Curious if anybody has heard of and used protect fortify before. I've come across it for the first time and knew of none past protect self.


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Wait, what?


-Landros

I'm confused. Did we get some kind of ability years ago that nobody even knows about?

This guild really blows my mind at times.

-Mr. Glemm

Heyo!

I did some digging into the Protect Fortify issue. Yes, the sentry does in fact offer this ability. As near as I can tell, however, it does not actually exist. My best guess from a first glance is that it was an unfinished release that found its way live when the justice system was updated. Unfortunately, the individual working on the project are no longer on staff, so it may take me a while to find out what's going on and see what we can do with it.

I will say that it sounds like an awesome ability, so we'll get it, one way or another, even if I have to sneak it into the combat rewrite. Not that I'd do something like that, mind you.

In any case, the sentry teaches the ability, but it does not appear to be live. I'll see if I can find out what's going on with it, but may have to start from scratch.


- GM Dartenian


If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right. - Henry Ford

> Any info as to what circle the ability is being looked at for? (or is)


The best I can tell you is that the Sentry offers it at 100th. Whether this was intended to be the 100th circle ability or not, I'm not sure, but I suspect it's a good candidate.


- GM Dartenian


If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right. - Henry Ford

Pretty much awesome. Thanks.

Madigan

Free the Paladin Guild in 2009.

Ranged is blockable with protect. I covered a friend for testing and let someone fire a fully aimed, dual loaded shot at her. I got hit twice. But I agree, magic that is blockable needs to be protectable as well.

>>On that note, those of you testing in the Test instance may discover that the severe evasion penalty (as in, you lose all of it) for using Protect is now gone.

You are talking about the the penalty associated with the 'cover' option, right? I'm not going to complain about the change, but I always thought having 0 evasion made sense when you were trying to block an incoming attack meant for someone else.

That being said, screw the evasion penalty.

-Landros

I never really noticed a penalty for using protect deflect, or cover (other than the fact that attacks you intercept only contest shield and/or parry), but my testing with cover is kind of limited.