Taking a keep

[noaim]

Imagine this.

You are lvl 45, Thane, specced 42 in sheild, and you are taking a keep with some friends.

When hitting the gate, one in your groups get "aggro" by 2 bowmen, so you put guard on him.

How many % of the arrows fired against your friend would you estimate to be normal to block?

 

[elath]

42+8 shield - guard against realm guard (keep) archers is 100% blocks for me (assuming no more than 3 attackers on myself and guarded). However I still get a few arrows in me hehe. What size shield do you use - if medium you can block against 2 attackers - if your pal has 2 bowmen on him and anything attacks you - then one of the bowmen will have free shots at him.

 

[Urme the Legend]

ALOT

I have 42+12 in shield and I if I guard my group mate.. he is safe

 

[noaim]

Ok, just wanted to know if 100% blockrate was common, but it seems it is.

Thanx

 

[noaim]

Originally posted by elath
42+8 shield - guard against realm guard (keep) archers is 100% blocks for me (assuming no more than 3 attackers on myself and guarded). However I still get a few arrows in me hehe. What size shield do you use - if medium you can block against 2 attackers - if your pal has 2 bowmen on him and anything attacks you - then one of the bowmen will have free shots at him.

Hmm I actually had 2 on me, and he had 2 on him, and I blocked them all with my medium sheild.

But they didnt fire all at once, but first 2 at me, then 2 at him and so on.

 

[Gurthaur]

Hehe, with 42+14 in shield I never get hit by arrows at a keep unless im not facing the archers...

But lets not say 100% blockrate. There's always this little chanse someone put one of those sticks in yer face.. Soo 95% maybe?

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[Alrindel]

The base rate for blocking arrows - even for hib rogues who can't spec in shield - has always been 30%. I carry a round shield in my backpack for those nasty keep-taking moments when one or more archers start shooting me through walls and I can't shoot back.

A shield-specced tank using engage has a base 95% chance to block and should be very nearly impossible to hit (grumble grumble archer nerf grumble).

http://daoc.warcry.com/index.php/content/patchs/011101
(scroll down to the bottom)

 

[skile]

Ppl seem to have a very high + when it comes to shield. How is this possible? Since the quality of shield affects the amount of blocking a lot, you can't seriously use 89% quality drops?

 

[Urme the Legend]

Aye I used a DF shield 91% .. but now I use a crafted 99% shield!

But I still have 42+6 in shield.

 

[SingerOfSoul]

Thats cos keep guards are wusses my thid armsman (crush/shield) at lvl 23 i have 22+2 shield and 23crush and has a 90-100% block rate on the guards

 

[Chameleon]

Originally posted by Alrindel
A shield-specced tank using engage has a base 95% chance to block and should be very nearly impossible to hit

Wow! And they say an ns should not be able to evade more than 50% .......

 

[Alrindel]

Sorry, there's one word missing in there: A shield-specced tank using engage has a base 95% chance to block arrows and should be very nearly impossible to hit. As far as I know, the block rates are lower against melee.

Like I said, it's an archer nerf.

 

[Danya]

Originally posted by Ch@meleon
Wow! And they say an ns should not be able to evade more than 50% .......

Bear in mind a tank using engage can't attack.