Is BMR stat based or what? I've been reading mixed things and I'm not sure what's right or not. If it is, what stats affect it?

~Z~

Max general BMR does not mean best BMR or MR against all spell-types in case you get the wrong idea. In general, a barb heavy on discipline and charisma will defend against say...mental blast better than a barb that is heavy on strength and stamina.

When we say max BMR it's the overall BMR and yes it is stat based. All else being equal, raising a stat equals a boost (however minor), in MR and BMR. I've never really studied/checked to see if circle affected BMR as well though I'm guessing some other people have done that test.


I am --- Navak

>>So in short, no one really knows how to train stats to effectivly boost overall BMR, perhaps we should look into this more as time goes on?

That basically sums it up. Like the others said, Damissak said at one point that to get the best possible overall BMR, one should train whatever stat is the cheapest, which hints toward different stats helping resist different spells, but no GM has officially come out and said that.

"Their lust for gold is immense, their love of drink boundless. Barbarians are without restraint...Although generally they are considered good-looking." -Herwig Wolfram

>The concept of resistance is based on triangulation of mind, body, and spirit. A Barbarian would be at maximum resistance (for the TDPs spent) if all stats were balanced in TDP expenditure for their race.

>GM Damissak

That statement there is all we have on it, make of it what you will.

Dragoonseal

We have Iayn, now. Glad to have you with us, Iayn. If it wouldn't be any trouble, could you explain BMR to us better? Maybe give us an example of someone who would have more BMR at the same circle with someone who has less BMR?

Weird.

Yes, in theory, though it would benefit you to train disc up a bit, it will help you more in the long run, and being so young, you don't need BMR quite as much, you'll need better mentals to learn faster. That's how it is in my experience at least. BMR will help more against spellcasting mobs, obviously, and there arent quite as many low-skill ones that cast annoying/devastating spells.

Yeah, I'm suffering from this effect, I was dumb when I was low-circle and spend a lot on strength/stamina, so they're really high, but now my mentals are killing my circling speed, so it's only wisdom/intellegence for a while.

Had been thinking of this since that big discussion over what abilities people would steal from other guilds and noticed how many mages said they would steal BMR. Made me laugh because I assumed BMR was disabled or broken or something because I myself have never seen it's benefits since it was implemented as it is now. I am routinely(I'd guess 80% of the time) affected by arc light from theren swampies and I had never been affected by them before new BMR was said to have been added in. I guess now I have another reason to train Charisma(my lowest stat), maybe then I can be proud of BMR too and make those mages jealous ;).

its based on all stats combined and circle. Altered by dances, berserk, and inner fire levels.

BMR is fairly weak at first but once you get to the mid-to-high end circles its crazy


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I just wish that since they nerfed our mind resist, that they made it so that mental spells didnt lower inner fire.