02-27-2003, 02:40 PM
Wow, that's a great post Loschonorg. Thanks for the link. It's good to know that the aura enchanted crowd is still as deadly as ever.
All in all, BC, Decrep & Weaken all proved effective against most meleers except the really dangerous ones, i.e. the aura enchanted crew. Against non-aura meleers, these skills work as well as -% dmg gear, e.g. Weaken like a casteable, area effect Stromshield (-33% damage). Against cursed non aura meleers, they are twice as effective as -% dmg gear, whose damage reduction is treated like physical resist & gets plastered badly by AD. Against aura enchanted meleers, Weaken, Decrep & BC are all but useless & inferior compared to -%dmg gear - whether a Fanatic Moon Lord hits you with 400% dmg bonus going or with 367% when Weakened is by & large irrelevant, you'll live in a world of hurt either way .
All in all, BC, Decrep & Weaken all proved effective against most meleers except the really dangerous ones, i.e. the aura enchanted crew. Against non-aura meleers, these skills work as well as -% dmg gear, e.g. Weaken like a casteable, area effect Stromshield (-33% damage). Against cursed non aura meleers, they are twice as effective as -% dmg gear, whose damage reduction is treated like physical resist & gets plastered badly by AD. Against aura enchanted meleers, Weaken, Decrep & BC are all but useless & inferior compared to -%dmg gear - whether a Fanatic Moon Lord hits you with 400% dmg bonus going or with 367% when Weakened is by & large irrelevant, you'll live in a world of hurt either way .