06-22-2004, 10:02 AM
To expand a bit on the dammage reduction mechanisms available.
The stats % dammage reduced by, or physical resistance is capped at 50%.
A character using 50% dammage reduction hit by decreptify will have 0% dammage reduce.
A character using 50% dammage reduction hit by amplify dammage will have -50% dammage reduce.
That is the great weaknes of % dammage reduction.
You have a stat called dammage reduced by X. It is not capped. It is not affected by any curses, most monsters deal less than 150 dammage per hit. If you have 130 dammage reduced (0% dammage reduction) and his hit by amplify, then an attack that does 135 dammage, you will take 10 points of dammage. Also Iron Maiden will probably return so much dammage that it will be useless against that (for melee chars only)
Any "extra strong" or aura enchanted bosses will be affected before dammage reduced by X so these can be a pain.
Defense. The best you can achive is 5% chance to be hit. Anything that can kill you in one hit is not affected by this much. Monsters that uses 20 hits to kill you will however be harmless. Again, reduced by curses or blessed aim aura. Some attacks also bypasess defence (lister).
Blocking. Maximum chance is 75%, faster block rate is also involed, to find the breakpoints look here: Faster block rate
Only lister(and company) bypases blocking.
Lastly the sorcs have energy shield. This can give 95% dammage reduction, and is applied before dammage reduced by. This gives protection against all forms of dammage except poison.
Extra strong / might / fanat might give big dammage, but is reduced by % so it will still give good protection.
Mana burn monsters will remove the mana shield very fast.
Assasins have weapon block (works in the same way as shield block).
Amazons have doge/avoid/evade witch works in addition to block.
Some curses or warcries will reduce the dammage output of monsters. Holy freeze and cold dammage will slow down the attack rate of most monsters.
If you add it all upp you can get an amazing amount of protection, usualy you have to max 1-2 of the methods tho, since other equipment and skills will go to elemental protection and dammage.
When you decide what kind of protection you will use, look at its weaknesses and decide how you will deal with that. For example blocking is very good against all except lister. When you deal with lister you can use cold to slow his minions and some sort of % slow in lister himself to keep him from dammaging you. (Holy freeze merc + blackthorns mask + reapers toll should slow them nicely.)
Good luck with the 'sin.
The stats % dammage reduced by, or physical resistance is capped at 50%.
A character using 50% dammage reduction hit by decreptify will have 0% dammage reduce.
A character using 50% dammage reduction hit by amplify dammage will have -50% dammage reduce.
That is the great weaknes of % dammage reduction.
You have a stat called dammage reduced by X. It is not capped. It is not affected by any curses, most monsters deal less than 150 dammage per hit. If you have 130 dammage reduced (0% dammage reduction) and his hit by amplify, then an attack that does 135 dammage, you will take 10 points of dammage. Also Iron Maiden will probably return so much dammage that it will be useless against that (for melee chars only)
Any "extra strong" or aura enchanted bosses will be affected before dammage reduced by X so these can be a pain.
Defense. The best you can achive is 5% chance to be hit. Anything that can kill you in one hit is not affected by this much. Monsters that uses 20 hits to kill you will however be harmless. Again, reduced by curses or blessed aim aura. Some attacks also bypasess defence (lister).
Blocking. Maximum chance is 75%, faster block rate is also involed, to find the breakpoints look here: Faster block rate
Only lister(and company) bypases blocking.
Lastly the sorcs have energy shield. This can give 95% dammage reduction, and is applied before dammage reduced by. This gives protection against all forms of dammage except poison.
Extra strong / might / fanat might give big dammage, but is reduced by % so it will still give good protection.
Mana burn monsters will remove the mana shield very fast.
Assasins have weapon block (works in the same way as shield block).
Amazons have doge/avoid/evade witch works in addition to block.
Some curses or warcries will reduce the dammage output of monsters. Holy freeze and cold dammage will slow down the attack rate of most monsters.
If you add it all upp you can get an amazing amount of protection, usualy you have to max 1-2 of the methods tho, since other equipment and skills will go to elemental protection and dammage.
When you decide what kind of protection you will use, look at its weaknesses and decide how you will deal with that. For example blocking is very good against all except lister. When you deal with lister you can use cold to slow his minions and some sort of % slow in lister himself to keep him from dammaging you. (Holy freeze merc + blackthorns mask + reapers toll should slow them nicely.)
Good luck with the 'sin.