With Going Rogue coming up and a bunch of new stuff being added, I had an idea for a new attack mechanic to challenge high-defense characters. Right now the main weakness of defense-based characters is autohit attacks or critters with to-hit buffs so high they are effectively autohit (or at least auto-95%)... what if you added a few mobs with autohit attacks that had a single 50% chance to apply damage, like one tick of Hail of Bullets? That would essentially equal a standard 50% to hit chance that ignores defense, which could be a nice new wrinkle for a new AV or trial boss (we are eventually going to get to fight Praetorian Hamidon, right? ) It could also make for a challenging but slightly less annoying foe for defense based characters than those blasted Rularuu eyeballs and Devouring Earth accuracy boost crystals.
And no, this idea is not based solely on the fact that I can't afford softcapped characters and am jealous of Blasters soloing the ITF and such. Not solely based on that at least...
Cascade, level 50 Blaster (NRG/NRG since before it was cool)
Mechmeister, level 50 Bots / Traps MM
FAR too many non-50 alts to name
[u]Arcs[u]
The Scavenger Hunt: 187076
The Instant Lair Delivery Service: 206636
With Going Rogue coming up and a bunch of new stuff being added, I had an idea for a new attack mechanic to challenge high-defense characters. Right now the main weakness of defense-based characters is autohit attacks or critters with to-hit buffs so high they are effectively autohit (or at least auto-95%)... what if you added a few mobs with autohit attacks that had a single 50% chance to apply damage, like one tick of Hail of Bullets? That would essentially equal a standard 50% to hit chance that ignores defense, which could be a nice new wrinkle for a new AV or trial boss (we are eventually going to get to fight Praetorian Hamidon, right?
) It could also make for a challenging but slightly less annoying foe for defense based characters than those blasted Rularuu eyeballs and Devouring Earth accuracy boost crystals.
And no, this idea is not based solely on the fact that I can't afford softcapped characters and am jealous of Blasters soloing the ITF and such. Not solely based on that at least...
Cascade, level 50 Blaster (NRG/NRG since before it was cool)
Mechmeister, level 50 Bots / Traps MM
FAR too many non-50 alts to name
[u]Arcs[u]
The Scavenger Hunt: 187076
The Instant Lair Delivery Service: 206636