Patch 115 - Sept 11, 2009: Monster stats, EV & BS AI
Re: Patch 115 - Sept 11, 2009: Monster stats, EV & BS AI
Did you switch the BS not missing for lighter hp hits?
Edit: Update it takes 7 hits from a BS to kill a headless?
Edit: Update it takes 7 hits from a BS to kill a headless?
Re: Patch 115 - Sept 11, 2009: Monster stats, EV & BS AI
There is indication that EV may have ignored armor, and we're not yet positive on this; If so then that would close the gap on the above statementmalice-tg wrote:- one EV would drop a balron to 5-10% life if the balron had zero mental %.. so not sure if they had more hps or more damage.
I agreemalice-tg wrote:- no mobs agro'ed on evs or blades they were like other mobs neutral, the ev had to "attack".
I agree with both of these. I'm not clear on why yet, but this may be corrected soon.malice-tg wrote:- evs / blades would only attack a mob if you dropped it like perfectly right next to the mob in the 9 tile area around it. sometimes to make it attack you had to run back and forth.
- if you dropped your ev more than once space away it would sit there and then attack the closest player for some reason ( noto pks born as blades / evs attacked blue people in the dungeon )
Stats and skills are definitely part of era target acquisition for Blades and EV's, it was no surprise to me that this was in the Demo AImalice-tg wrote:- evs and blades attacking the str + int thing was part of the new AI that came in with pathfinding, not part of the era.
This is something that i wasn't aware of, but it is confirmed in demo code, and the LOS check will be removed.malice-tg wrote:- - there was no LOS with agro from mobs or EV's. so that means they would lock on targets through walls and get stuck easily. this meant also ev noto pking was very easy because you could get flagged by someone behind a wall.
This thing was fired off pretty fast, as EV's and Blades were essentially broken for two days. I wish I had more time to work on it and discuss it before publish, I'll try to get the indicated changes in as soon as possible.malice-tg wrote:sorry i thought this patch was going to include this stuff.
There were no other loot reductions, some NPC's will wield a greater variety of weapons, and different clothing, and some creatures will drop more junk, like arrows or bread.Mirage wrote:What other monsters had their loots revamped?
YesEulogy wrote:Did this patch effect the summon daemons stats?
I sure hope so
You guys are sharp. Yes, I'd not even remembered making this change, but the evil mage lord stats were decreased to affect their stat level reductions, there were a little over infated previously. I belive the only other Fame/Karma levels touched were Brigands.tekai wrote:Morbid curiousity, Did you change the fame givin from Mage Lords?
I took the stats as they were, and without numerical analysis. I ran some tests against standard creatures, and it "felt" right to me based on a straight face test against personal memory. My personal hunch was that that the DPS would increase, but it really depends on what they are hitting of course, previously weapon skill of the target effected hit chance, but it no longer does.poogoblin wrote:Did you switch the BS not missing for lighter hp hits?
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Re: Patch 115 - Sept 11, 2009: Monster stats, EV & BS AI
The DPS feels like a drastic drop, also did it change from magical damage not hurting BS to magic hurting the BS? An Air Ellie beat my BS pre patch the BS would tear through these things (considering they didn't get dispellled)
Is my memory foggy, I used to think a decent dexxer wouldn't be able to stand toe to toe with a BS in era (not counting trapping or running away and healing).
Is my memory foggy, I used to think a decent dexxer wouldn't be able to stand toe to toe with a BS in era (not counting trapping or running away and healing).
Re: Patch 115 - Sept 11, 2009: Monster stats, EV & BS AI
We did fight blade spirits back in the day for parry, which should work really well now, and it's wasn't too bad by my memory with a healer. I haven't seen a dexer try and stand toe to toe with one though.
Edit: I just ran some tests, and cannot see how a dexer can stand up to a blade spirits
Edit: I just ran some tests, and cannot see how a dexer can stand up to a blade spirits
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Re: Patch 115 - Sept 11, 2009: Monster stats, EV & BS AI
Ok fair enough, I just seem to be having negative outcomes with BS vs mobs...time I started being able to cast EV anyway.
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Re: Patch 115 - Sept 11, 2009: Monster stats, EV & BS AI
So if by accident you trap yourself, or someone else with an EV or Blade Spirit it's pretty much over since your every spell is going to be interrupted by both poison and aggro creatures that never miss?Derrick wrote:We did fight blade spirits back in the day for parry, which should work really well now, and it's wasn't too bad by my memory with a healer. I haven't seen a dexer try and stand toe to toe with one though.
Edit: I just ran some tests, and cannot see how a dexer can stand up to a blade spirits
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Re: Patch 115 - Sept 11, 2009: Monster stats, EV & BS AI
That is the way it was...archaicsubrosa77 wrote:So if by accident you trap yourself, or someone else with an EV or Blade Spirit it's pretty much over since your every spell is going to be interrupted by both poison and aggro creatures that never miss?Derrick wrote:We did fight blade spirits back in the day for parry, which should work really well now, and it's wasn't too bad by my memory with a healer. I haven't seen a dexer try and stand toe to toe with one though.
Edit: I just ran some tests, and cannot see how a dexer can stand up to a blade spirits
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Re: Patch 115 - Sept 11, 2009: Monster stats, EV & BS AI
So what's the difference then with 8th circle summons? Are there any? Do they mimic naturally spawned creatures of the same type?
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Re: Patch 115 - Sept 11, 2009: Monster stats, EV & BS AI
It just took me five Blade Spirits to drop a drake. FIVE.
I feel like their HPs have dropped 10-fold. Were they really this fragile? They're practically useless; I don't see how anyone would have used them in 1999 if they were this pathetic.
I feel like their HPs have dropped 10-fold. Were they really this fragile? They're practically useless; I don't see how anyone would have used them in 1999 if they were this pathetic.
Re: Patch 115 - Sept 11, 2009: Monster stats, EV & BS AI
removed due to actual testing
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Re: Patch 115 - Sept 11, 2009: Monster stats, EV & BS AI
Ok after a few tests, the BSs die WAY too quick... 4-5 good hits from a daemon and its done...does the BS need some AR or something?uo stratics hunters guide wrote: Like with balrons, the most efficient way to kill a daemon is to to trap it, drain mana and then use an energy vortex or blade spirits. One energy vortex will take out a daemon, as will two to three blade spirits.
Re: Patch 115 - Sept 11, 2009: Monster stats, EV & BS AI
blade spirits weren't a very good option for pvm in t2a. they seem about right now. when playing a mage i would usually drop a couple ev's near my target then run back and forth til they locked on(if necessary).
Re: Patch 115 - Sept 11, 2009: Monster stats, EV & BS AI
I never actually played a mage in T2A...I was probably just spoiled from the way they were pre-patch. They do seem to kill faster I just have cast more of them.
Re: Patch 115 - Sept 11, 2009: Monster stats, EV & BS AI
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Re: Patch 115 - Sept 11, 2009: Monster stats, EV & BS AI
I just noticed this as of a couple days ago. Do you, also, feel like there was a recent change here?Stranger wrote:My Lord title decayed in a day, and I had thought I was pretty good into it. It seems like the fame decays far to fast here.