The last day

[Jezekie]

<div></div><div></div>The beta is nearing an end, an end to what has been days, weeks and months of play testing and development form the developers, and testing from the players that participated in the DoF/Combat revamp beta and a great many things are in store come Live Update 13. The biggest issue probably being the Combat/Spell&Art revamp that many has been anticipating for quite some time now.Though MMOs are ever evolving and certain things are in a constant flux, the Combat and Revamp re-tuning will likely carry over once DoF ships and the LU13 hits the Live servers. But what we have now, as Bruisers, is to me long waited changes to better balance out the subclass as a Tank, as it's primary function and as what as been touted since day 1.With beta almost at an end, drastic changes "probably" aren't going to happen between now and tomorrow when it's patched so I grabbed some screen shots of our lvl 1-50 Combat Arts. The 51-60 abilities are pretty much "just" updates of the previous Combat Arts people have received so far in their levels, seeing as how a Spell/Art is updated every 14 levels your 47-50 Arts aren't updated with the 10 additional levels from the expansion, but you'll find new "36-46" Combat Arts awaiting your discovery in the lvl 51-60 range mixed with a handful of "special" combat arts that break the traditional mold of Update/14 levels.The Three non-standard Combat Arts we received is at lvl 52, 55, and 58. Two of them are Sonic Fists which is a teleporting attack,  and Stone Deaf which Absorbs 3 non-trauma attacks.<a href="http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/1305/arts10hu.jpg" target="_blank">Link</a><a href="http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/2535/arts25xf.jpg" target="_blank">Link</a><a href="http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/1479/arts32hz.jpg" target="_blank">Link</a><a href="http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/7650/arts49en.jpg" target="_blank">Link</a><a href="http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/8697/arts51bj.jpg" target="_blank">Link</a><a href="http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/8360/arts67sr.jpg" target="_blank">Link</a><a href="http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/9729/arts71tk.jpg" target="_blank">Link</a><a href="http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/2002/arts82wj.jpg" target="_blank">Link</a><a href="http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/2017/arts91iq.jpg" target="_blank">Link</a><a href="http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/8949/arts109xl.jpg" target="_blank">Link</a><a href="http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/9757/persona7pv.jpg" target="_blank">Persona</a> (Fully Self buffed w/ Rings)51-60 in text<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">51 - Stirring Cry (Rousing Cry upgrade)</font></p><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">52 - Barbarous Stomp (Merciless Stomp upgrade)</font></p><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">52 - Instill Doubt (Strong Arm upgrade)</font></p><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">53 - Flaming Lunge (Burning Lunge upgrade)</font></p><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">54 - Battle Lust (Battle Fury upgrade)</font></p><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">54 - Calloused Skin (Heavy Scarring upgrade)</font></p><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">54 - Deadly Spirit (Strapping Spirit upgrade)</font></p><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">55 - Resolute Will (Cerebral Will upgrade)</font></p><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">55 - Iron Fist (Hammer Fist upgrade)</font></p><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">56 - Eye Pluck (Eye Rake)</font></p><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">56 - Stilled Life (Stop Heart upgrade)</font></p><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">57 - Pound (Pummel upgrade)</font></p><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">57 - Storming Fists (Shocking Fists upgrade)</font></p><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">58 - Uppercut (Crusher upgrade)</font></p><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">58 - Provoking Stance (Fire Stance upgrade)</font></p><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">58 - Retribution (Retaliation upgrade)</font></p><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">59 - Pressure (Instigate upgrade)</font></p><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">59 - Meteor Fist (Meteor Punch upgrade)</font><font size="2"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> </font></font></p> <p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">60 - Kidney Punch (Dirty Punch)</font></p> <p><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">60 - Shake Off (Shrug Off upgrade)</font></p><p>Message Edited by Jezekiell on <span class=date_text>09-12-2005</span> <span class=time_text>06:44 PM</span>

[Moski]

Kick Them when Tehy down was removed. Skill does no longer exist. Was replaced by a skill that maxes you immune to fear and root and stifle i believe and drains power while using it.

[Mum]

how long does this new buff last for?  I can see it being VERY handy for dueling a certain stifle happy class <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> <div></div>

[Pauleh]

<DIV>nice one</DIV>

[Vorham]

<DIV>savage blows hits up to 10 targets now eh? nice if it stays that way</DIV>

[Redbed]

<DIV>"So this is it.....we're all gonna die."  - Arthur Dent.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Think Im gonna wait till Wednesday to log on.  Tommorows bound to be hellish and Belive it or not I actually want to keep playing this game.  Dont want release day BS to interfere with my evaluation of the new Combat System.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>See you when I have to either eat my words or say I told you so, the sky has fell.</DIV>

[Pauleh]

mmm kidney punch

[Redbed]

Kinda Curious about Assualt, then 3 levels later Whirl.  Seem very similer with very minor damage change.  Oh well!  Wonder if its on the same timer.

[Moski]

Mitigation self buff is now a 3 min duration spell that drains hp and has a 3 min reuse timer. Thanks alot. NOT even ONE raid encounter lasts less then 3 minutes.

[Pauleh]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Moskito wrote:<BR><BR>Mitigation self buff is now a 3 min duration spell that drains hp and has a 3 min reuse timer.<BR><BR>Thanks alot. NOT even ONE raid encounter lasts less then 3 minutes.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>some do if you get into trouble

[Sasaki Koji]

oh well, you had your glory <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> well, not if you didnt play on beta lol. Life only bruisers well never experiance that infantly Superb Mitigation. NEVER!

[Danan]

<P>[expletive ninja'd by Faarbot] with a 50% up/down time it just become another buff to pop in emergencies, and even then it will most likely be forgotten.</P> <P> </P> <P>Even lowering the mitigation/hp drain by half and keeping it permanent is a whole lot better.</P>

[Gungo]

<DIV>Yeah i just got back from atlanta changing strappign spririt to a half up half down buff is really annoying at least leave it around a 3 min duration and 1 min reuse that would be better then waiting for it to repops for 3 min.</DIV> <DIV>Basically it drags out soloing, hinders grouping and useless on raiding other then a emergency buff. if they don't want it to be permanant a 1 min reuse timer would not drag out soloign as much not be as much of a pain in grouping and not nearly as uselsss in raids.</DIV>