03-30-2003, 11:17 AM
Hail Tempus,
Perhaps I understood it wrong, and if so then someone needs to nit me, but I thought Absorb was completely separate to Resistance. As such, pierce can hit you as hard as you want: so long as they do not kill you too quickly, absorb should more than take care of Frozen Orb. After all, 20% Absorb is better than 40% Resistance: it's 20% removed from the damage, and then returned to your life (assuming you have any lost life to be restored). Er... I hope that actually makes sense ;)
Perhaps I understood it wrong, and if so then someone needs to nit me, but I thought Absorb was completely separate to Resistance. As such, pierce can hit you as hard as you want: so long as they do not kill you too quickly, absorb should more than take care of Frozen Orb. After all, 20% Absorb is better than 40% Resistance: it's 20% removed from the damage, and then returned to your life (assuming you have any lost life to be restored). Er... I hope that actually makes sense ;)
May the wind pick up your heels and your sword strike true.