05-19-2004, 04:10 PM
To clarify: your Def is set to zero when running, so melee monsters will always hit you if you run past them. (Unless you have a method of blocking; see below.) Walking does not affect your Def, so if you are playing a character which relies on Def, you're better off walking near monster packs than running.
Shield blocking is reduced to 1/3 of its original value when moving (either walking or running).
IIRC, the assassin's Weapon Block skill is not affected by either walking or running (i.e. the listed block percentage applies whether you are moving or not), which makes Weapon Block one of the most effective means of blocking an attack in the game. I might be remembering this wrong, though; if I am, I'm sure someone will be along to correct me shortly.
-G.
Shield blocking is reduced to 1/3 of its original value when moving (either walking or running).
IIRC, the assassin's Weapon Block skill is not affected by either walking or running (i.e. the listed block percentage applies whether you are moving or not), which makes Weapon Block one of the most effective means of blocking an attack in the game. I might be remembering this wrong, though; if I am, I'm sure someone will be along to correct me shortly.
-G.
Even the mountains
Last not forever:
Someday they, too, shall
Crumble to dust.
Last not forever:
Someday they, too, shall
Crumble to dust.