shirtandpantsman
Grandmaster
do you take off your shield or your 1 hand to drink a pot ? is the 100% chance of getting hit if you don't have wrestling outweighed by parrying the blow by keeping the shield on instead?
when you need to pot and use shields , which arm do you disarm?
- Thread starter shirtandpantsman
- Start date
Bromista
Grandmaster
Drop shield and keep weapon up in most cases.
With 100 weap skill your opponent will have only a 50% chance to hit you if they also have 100 skill. That is usually the route I go in CTF (only place I use shields) where I'd rather maintain offensive capability while still being able to block swings. I only ever drop wep and keep shield up if I am very close to death, 20% health or less generally...and I'm running for the hills.
But during your average exchange I'd rather take the chance of 50/50 wiff from opponent than for the damage to fully penetrate the parry. I'm not sure on the % to block from parry but I doubt it's much more than 50/50, only without the chance to put your opponent on the defensive which can be invaluable.
With 100 weap skill your opponent will have only a 50% chance to hit you if they also have 100 skill. That is usually the route I go in CTF (only place I use shields) where I'd rather maintain offensive capability while still being able to block swings. I only ever drop wep and keep shield up if I am very close to death, 20% health or less generally...and I'm running for the hills.
But during your average exchange I'd rather take the chance of 50/50 wiff from opponent than for the damage to fully penetrate the parry. I'm not sure on the % to block from parry but I doubt it's much more than 50/50, only without the chance to put your opponent on the defensive which can be invaluable.
Last edited by a moderator:
Rikket_The_Rogue
Grandmaster
Brom is spot on; if you have to pick, drop the shield. As long as you have a free hand you can drink potions, and you can throw potions even if you have a sword/mace/fencing weapon, and a shield. Or if you're using a bow.
I haven't got a reply to the mechanics of shield parry% yet, but other UO:R shards report using a (parry skill / 2) formula.
You'd have a 50% to parry an attack, which is about the same defensive ability as having a GM-skill (slightly less if they have a magic 'Accuracy' weapon and you do not, or slightly more if you have the magic weapon and they do not), but you'd also be able to inflict dmg (and poisons if you have them) via the attack.
It helps to have hotkeys. Hotkey arm/disarm off-hand, drink potion1, potion 2, potion 3, arm off-hand. Takes about 3 seconds, that's maybe 2 swings you'd endure without your shield.
I haven't got a reply to the mechanics of shield parry% yet, but other UO:R shards report using a (parry skill / 2) formula.
You'd have a 50% to parry an attack, which is about the same defensive ability as having a GM-skill (slightly less if they have a magic 'Accuracy' weapon and you do not, or slightly more if you have the magic weapon and they do not), but you'd also be able to inflict dmg (and poisons if you have them) via the attack.
It helps to have hotkeys. Hotkey arm/disarm off-hand, drink potion1, potion 2, potion 3, arm off-hand. Takes about 3 seconds, that's maybe 2 swings you'd endure without your shield.
K A Z
Grandmaster
always be on the offensive - if possible
Bromista
Grandmaster
Yeah just don't hammer your hotkeys or the game will queue the actions and make it take longer to pot up and get your weap/shield back up (Razor) than if you cycle your hotkeys smoothly...I have had some monumental fuckups when in panic mode running flags in CTF. Talking like getting halfway into a base from center before the queue clears lol.
Also as far as tactics bonus, the only weap skill to benefit from the increase from a chance to hit standpoint is Archery. All other weapons with tactics adds to your damage so your hit % will still be evenly match with your opponent 1:1 regardless of modifiers.
Also as far as tactics bonus, the only weap skill to benefit from the increase from a chance to hit standpoint is Archery. All other weapons with tactics adds to your damage so your hit % will still be evenly match with your opponent 1:1 regardless of modifiers.
Rikket_The_Rogue
Grandmaster
True; my bad.
Trojandrew
Grandmaster
the only people who disarm their weps, are defense dexxers lvling, so they dont hit with a %reduction on exp gain.
halygon
Grandmaster
When I read this quickly it looked to me like you said:
"always be offensive - if possible"
Deadpool
Grandmaster
And will now take this quote out of context and use it as you gave me permission to be this way.
halygon
Grandmaster
Be careful as I can modify your signature in any way and as often as I feel like.
Deadpool
Grandmaster
Wouldn't be the first time I've been modded in the past week.