BillHolmbladJr
Newbie
Hey, all...
It occurred to me in the throes of the final fight on Saturday Night that a number of NPCs may have been a tad frustrated with me, and I might need to clarify on my end regarding a type of occurrence.
I wear armor. Big armor. Fairly High-Point armor. Made of lightweight Steel. That CLANKS. A LOT. Especially when blows even partially land.
I had a few moments especially Saturday Night where it may have appeared that I was "ignoring" more shots than I should have legitimately been taking, primarily on my left (or shield-side) shoulder.
The shape of my shield, coupled with my natural stance, allows me to intercept with the shield even in most instances of heavy lead or wrap shots to that shoulder; even where it sounds like the shoulder has been solidly hit, I'm getting impact on the shield corner at the same time, and thus blocking.
I realized a number of times I got quizzical, even slightly pissed off looks during that final field battle, and once I knew the source, I made sure I was clear on what shots I was blocking (by calling "Blocked") and what shots I was taking there ("Got it, ARRGH!!!"), and that seemed to help a whole bunch.
To anyone I was squaring off with, I do apologize for any confusion, and I will continue to try to play as legit and fair as I possibly can!
Kudos to all the NPCs and Staffers on this weekend, BTW... another OUTSTANDING game!!!
(And TY for the reminder on Chaos as damage add, Paul! I had blanked that the call allowed damage to bypass armor, and once that was taken into account, yeah, I was a Whack-A-Mole!!! Fun Times!!!)
It occurred to me in the throes of the final fight on Saturday Night that a number of NPCs may have been a tad frustrated with me, and I might need to clarify on my end regarding a type of occurrence.
I wear armor. Big armor. Fairly High-Point armor. Made of lightweight Steel. That CLANKS. A LOT. Especially when blows even partially land.
I had a few moments especially Saturday Night where it may have appeared that I was "ignoring" more shots than I should have legitimately been taking, primarily on my left (or shield-side) shoulder.
The shape of my shield, coupled with my natural stance, allows me to intercept with the shield even in most instances of heavy lead or wrap shots to that shoulder; even where it sounds like the shoulder has been solidly hit, I'm getting impact on the shield corner at the same time, and thus blocking.
I realized a number of times I got quizzical, even slightly pissed off looks during that final field battle, and once I knew the source, I made sure I was clear on what shots I was blocking (by calling "Blocked") and what shots I was taking there ("Got it, ARRGH!!!"), and that seemed to help a whole bunch.
To anyone I was squaring off with, I do apologize for any confusion, and I will continue to try to play as legit and fair as I possibly can!
Kudos to all the NPCs and Staffers on this weekend, BTW... another OUTSTANDING game!!!
(And TY for the reminder on Chaos as damage add, Paul! I had blanked that the call allowed damage to bypass armor, and once that was taken into account, yeah, I was a Whack-A-Mole!!! Fun Times!!!)
