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[ragnarok97071]

I need to us my ss some time just to see what the damage on it is, considering the rediculous requirements for it to proc.

Seriously. You lose your action that turn, and it fizzles if nothing attacks you, plus the stun even if it fails...

It's a balance thing, even in the show. Otherwise combat would be a string of Sword Arts doing crazy damage every turn.

No no I meant OD specifically. It's SO DAMN SITUATIONAL and against players it'll only work once before they recognize the counter stance.
Most sword arts always trigger, this one only does it if something attacks you, and only once, unlike a DEF buff. I'm curious  how much the damage it puts out will be to balance that.

[Patrick Hunt]

Yeah, sucks a little for tanking though. I draw the enemies in to tank them but I'm crippled for a turn doing it. Definitely gonna need to push up my resistance and get some seriously heavy armour.

[Vacio]

I think i'll try the double shot next turn but which to shoot, currently on E8, I want to see how it fairs.

[Twinwolf]

Yeah. I'm guessing we can use a turn to block/hunker down behind a shield for increased defense as a normal action?

If you're not frozen, yes.

That's why the self-stun is there. Otherwise people would just SA -> back off -> SA chain forever. If using it didn't make you vulnerable, there would be no reason to not hammer that every time they came off CD. Once you had more than one, it would be an endless MMO ability rotation, which is pretty much diametrically opposed to Kayaba's intent with the skill-based system.

This. As is, they're more things to be used as a coup-de-grace, or something to be used when the reward is greater than the risk.

I need to us my ss some time just to see what the damage on it is, considering the rediculous requirements for it to proc.

Seriously. You lose your action that turn, and it fizzles if nothing attacks you, plus the stun even if it fails...

It's a balance thing, even in the show. Otherwise combat would be a string of Sword Arts doing crazy damage every turn.

No no I meant OD specifically. It's SO DAMN SITUATIONAL and against players it'll only work once before they recognize the counter stance.
Most sword arts always trigger, this one only does it if something attacks you, and only once, unlike a DEF buff. I'm curious  how much the damage it puts out will be to balance that.

Probably 4x as opposed to the usual 3x for crits and such.

[ragnarok97071]

Man, critting on one of those would be fucking nuts.

[Patrick Hunt]

Waiting on Ranger, Vacio, Dice and KJ.

[IamanElfCollaborator]

I need to us my ss some time just to see what the damage on it is, considering the rediculous requirements for it to proc.

Seriously. You lose your action that turn, and it fizzles if nothing attacks you, plus the stun even if it fails...

It's a balance thing, even in the show. Otherwise combat would be a string of Sword Arts doing crazy damage every turn.

No no I meant OD specifically. It's SO DAMN SITUATIONAL and against players it'll only work once before they recognize the counter stance.
Most sword arts always trigger, this one only does it if something attacks you, and only once, unlike a DEF buff. I'm curious  how much the damage it puts out will be to balance that.

I'm curious.

Now I have to imagine how ridiculous it could possibly be if her Sword Skill was combined with Tower Stance's effect.

[Patrick Hunt]

Wow even with my resistance that's half my HP gone. Good job they hit me not the damage guys lol. I'm boned next turn unless you guys kill a few of them.

[IamanElfCollaborator]

Wow even with my resistance that's half my HP gone. Good job they hit me not the damage guys lol. I'm boned next turn unless you guys kill a few of them.

Well, you don't die permanently until Kayaba's announcement, and the uber-tank with the damage reduction to allies around her is next to you.

[Patrick Hunt]

Well at least 1 will die this turn so I should have enough HP to last another round.
Btw Twin you put the damage onto Kyle not Tzo.

But I'm definitely getting a shield and armour in town.

[IamanElfCollaborator]

With half the damage hitting Shiina and your damage being reduced to 1/3 the normal value, you should be fine.

[SOLDIER First]

But I'm definitely getting a shield and armour in town.

I honestly doubt anything you could possibly buy with 100 Cor would be worth any sort of substantial protection whatsoever.

[IamanElfCollaborator]

And this is why you take a defensive oriented Sword Skill as a tank. Or take godly resistance.

[BlitzDungeoneer]

But I'm definitely getting a shield and armour in town.

I honestly doubt anything you could possibly buy with 100 Cor would be worth any sort of substantial protection whatsoever.

120 now, IIRC.
And it's only gonna get bigger with each pig we slay.

[Patrick Hunt]

More then 100 after the money from here. But it'll help still and my first aim then is to go find a mine and get ore to make something better.

It'll take time to find the Boss room so I can hit some weak enemies and whip up some gear for us.

Meh if I hadn't drawn them to us the damage on the others would be a lot worse.