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Old December 23rd, 2009, 05:53 AM

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Except in a lot of cases, the mechanics in the manual are wrong. *snip some valid examples* Want to know why shields are so effective against arrows? The manual is wrong - it would have you believe that blocking an arrow with a shield is the same as blocking a melee blow with a shield. In actuality, a successful shield parry totally negates the arrow.
Actually, that's actually how the manual says the missile equation works. Shield Prot should only come into play in melee, according to the manual.

-Max
That's not how I read "Damage is calculated identically to melee combat."
How do you read the missile formula in that case? It's quite explicit about the shield effect. Can't quote it since I'm AFB but I'm sure you're familiar with it.

-Max
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