{"id":200,"date":"2018-06-08T20:06:15","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T20:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heathenworkshop.com\/goca\/2018\/06\/08\/friday-grab-bag-06082018\/"},"modified":"2018-06-08T20:06:15","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T20:06:15","slug":"friday-grab-bag-06082018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heathenworkshop.com\/goca\/2018\/06\/08\/friday-grab-bag-06082018\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Grab Bag – 06\/08\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Time for another edition of our Grab Bag! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

As always, thanks for all your questions, keep ’em coming! You can send in any game related questions you have for our DAoC Devs through our Grab Bag submission form<\/a>. Please note this is for game questions, feedback should be sent in through our feedback form<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

Read on for the questions!<\/p>\n

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\nSince new frontiers was released I am (once in a while) looking for a small demon mob named “Ash” (OTD: Black ash soul slayer). Unfortunately, I never found him in new frontiers on both Gaheris and Ywain. Is there a chance to get a small hint like where and when to look at? \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ash, the red little demon, has made his way to the Frontiers once again. He can be found around his old stomping grounds some ways south of Caer Berkstead.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nHow much does my enemy’s weaponskill effect my block\/parry rate?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cWeaponskill\u201d doesn\u2019t determine defense penetration by itself but is rather an index value that is built from a character\u2019s specialization, stats, +skills, and a class\u2019 inherent ability with a given weapon line \u2013 all of which do factor into things like damage, defense and defense penetration. While it\u2019s easy to say a higher weaponskill character fighting a lower one will *generally* have an easier time landing attacks, this isn\u2019t solely because of their weaponskill but is more precisely because of all of the stats and factors that make up that weaponskill value.<\/p>\n

\t\tThere is no a calculation that can be made that says \u201cX weaponskill equals Y reduction to an enemy\u2019s block\/parry rate\u201d because more than just weaponskill (again, specifically the factors that make it up) applies to landing or defending against attacks. There are also style and weapon to-hit bonuses\/penalties as well as buffs\/debuffs that can greatly alter these outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWhat can you tell us about how Battlemaster styles work? For example, how much of a benefit does one get from using BM styles with a weapon they\u2019re untrained vs. one they\u2019ve specced to 50? (It seems like very little). Do mechanics like double speccing in Alb 2hand still come into play? Is the weaponskill displayed when wielding a 1hander (non advanced spec line) and using BM styles accurate?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Battlemaster styles do not have a weapon skill associated with them directly and so co-opt the skill of whatever weapon is equipped when they are used. You\u2019ll notice a general damage increase when using Battlemaster styles if you have a base and\/or advanced weapon equipped that your character is specialized in vs one that your character is not.<\/p>\n

\t\tAdditionally, for advanced specializations like Albion\u2019s Two Handed you will also notice a general increase in damage when using a weapon damage type that you are sub-specialized in versus one that you are not.<\/p>\n

\t\tThe weapon skill values displayed on the character attributes page should accurately reflect your character\u2019s weapon skill when using Battlemaster styles since again, the BM styles co-opt the skill of whatever weapon type (and damage type for advanced specs) you have equipped.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nI am referring to the new Cursed 10 reward, the cursed gloves, they are 5 and many people wonder how they work, more specifically:<\/p>\n

Does the +25% healing eff. stacks with the toa one?
\nDoes the +5% melee damage stacks with the savage buffs and the new Set Bonus for the assassins?
\nIs the 25% omniheal influenced by Healing Eff.?
\nDoes the +33% mesm. dumpening stack with other chants with same effect?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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