Quote (Hepzibah @ Jul 8 2013 12:02am)

then it promotes more l8z play....  youre just proving my point.

e/  Refer to post #1 on this thread... Read the rules.. then read what the shield does.

ZvZ Rules
- Faith bows are allowed.
- Fortitude armors are banned.
- No non-amazon skills (Enchant, BO, Teleport, Werebear, etc).
- No cube in inventory.
- No chance to cast % curses/skills (Exceptions include: torch, default spawn mods from crafts).
- No slow target (Nosferatu's Coil is Banned).
- No poison dmg (Plague javelin, charms, etc).
- Regular throw, Jab, Lightning Fury and Bolt are allowed but don't abuse it (Javazons are not allowed).
- Multi is allowed but don't abuse it (keep the 3-volley rule in mind).
- Inventory checks can be requested at anytime during a duel.
- Maximum Replenish Life is 30.
- Open wounds is limited to 75%.
- Slow missiles is NOT allowed.
- Inner sight is allowed.
- Do not leave blood moor.
- Do not Prebuff.
- Do not Prespam.
- Do not use mercs.
- Change sides on map every duel if agreed upon.
- You are not allowed to cross the bridge if a bridge is present.
- Playing overly defensive, Circling around walls/Constantly staying near a bridge/house etc, isn't GM.
- Halting the duel to buy more arrows is allowed if agreed upon.
- Duels take place in Nightmare, map must be cleaned before the match starts

Quote (HayzBaby @ Jul 8 2013 12:17am)

and maybe the ed, does it apply to your ga once you shoot and switch?

Quote (ccsutton @ Jul 8 2013 01:24am)

yeah l8z is running away to rep, abusing houses, running in a circle around a box

the desync that happened that i noticed, was on both sides, he jumped on my screen at the same time firestorm proc'd.  i think it was just random bnet spike.  shit happens in an old game with old netcode

i usually make sure redemption picks up every mob in moor to reduce lag, i pick up and drink every potion before the match, and then i use the /nopickup command  to make the ground 100% clean

i'm not sure if the 400% ed procs bowside, i dont think it does or i would notice a lot more 1shots or 2shot kills.  I use it because jab and fury will have 400% dmg pushing it to 4.3k fury and 3.8k jab.  i never really gave much credit to any other stat on it, otherwise i'd use double uppd swordback

Quote (jordang @ Jul 8 2013 12:30am)

i've never perceived problems related to firestorm proc and sync.  I get 350 frames per second on this graphics card and things stay pretty smooth when firestorm procs for me.

Hepzibah, how is your computer's graphic performance in terms of frames/sec?  i could imagine the animation fucking with your framerate but only on an older graphics card.

my socket am3 motherboard gets 350fps with it's integrated graphics lol.  (Radeon 3000)

Quote (jordang @ Jul 8 2013 01:30am)

i've never perceived problems related to firestorm proc and sync.  I get 350 frames per second on this graphics card and things stay pretty smooth when firestorm procs for me.

Hepzibah, how is your computer's graphic performance in terms of frames/sec?  i could imagine the animation fucking with your framerate but only on an older graphics card.

my socket am3 motherboard gets 350fps with it's integrated graphics lol.  (Radeon 3000)

Quote (Hepzibah @ Jul 8 2013 01:59am)

I posted early that I sit between 500-800 fps playing diablo2.

Its a combination of gamelag, and the fact that the game cant keep up with our frw that would cause a band when walking through torch//firestorm.. 

Idk how you can play d2 and never had this happen.  :/

Quote (jordang @ Jul 8 2013 01:48am)

All I know is that I personally have never had a perceivable problem with it.
I went from dueling on shitty wireless to having a direct ethernet connection into my fiber modem so everything in d2 feels smooth as a babies bottom to me lol.

my question is this:
if both the user of the phoenix and the other duelist experience the jolt from firestorm procs, who gains the advantage?

I guess it'd be the person who is more mindful of it.  I don't get where any unfair advantage would come into play.

if we're already breaking the game by using torch and enough frw to synch, adding more chaos isn't necessarily a bad thing.
hell, if removing entropy was our goal, we'd have to ditch gmb for something more consistent.  remove crit and doj too cuz it's all a roll of the dice.