Please fix Controlled Rage

[JBo]

<DIV>Currently, Controlled Rage has same effects as Reckless Stance:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>30.6 - Reckless Stance : Increases defense but reduces offense <BR>40.8 - Controlled Rage : Increases defense but reduces offense <BR></DIV> <DIV>While Reckless Stance is a 12 hours long duration buff to be casted before fight, Controlled Rage is a 3 minutes short buff to be used in battle. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>However, casting Controlled Rage in battle now doesn't have any effects, after Reckless Stance has been casted before fight.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>All other short duration buffs are stackable with long duration buff.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This has made Controlled Rage completely useless in battle. If you cast it in battle with Reckless Stance on, the only effect you get is decreased attack speed. If it's not stackable with Reckless Stance, then it shouldn't have decreased the attack speed. This bug has certainly affected the playability of the berserker subclass at this moment.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If any developer read this, please fix it as soon as possible. </DIV>

[-Aonein-]

<DIV>Controlled Rage is used in conjuction with Weapon Shield and Darkmoore's Protective Advance, all 3 stack. Ever since Stifled Rage and Controlled Rage, none have stacked with Reckless stance. Seem's intended that way seeing if they did stack you could easily get 15 - 16 defense bonus from the two making you 3 level's higher in defense skill.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Taemek Frozenberg 42th Berserker<BR>16th Outfitter<BR>Blood and Ice<BR>Everfrost Server<BR><BR>Enlightened Aonein Amillion ( retired )<BR>70th Stone Fist of The Celestial Fist<BR>Five Rings on Luclin Server</DIV><p>Message Edited by -Aonein- on <span class=date_text>03-08-2005</span> <span class=time_text>10:17 AM</span>

[JBo]

<DIV>Controlled Rage should be able to be used with Reckless Stance. If it's designed to not to be used together, you will get a message saying: Will not have effect.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>However, currently, these two spells can be casted together, and they both show up in the maintained effects window. The only problem is that: the negative effects stack (decreased offense an decreased attack speed), but the positive effects don't stack (only 1 increased defense effect will maintain).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This really doesn't make sense. As you decrease 1 level of offense, you gain 1 level of increased defense. If you decrease 2 levels of offense, you should gain 2 levels of increased defense. However, if these 2 spells are casted together, you are decreasing 2 levels of offense, and increasing only 1 level of defense.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This has been a serious issue for berserker subclass. As opposed to guardians defensive skills can stack, all major defensive skills of berserker just simply don't stack.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If these 2 spells are designed not to be used together, please show a "Will not have effect" message when the 2 spells are casted together.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If these 2 spells are designed to be used together, then please fix the only negative effects can stack problem.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[Elgusa]

Jboot, Zerker defensive abilities do stack. Perhaps you should read the description of each spell.Reckless Stance: Increase defense by 9, reduce piercin/slashin/crushin skills by 3Controlled Rage: Increase defense by 11, reduce attack speed by 20%Weapon shield: Increase parry skill by 5.All of these stack with out a problem. Controlled Rage is an upgrade to stifled rage, while Reckless stance is an upgrade to the Soldiers stancec line.BTW: I just checked it. They stack. Total increase in defense from both is: about 13 at my level (41). There seems to be a cap on how much defense we can gain. But the end result is they do stack. That means I have 221 defensive skill. Which is about 3 or so levels above me.Please read and know your skills before you post: OMGZ!!! FIX THIS NOW ARGGGG!!!!

[Styk]

I will second that it also stacks.... throw anarchy in the mix for big named fights and also use Hold the Line adept3.... then lets see if ANY NUMBER or dps classes can rip agro from you .... ( was fun having a 48 warlock,wizard and assasin going OMG we are going full dps and cant rip agro from you )