Quick Combat Questions

Ernam

Caladbolg said:

Or just keep them hypno'd with Disrupt, and then snap it when they break legs and tumble away!!!

This is often suggested, but is silly.  It negates the possibility of locking, as a serpent.   (Since by "waiting" to snap on double leg break, you lose the ability to use an entire class skill)

It'll definitely keep you alive though, as will WORMHOLES.

Verd

Can someone explain why I bring him to the ground twice?

32h, 3628m, 17310e, 12809w xk-

 RIGHT LEG AT 4/4

You strike a savage blow with your quarterstaff at Arkhuro's damaged leg, bringing him crashing to 

the ground.

3732h, 3628m, 17210e, 12809w k-

Arkhuro takes a drink from a dark vial of acacia wood and blossoms.

3732h, 3628m, 17210e, 12809w k-

Arkhuro takes some balm from a vial and rubs it on his legs.

3732h, 3628m, 17210e, 12809w k-

You have recovered balance on all limbs.

3732h, 3628m, 17210e, 12809w xk-

Arkhuro takes a long drag off his pipe.

3732h, 3628m, 17220e, 12815w xk-

You have recovered equilibrium.

3732h, 3628m, 17220e, 12815w exk-rll

secrete sap

thornrend Arkhuro right leg

swing staff Arkhuro

Focusing your will, you secrete your toxic sap through the thorns on your arms.

3732h, 3628m, 17220e, 12805w exk-

You command the razor-edged thorny vines around you to lash out and rend the right leg of Arkhuro.

3732h, 3503m, 17220e, 12790w xk-

 RIGHT LEG AT 5/4

You strike a savage blow with your quarterstaff at Arkhuro's damaged leg, bringing him crashing to 

the ground.

Kafziel

I haven't tested but it is my assumption that it gives the same message whether they're prone or not

Melodie

Nope, different messages if they're not prone.

However, you see that message because when swing staff fails, it doesn't take any balance. However, if the target has a broken leg, you'll always see that message since re-using it still re-takes balance.

Xer

How much is Receptive Body worth again in terms of the sip bonus? Need to see if Brilliance is worth whatever it is I'm losing... *Mutter*

Arador

Iirc, it is like having a level 0.5 sip ring. Might be level 1. Either way it is not really that much.

Rom

According to Sena it's 5%.

Nemutaur

Anyone got a list of class specific active curing abilities? I need to write a multi-class lock queue function and all I have in it now is Fitness and Fool.

What I need is the ability, what classes have it, what it does, what you need (bal/eq etc) and what its prevented by.

Thanks!

Gamoneterik

When "sticking" stuff, is it last affliction on cured first or first affliction on cured first?

Sena

It's random.

Gamoneterik

damn!

Dunn

Expert diagnoser is a great trait to account for that randomness. I have started using it in the past two days and it is a life saver. Especially on things like kelp stacks.

Iocun

Gamoneterik said:

damn!

Damn indeed!

Iocun

Dunn said:

Expert diagnoser is a great trait to account for that randomness. I have started using it in the past two days and it is a life saver. Especially on things like kelp stacks.

Yeah. Expert diagnoser is a bit unwieldy at first, when you're still unsure how to tie it into your offensive routine, but it can be really nice once you get more familiar with using it.

Jovolo

Is this affliction tracker rage a recent thing? I'd never even heard of people actually making affliction trackers for their offense 2+ years ago, just watching the fight and weighing the chances out in their head. Now it seems like anyone who fights as an affliction class has made one, successful or not

Wessux

I'm with you. I have no idea why people have them. It's pretty obvious what people are curing and you can pretty easily know what they have and don't have. At least until you start stacking things like kelp or goldenseal, but that's random and you can't keep track of that anyway.

Over programming nonsense.

Rom

Same reason people have limb counters opposed to counting in their head. No reason not to if you're capable of it, and it's a fun challenge to boot.

Jacen

Ok so... 4 broken limbs (that's a 5 limb break with one leg being cured in the mean time ) got me a 55.7% 

axk combo on a dragon, and he could fly before I regained balance from the axk. So: When would a monk use AXK over BBT? Low health opponents?

Jovolo

Why would you use it on low health opponent's if the damage is % based? The damage type is unblockable, so you'd aim to use it against Knights/Priests/Serpents/Sylvans and the like. That % doesn't look right, though, I'd need to see @Nemutaur comment on the numbers, or Jhui, as I assume they've tested it enough

Jacen

http://pastebin.com/fR9YpRT6

There's the paste of the breaking and his health

Nemutaur

Does no monk ever enfeeble?

Jacen

Never had enough kai against Hasar. Topped out at 30

Hasar

http://pastebin.com/YDsDkQzu

3 limbs resto broken at time of axe kick.

Which did 40% of my health.

Jovolo

Nemutaur said:

Does no monk ever enfeeble?

That's nothing to do with the numbers of axekick there though, Shadrac had 4 broken limbs and got hit for a 44% axekick. I thought it was supposed to be 5+(15*limbsbroken) before resistances

Jacen

Hasar said:

http://pastebin.com/YDsDkQzu

3 limbs resto broken at time of axe kick.

Which did 40% of my health.

That's 4 including torso right?

Hasar

Oh, I didn't even read the log you posted, assumed you meant of me.

And uh..no, that's 3. I cured the leg and the arm got to mending state.

Jhui

Hasar pre-applied resto in his log, so was able to cure 2 limbs in time.

In shadrac log, did he give you the 2nd axk % or the first?  seemed unclear.

Does he have tf?

Is shadrac male or female?  I just guessed.

Jacen

Second? I only Axk'd once. Nevermind he does have a tf

Shadrac

Jhui said:

Hasar pre-applied resto in his log, so was able to cure 2 limbs in time.

In shadrac log, did he give you the 2nd axk % or the first?  seemed unclear.

Does he have tf?

Is shadrac male or female?  I just guessed.

Male.

Jacen

So how do I as a monk deal with affliction classes? Bards, Knights, I can't get an attack in edgewise for all the clumsiness and paralysis.