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Multiple Shields Should Not Diminish on Ranged Heroes

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Forum » General Discussion » Multiple Shields Should Not Diminish on Ranged Heroes 7 posts - page 1 of 1
Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by Kyfoid » June 15, 2017 11:26am | Report
This whole time entering in to this new era of "cry cry cry, mage > warrior, cry cry cry"

They take shields and make them half as effective on ranged heroes

Ok!, So if you do that then multiple shields should not have diminished returns on ranged heroes

You got two X vanguards on ranged? you just get the full effect of 1x vanguard

this is where a lot of the problem is with this game that is severely and fundamentally flawed from the very beginning
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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by Hamstertamer » June 16, 2017 12:07am | Report
I don't understand your obsession with the incredibly weak mechanic that is damage block. Damage block is good on Tide and legit if you rush a <8 minute Vanguard, but it's completely irrelevant otherwise, and even then it drops off like a brick in the ocean.

If you want to make damage block good, make it scale with your strength.

Every point of strength inceases damage block by 1%.

It makes sense, the stronger you are, the better you can use a shield to block powerful attacks.
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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by TheSofa » June 16, 2017 7:12am | Report
But then agility should increase your block chance, because the more agile you are, the quicker you can move your shield to block the attacks :)
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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by Dimonychan » June 16, 2017 8:05am | Report
And the more intelligent you are, the more optimally you will place the shield to block more attacks.

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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by Hamstertamer » June 16, 2017 9:20am | Report
Damage block scaling with AGI sounds like a great idea. I'd totally want to play against unkillable Slarks with 60 AGI stacks and an abyssal :)

Btw serious question. The wiki tends to say that damage block's synergy with Bristleback and Dispersion is gone. Like the damage block is calculated before bristleback or dispersion procs, meaning that vanguard Bristle or Spectre no longer has any synergy. Can you confirm?
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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by Terathiel » June 20, 2017 7:37am | Report
Hamstertamer wrote:

Damage block scaling with AGI sounds like a great idea. I'd totally want to play against unkillable Slarks with 60 AGI stacks and an abyssal :)

Btw serious question. The wiki tends to say that damage block's synergy with Bristleback and Dispersion is gone. Like the damage block is calculated before bristleback or dispersion procs, meaning that vanguard Bristle or Spectre no longer has any synergy. Can you confirm?


I do not believe this to be the case, as it is still a form of mitigation. At least with regards to Dispersion.

Also, damage block has one very important function; it removes Phantom Lancer as a hero. Even more than he was already irrelevant.
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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by PlasmaNation » July 4, 2017 6:18am | Report
Hamstertamer wrote:

I don't understand your obsession with the incredibly weak mechanic that is damage block. Damage block is good on Tide and legit if you rush a <8 minute Vanguard, but it's completely irrelevant otherwise, and even then it drops off like a brick in the ocean.

If you want to make damage block good, make it scale with your strength.

Every point of strength inceases damage block by 1%.

It makes sense, the stronger you are, the better you can use a shield to block powerful attacks.


can you specify the type of brick?
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