Faithful Benediction? Please tell me this is a BUG!

Twofeets · 11-16-2006, 04:49 AM

This has got to be a bad joke!I spent MONTHS hunting down Faithful Benediction Master 1! And after all that work, its no different mitigation than the Adept 1 after EOF!While the Master 1 does give a bit more wisdom, defense, and divine/magic resists, all ranks give a flat 15% mitigation boost!Please, someone tell me this is a bug! To go from Adept 1 to Master 1 and no bonus? Months of work gone!***edit***Not sure if this makes me feel any better, but the did the exact same thing to guardians. Their defense and resists go up, but the adept 1, adept 3, and Master 1 all give the exact same mitigation boost as well!I think SOE really fubared tanks on this one! Sure 4 points of defense and a few resist points are nice, but may as well take Master versions of this out of the game!

Message Edited by Twofeets on 11-15-2006 06:59 PM

Wulfborne · 11-16-2006, 05:32 AM

Quit discouraging me. That's one of the 3 masters I have not gotten my hands on yet.

~Sir Hawke Holyblayde, Hero of Maj'Dul

Monfar · 11-16-2006, 06:36 AM

Melee Defensive Stances- Melee defensive stances have a new effect. They now enhance the quality of armor you wear instead of adding a flat amount of physical mitigation to your character. This bonus will get more pronounced with better armor.------------------------------------------------------This might be what you are experiencing.

Twofeets · 11-16-2006, 07:02 AM

15% is 15% is 15%The master 1 enhances the armor no more than the adept 1.I understand the stance has been changed, but it would have seemed more reasonable to have the % of mitigation scale with the spell rank, ie adept 1 10%, adept 3 13%, Master 1 15% or some such.As it is, all you get is a few points in defence and resists. Considering the rarity of these stances, it simply isnt worth it.

Arraza · 11-18-2006, 03:22 AM

That's right, its 15% across the board now. The A3 gives you 127 WIS, the master gives you 147, same vs. c/p/s and 12 Def on the A3 and 14 on the M1. Whats the point of grabbing this master any more? Some guy had it up for 100p last week, now the joker has it at 30p... still not worth it... it will be 10p before the end of the week I am sure.

11-16-2006, 05:32 AM	#2
Wulfborne Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 596	Quit discouraging me. That's one of the 3 masters I have not gotten my hands on yet. ~Sir Hawke Holyblayde, Hero of Maj'Dul __________________

11-16-2006, 06:36 AM	#3
Monfar Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 53	Melee Defensive Stances- Melee defensive stances have a new effect. They now enhance the quality of armor you wear instead of adding a flat amount of physical mitigation to your character. This bonus will get more pronounced with better armor.------------------------------------------------------This might be what you are experiencing. __________________

11-16-2006, 04:49 AM	#1
Twofeets Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 207	This has got to be a bad joke!I spent MONTHS hunting down Faithful Benediction Master 1! And after all that work, its no different mitigation than the Adept 1 after EOF!While the Master 1 does give a bit more wisdom, defense, and divine/magic resists, all ranks give a flat 15% mitigation boost!Please, someone tell me this is a bug! To go from Adept 1 to Master 1 and no bonus? Months of work gone!*edit*Not sure if this makes me feel any better, but the did the exact same thing to guardians. Their defense and resists go up, but the adept 1, adept 3, and Master 1 all give the exact same mitigation boost as well!I think SOE really fubared tanks on this one! Sure 4 points of defense and a few resist points are nice, but may as well take Master versions of this out of the game! Message Edited by Twofeets on 11-15-2006 06:59 PM

11-16-2006, 07:02 AM	#4
Twofeets Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 207	15% is 15% is 15%The master 1 enhances the armor no more than the adept 1.I understand the stance has been changed, but it would have seemed more reasonable to have the % of mitigation scale with the spell rank, ie adept 1 10%, adept 3 13%, Master 1 15% or some such.As it is, all you get is a few points in defence and resists. Considering the rarity of these stances, it simply isnt worth it.

11-18-2006, 03:22 AM	#5
Arraza Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 266	That's right, its 15% across the board now. The A3 gives you 127 WIS, the master gives you 147, same vs. c/p/s and 12 Def on the A3 and 14 on the M1. Whats the point of grabbing this master any more? Some guy had it up for 100p last week, now the joker has it at 30p... still not worth it... it will be 10p before the end of the week I am sure.