Relic get a boost in power?

[vagus]

Aegis holder on vent server pointed this out. No Longer Enhances Shield Bash, but "Augments Shield Bash" is the description on the shield.

[Ophannus]

Better than Shock Spikes

[Minions]

Aegis holder on vent server pointed this out. No Longer Enhances Shield Bash, but "Augments Shield Bash" is the description on the shield.

That... puzzles me.... what the hell does it add to shield bash that it didn't already do... damage would have been changed to shield bash+???

[Spekkio]

Aegis holder on vent server pointed this out. No Longer Enhances Shield Bash, but "Augments Shield Bash" is the description on the shield.

was mentioned in the update notes, like bst af1/2 body saying augments reward rather than enhances reward or w/e the text was last week. cosmetic change only i believe.

[Minions]

Yeah its just a text change... however bsts enhance => augment is stuff like adds regen to reward etc... so what does the augments shieldbash change other than dmg o_o

[Croaker]

I'll need to actually test this, but 300% TP with Mercy Stroke last night in salvage, I'm pretty positive it wasn't lasting more than 30 seconds. Also damage SEEMED to be better, but I need to get on the game later and test this on different mobs.

Also, I don't know how SE can break the game every update, but Gungnir now says "Additional effect:: Weakens defense" Yes it has 2 :: now.

Tested this briefly on some spiders before work.

100TP Mercy, Icon was up for exactly 20 seconds
300TP Mercy, Icon was up for exactly 60 seconds

I have stopwatch technology!!!!

[Spekkio]

Yeah its just a text change... however bsts enhance => augment is stuff like adds regen to reward etc... so what does the augments shieldbash change other than dmg o_o

that's not correct, which is what makes augments shield bash odd. augments reward on the af1 and 2 bodies allow you to purge status effects such as paralyze on your pet through the use of the reward JA (wear the af1 body and feed your little beast buddy a biscuit and his para goes away.) while the pld body adds a nifty MP recovery trait to cover. aegis does nothing more than add a titanic amount of damage to shield bash, but it doesn't fundamentally change what it does or give it new traits. the only logic i can figure is that writing augments shield bash was considered prettier than "shield bash +300" in the same way that the new set items "enhance accuracy" rather than giving a specific amount or skadi boots "enhance movement speed" where they could have just as easily written "movement speed +12%" as they'd already templated before.

[Tekki]

the stun effect ?

[Miraun]

Tested this briefly on some spiders before work.

100TP Mercy, Icon was up for exactly 20 seconds
300TP Mercy, Icon was up for exactly 60 seconds

I have stopwatch technology!!!!

OMG, ILLEGAL THIRD PARTY TOOL

/BANSTICK

[Jackyl]

I also noticed blocking for 0 dmg quite a few times by AV with no stoneskin, but I probably had phalanx2 on.

[Ophannus]

Back in Nov 02 they had a patch note that said

(translated used Babelfish)

"The TP value of the enemy came to decrease greatly if monster's TP technique stopped with Bash etc"

perhaps Aegis enhances this?

[Mugmug]

Messing around in Sea as PLD/RDM with just Phalanx and Reprisal (didn't even have Reprisal on full time): DC mobs hitting me for 0 consistantly, VT DRG Aern hitting me for 0 a lot, and low digits.

PLD/RDM with Protect 4 being the only buff: VT Aern: reg hits 1-9, mostly 5 and under. (lots of 1-3s)

This was with my full lolVIT/-Phys set mind you.

Not sure how well these hit before with the same gear, as I haven't played much in the past 5 months~

EDIT: Messed around with some IT Aerns, and it was similar to the VTs. Shield blocks in the range of 2-5 on the most part.

[Spekkio]

the stun effect ?

i thought stun was just 100% and relic shield stun duration was similar to any other shield. am i just brain dead and making myself look stupid? it sure wouldn't be a first...

[Tekki]

its not 100%, unless the times i noticed it didnt stun, the mob natively resists the stun

[Funkworkz]

I was shield blocking khimaira as a non-aegis pld (koenig shield) for 32-55 damage without sentinel... normally blocks were 120-140 pre-patch i think? its been a long time since i tanked. 32 is aegis worthy on an HNM, so im pretty sure they just fucked something up is all

[Tonyanjaii]

sorry posting from a non-aegis user, PLD not even unlocked. these 0-10 dmg shield blocks what kind of damage would they of been before the update?

on IT/VT Mobs pre-update shield block dmg can be anywhere from 40-60 dmg average. Harder NM mobs anywhere from 70-110 dmg average.

After update - IT/VT Mobs 5-10 dmg with Phalanx II 0 dmg including critical hits.
HNM - 5-10 dmg. average.

[Rhealana]

Yeah, they boosted me alright...

I get an extra colon:

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...ngnir_oops.jpg

[Sho]

lol cool

[Eanae]

Where's the Augments loldrg effect?

[Priran]

I get an extra colon

you should get that checked out