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TEST RESULTS
Effect of shield size on block and guard
Summary
Three crafted shields (one of each size) were compared in four separate experiments:
- Blocking for self against a level 75 test mob on Pendragon.
- Blocking for self against ten red/purple mobs (Breifine finliaths) on Gaheris.
- Guarding another toon against a level 75 test mob on Pendragon.
- Guarding another toon against ten red/purple mobs (Breifine finliaths) on Gaheris.
Against multiple enemies, the large shield worked best. Against a single enemy, the large and medium shields tied. The small shield performed worst.
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Methods
Results were computed by parsing chat logs with Mojo.
Three crafted shields were used. Their stats were identical except for size and speed. They were level 51 and 99% quality. All measurements were made with the same toon wearing the same equipment. The toon was a Saracen pally with 50+17 shield, mastery of blocking IX, a greater barricading mythirian, augmented dexterity IX, and 10 points of PvE block bonus. The toon's buffed dexterity was 383.
The experiments against a single enemy were done with the Thrust test mob on Alb Pendragon. The mob was told to use a large shield and set itself to level 75. The experiments against ten enemies were done at the Breifine finliaths camp on Gaheris. All ten finliaths were aggroed on a single toon and kept alive for the duration of the test.
Before each test of a shield, the shield and armor were repaired to 100 percent.
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| Tests with ten mobs were done by stacking ten finliaths on a single toon. The toon didn't use a weapon, so the same ten mobs remained alive for the duration of the test. In this screenshot, a pally blocks for hmself with a small shield. |
Many thanks to Gostond and Torianna of Gaheris for their help. |
This page was last revised on March 26, 2011. |
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