Hey all, did a search but couldn’t find anyone talking about this.
For some reason, all of the shields available from 91-100 (crafted, dungeon, and tomestone/EX) all have the same block value as the level 90 shields, 1267. Now, this wouldn’t be a problem except that the value of block changes as you level, which equates to a 20% nerf in effectiveness; blocked attacks at level 100 only block 16% of the damage, while before they blocked 20%. I assume this also applies to block chance but I can’t find a formula for that.
Was this intentional? It seems weirdly targeted since PLD is basically the only class that CAN block and uses shields. This also means Bulwark becomes a 16% reduction to physical attacks instead of a 20% one, which again is pretty significant.
If you look at ShB to EW, the shields scale normally along with your level, so you still have roughly a 20% block value if you keep up with your gear.
I’m willing to bet this is just an oversight, but it wasn’t mentioned in the recent blog post about changes going forward.
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For some reason, all of the shields available from 91-100 (crafted, dungeon, and tomestone/EX) all have the same block value as the level 90 shields, 1267. Now, this wouldn’t be a problem except that the value of block changes as you level, which equates to a 20% nerf in effectiveness; blocked attacks at level 100 only block 16% of the damage, while before they blocked 20%. I assume this also applies to block chance but I can’t find a formula for that.
Was this intentional? It seems weirdly targeted since PLD is basically the only class that CAN block and uses shields. This also means Bulwark becomes a 16% reduction to physical attacks instead of a 20% one, which again is pretty significant.
If you look at ShB to EW, the shields scale normally along with your level, so you still have roughly a 20% block value if you keep up with your gear.
I’m willing to bet this is just an oversight, but it wasn’t mentioned in the recent blog post about changes going forward.
submitted by /u/HammerAndSickled
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