wait, what? Equipping an equal but COMPLETELY SUPERIOR armor = Lower avoidance? /boggle

[Cusashorn]

<DIV>Ghrizaw's Clawwraps</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Treasured</DIV> <DIV>+15 Str +15 Sta +5 Int</DIV> <DIV>+50 HP +50 Power</DIV> <DIV>+330 Disease</DIV> <DIV>Mitigation: 255</DIV> <DIV>Level: 63.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Avoidance value: 61.0%</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Crescent Moon Shoulder Pads (relic, server discovery on Kithicor <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Fabled</DIV> <DIV>+22 Str +22 Sta +20 Wis</DIV> <DIV>+110 HP +110 Power</DIV> <DIV>+770 Disease +770 Divine +140 vs. Slashing.</DIV> <DIV>Mitigation: 314</DIV> <DIV>Level: 67</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Avoidance: 60.8%</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>.... umm... When did Intellegence factor in avoidance? Because that's the only factor I'm seeing that could explain why a COMPLETELY SUPERIOR armor resulted in that difference.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm not complaining about the loss of avoidance. I'm just trying to figure out why.</DIV>

[Idoru]

What's the weight on the fabled shoulder pads compared to the other?<div></div>

[Cusashorn]

<P>2.0 and 2.0.</P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P>Weight has nothing to do with factoring a monk's defensive values in this game like it does in EQlive.</P>

[selch]

<P>I can only comment as  "high mitigationer = lower avoidance", dont ask why.  </P> <P>It may have to do with "INT" if they changed base values or how INT effects.</P> <P>Or another theory would be mitigation / level </P> <P> </P> <P>Confusing indeed.</P> <P> </P> <P> </P><p>Message Edited by selch on <span class=date_text>04-20-2006</span> <span class=time_text>03:03 AM</span>

[NerissaRavenHeart]

<div><blockquote><hr>selch wrote:<div></div> <div></div> <p>I can only comment as  "high mitigationer = lower avoidance", dont ask why.  </p> <p>It may have to do with "INT" if they changed base values or how INT effects.</p> <p>Or another theory would be mitigation / level </p> <p>Confusing indeed.</p> <p>Message Edited by selch on <span class="date_text">04-20-2006</span> <span class="time_text">03:03 AM</span></p><hr></blockquote>Yes indeed it is confusing, it seems like once you begin to get a grasp on how things really are things go get changed again. =P Then were back at the beginning of being confused again, right where we started.Masuimi</div>