to this question. Don't forget that no one will be blocking with a Ribcracker by the way, although Amazons can still benefit from their passives.
Raziel:
I was thinking maybe a Paladin can cast Holy Shield first, then equip himself with a Ribcracker. Having just checked stats.txt though, maybe that won't work as intended after all :P Without the benefit of Holy Shield, the Paladin is no different from normal characters, except he has the option of investing in Defiance himself. This would give him a relatively lack luster 20k defense without a Nadir helm, and 25k with one.
The Nadir helm was just to add a little more defense on top of whatever you already have. Although it is impractical in PvM combat, I can imagine some uses for it in legit PvP, especially with the dark sky effect interfering with ranged attackers. In any case, the majority of defense is originating from Ribcracker itself. As mentioned earlier, that Barbarian will still retain 61k+ defense even if he didn't have a Nadir helm.
Weapon Block using the standard D2 diminishing returns formula with a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 65. Level 35 Weapon Block will have a rating of 61%. You'll hit the next percentage point of 62% at level 36 though.
For skill point allocation in general, I think Dragon Talon would be a must have to utilize the 50% crushing blow on Ribcracker. In order to deal with physical immunes, I would also prefer a fire or cold based attack instead of poison so you can handle Wraiths and Gloams. This can be obtained either from Phoenix Strike with Fists of Fire as a synergy, or Wake of Inferno with Death Sentry. The later will probably be much easier to utilize if you can blind monsters with Cloak of Shadows. An A1 Rogue with Fire Arrow could be a valuable support in this case too, although I am uncertain how Inner Sight will react with Cloak of Shadows.
I'll defense figures mentioned above were derived from the character screen. Preparing a statistically reliable sample to calculate character defense rating at each point would be far too much work for me to undetake :lol:
Armor shrines supposedly add 100% to your defense, but I have no idea where this bonus is factored in. The MPQs can't seem to give a clear answer to this question. Don't forget that no one will be blocking with a Ribcracker by the way, although Amazons can still benefit from their passives.
Raziel:
I was thinking maybe a Paladin can cast Holy Shield first, then equip himself with a Ribcracker. Having just checked stats.txt though, maybe that won't work as intended after all :P Without the benefit of Holy Shield, the Paladin is no different from normal characters, except he has the option of investing in Defiance himself. This would give him a relatively lack luster 20k defense without a Nadir helm, and 25k with one.
The Nadir helm was just to add a little more defense on top of whatever you already have. Although it is impractical in PvM combat, I can imagine some uses for it in legit PvP, especially with the dark sky effect interfering with ranged attackers. In any case, the majority of defense is originating from Ribcracker itself. As mentioned earlier, that Barbarian will still retain 61k+ defense even if he didn't have a Nadir helm.
Weapon Block using the standard D2 diminishing returns formula with a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 65. Level 35 Weapon Block will have a rating of 61%. You'll hit the next percentage point of 62% at level 36 though.
For skill point allocation in general, I think Dragon Talon would be a must have to utilize the 50% crushing blow on Ribcracker. In order to deal with physical immunes, I would also prefer a fire or cold based attack instead of poison so you can handle Wraiths and Gloams. This can be obtained either from Phoenix Strike with Fists of Fire as a synergy, or Wake of Inferno with Death Sentry. The later will probably be much easier to utilize if you can blind monsters with Cloak of Shadows. An A1 Rogue with Fire Arrow could be a valuable support in this case too, although I am uncertain how Inner Sight will react with Cloak of Shadows.