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level 10 figting tactic
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:00 am
by Rafal Maj
I'm fighting against 2 cthulhu mages. no idea how to beat them. they have some kind of magic shields and they have powerful attacks that affects whole band. even fighting against 1 through the door i die.
Re: level 10 figting tactic
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:04 am
by Saice
draw them out and square fight them like every other thing in this game thats the easiest way.
The shield will drop after an amount of damage. I DO NOT suggest fighting these guys head on at all. They have to much damage output to make that a sane choice.
Re: level 10 figting tactic
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:11 am
by Rafal Maj
It's true its quite easy to fight vs1 on square tactic, but it complicates when 2
i killed them but there's 2 more and its not easy to drive one back like i did with previous two.
Re: level 10 figting tactic
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:32 pm
by MrLate
Saice wrote:draw them out and square fight them like every other thing in this game thats the easiest way.
The shield will drop after an amount of damage. I DO NOT suggest fighting these guys head on at all. They have to much damage output to make that a sane choice.
The shield will not drop after an amount of damage, but after an amount of hits.
Re: level 10 figting tactic
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:57 pm
by Saice
MrLate wrote:Saice wrote:draw them out and square fight them like every other thing in this game thats the easiest way.
The shield will drop after an amount of damage. I DO NOT suggest fighting these guys head on at all. They have to much damage output to make that a sane choice.
The shield will not drop after an amount of damage, but after an amount of hits.
I doubt that. There were a few times where I took the shield down in one hit from my big mino fighter with Ice Fell Hammer and 5 skulls.
Re: level 10 figting tactic
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:21 pm
by Empyrean
I'm pretty sure it's actually based on number of hits. I was able to drop it with a Mage throwing a few shuriken at it. Zero skill throwing weapons aren't exactly damage powerhouses.
It might work as a massive armor modifier that drops after a set number of hits, and you were able to get through it in a single hit with your Minotaur because Mace skill gives you armor ignoring capabilities. It's a possibility to consider.
Re: level 10 figting tactic
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:23 pm
by Saice
Empyrean wrote:I'm pretty sure it's actually based on number of hits. I was able to drop it with a Mage throwing a few shuriken at it. Zero skill throwing weapons aren't exactly damage powerhouses.
It might work as a massive armor modifier that drops after a set number of hits, and you were able to get through it in a single hit with your Minotaur because Mace skill gives you armor ignoring capabilities. It's a possibility to consider.
There is another possibility
Random chance. Could be each and every hit not matter how big or small gives a chance to drop the shield.
Re: level 10 figting tactic
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:32 pm
by Empyrean
That's possible. I was counting five hits before it drops on a regular basis, though. I'm inclined to think there is more consistency to it, with a possible secondary condition that could drop it sooner. A really big hit, an armor-bypassing strike, or something like that. Maybe there's just a small chance of it dropping with each hit, and it's guaranteed to drop after five hits or so? I don't remember ever seeing it drop early though, so I'm guessing it's not that.
Re: level 10 figting tactic
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:01 pm
by Devil
My feeling is that it blocks a certain amount of hits, but only up to a certain amount of damage per hit, so guys with huge single hit numbers (maces) still do some damage, while the shield still stays up for the next hit.