Homard | Wed 07-Sep-11 03:57 PM |
Member since 10th Apr 2010
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#3438, "From what I could tell."
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First of all, sometimes when you put on an item you will get an echo that indicates that Gates is being put to use. I never thought to try and figure out if those echoes came at certain threshold (-100AC; -150AC) or if it only came from an item that bumped your AC a certain degree (likely more than -10AC.)
However, if I remember correctly, if you are completely naked and put on a decent piece of gear you will get the echo, meaning that it likely doesn't 'kick in,' but rather is a sliding scale that starts as soon as you're wearing any single significantly hefty piece of gear.
Only an IMM could say whether it has a cap or not, but the fact is that there is a hard limit to just how low you can get your AC with gear. After all, you only have so many slots. From what I could tell, though, it scales more steeply the lower you go (ie. -300 to -400 is better DR than -200 to -300.) By the time I got to -400 (though I also had resist and inherent stoneskin) I was seeing absolutely absurd damage reduction. I remember in one fight against the Archmage of the HTOS, my group was taking ***DEMOS*** and I was taking decimates.
Good luck with this awesome legacy.
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Gates of the forge.
[View all] , Wawayah (Anonymous), Wed 07-Sep-11 03:44 PM
RE: Gates of the forge.,
Daevryn,
07-Sep-11 03:59 PM, #2
From what I could tell.,
Homard,
07-Sep-11 03:57 PM #1
Thanks for the advice and would appreciate you or Daevr...,
Wawayah (Anonymous),
08-Sep-11 03:15 AM, #3
RE: Thanks for the advice and would appreciate you or D...,
Kirslamix,
08-Sep-11 07:49 AM, #4
I get the sense (and I might be wrong) that only gear -...,
Homard,
08-Sep-11 08:54 AM, #5
My advice - don't worry about it.,
Twist,
08-Sep-11 12:32 PM, #6
RE: Thanks for the advice and would appreciate you or D...,
Daevryn,
08-Sep-11 01:09 PM, #7
Thank you all again, food for thought.,
Wawayah (Anonymous),
08-Sep-11 03:49 PM, #8
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