Some doubts about melee evasion.

Thanks for those replies Ceryneian I have barely played beta so i wasnt aware of how bad it had gotten Im also surprised that they weakened life leech against bosses since it seemed overall in need of a buff. Primarily i think binos has been keeping me alive with my evasion cyclone but i guess 2.0 i will respec into iron reflexes.

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Kullevi wrote:

You sure about that? Poedb site for beta has same number for uber and normal Atziri, which looks like normal dmg is messed up. Or maybe they buffed normal Atziris dmg to uber lvl(without the 100% increased life/dmg map mod). Also if these numbers are correct, they also gave normal Atziri 10% fire pen instead of 8% for double flameblast.

I have not played beta so I have no idea if this is just error, or is the dmg really that high in normal Atziri.


edit: I'm pretty sure it's error on the site.

Yes I am seeing normal Atziri damage on db doubled from current version. Don't forget these numbers are without the 100% modifier on the map.

Maybe it's an error but the data is coming from the CB game files. Thanks to wipes every 2-3 weeks not many people can attempt/test on Atziri on CB. How the heck is the average player supposed to level and find their end-game gear + fragments for Atziri in 2-3 weeks? Trade is almost non-existent.

Because monster damage is up they changed the armor formula to give better mitigation, and introduced Fortify for more mitigation.

They buffed Eldritch Battery for MoM users.

Yet they nerf evasion? Don't know about you guys, but that doesn't make sense to me.

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Fhark wrote:

Thanks for those replies Ceryneian I have barely played beta so i wasnt aware of how bad it had gotten Im also surprised that they weakened life leech against bosses since it seemed overall in need of a buff. Primarily i think binos has been keeping me alive with my evasion cyclone but i guess 2.0 i will respec into iron reflexes.

They say they are trying to reduce OP leech mechanics. I think the main problem is using instant leech to easily facetank bosses. They are using the leech change to buff Duelist and to buff claws by making claws more valuable to use to get better leech. I don't get this approach. If you want to buff Duelist - just buff Duelist. If you want to buff claws - JUST BUFF CLAWS. If you want to nerf instant leech - just nerf Acuity for the 10th time already.

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All existing values of leech will be substantially reduced, including values on existing items.

Vaal Pact will be adjusted to account for the new values of leech.

Players who specialise in leech (allocating the passives related to improving it) would be substantially better at leeching than they currently are on the live servers against packs of monsters. Leech is not intended to trivialise bosses.

We want the Duelist to receive the most love from these leech passive tree changes, in order to add some flavour, power and more choice to his tree. They will also benefit anyone travelling to that part of the tree.

Sorry if I come off rude but no one seems to speak out for evasion. All I see is armor users on forums asking for buffs every week (which is strange when I see that most top HC builds are the ones using armor). Meanwhile melee evasion has been getting shafted consistently every single balance patch and no one is speaking up about this.

I guess my statements on leech come from basing a build around bloodseeker claw and being very dissapointed in its effectiveness. I think a lot of people have faith in ggg ability to balance things I don't anymore. Its more like they change things and they remain broken till the next major patch and players are meant to change with the meta even mid patch. Also seems like the duelist start is already pretty strong, anyway will see what comes of it all.