Exbow testing thread (in General)

An Enforcer's Crossbow [4x10577] (+290)


I'll be AFK all weekend, but at least there is another target, be nice if I'd had a control fight or two against him...

Who are you fighting?

Looks like damage control by dudemus

Occam's Razor
vs
Construct

...

Keeping it simple

Hit Points: 13,215,722
Armor: 63
Strength: 14,758,541 / 4,000,000
Dexterity: 7,768,314 / 4,000,000
Archery: 1.00
Dispel Magic: 7,820,000 / 8,000,000

An Elven Long Sword [80x3000] (+0)
An Elven Long Bow [6x20000] (+0)
An Amulet of Might [0] (+12)
A Pair of Displacement Boots [0] (+150)
A Pair of Beleg's Gloves [3] (+15)
A Helm of Clearsight [-5] (+8)
A Buckler of Mandos [10] (+28)
A Tattoo of Augmentation lvl 11,419,134

...

Keeping it simple cast Dispel Magic on all enemy Minions (7,820,000)
a maug warrior found no valid targets on which to cast Antimagic Field
a maug warrior's Vampiric Aura fizzles under Dispel Magic

Ranged Combat
Keeping it simple hit a maug warrior [2,216,093]
a maug warrior shot Keeping it simple [427,187]
Keeping it simple looks weaker!

Keeping it simple hit a maug warrior [353]
a maug warrior shot Keeping it simple [424,817]

Keeping it simple hit a maug warrior [457]
a maug warrior shot Keeping it simple [294,900]

Keeping it simple overshot a maug warrior
a maug warrior hit Keeping it simple [306,975]

Keeping it simple hit a maug warrior [451]
a maug warrior shot Keeping it simple [396,674]
a maug warrior shot Keeping it simple [403,298]

Keeping it simple hit a maug warrior [286]
a maug warrior shot Keeping it simple [342,342]
a maug warrior hit Keeping it simple [400,524]

Melee Combat
Keeping it simple's blow was dodged by a maug warrior
Keeping it simple burns from the flames surrounding a maug warrior (3,964,408)
a maug warrior rived Keeping it simple [1,896,408]
Keeping it simple bleeds from his deep wounds (379,281)

Keeping it simple stumbled swinging at a maug warrior
Keeping it simple burns from the flames surrounding a maug warrior (3,588,226)
a maug warrior decapitated Keeping it simple [1,209,369]
a maug warrior cries "aryte arcaniss!"
Keeping it simple bleeds from his deep wounds (621,154)
R.I.P. Keeping it simple

P.S. Post-combat stats

Strength -46,784,302
Dexterity 7,768,314

What in the hell is this really supposed to be? Shots in the dark when someone already knows? Stop wasting time player's Admins. There is no fun in this so stop trying to force it on us it is stupid in it's entirety to do so.

You want to test stuff then give us the change so we can either prove/ disprove it has happened properly or not. This would be the bug fixing stage which can be fun because it is actually "Productive".

OK Zen, that's enough.

You don't agree, fine, we get that. Please keep your comments on the outrage that is keeping game information 'secret' in the other thread.

Don't drag this one off topic with yet more ranting please.

If the Exbow has been 'balanced', then I don't think "Strength -46,784,302" should even still be possible... That's my 2 cents.

I would test its if i could but i dont have a exbow nor willing to sac some money to test iys

like i said in the other thread too, this is far from a balance.. or a nerf, it seems like more of a buff, just erase the damned weapon from the game, its a blight on cb civilization. how can -46m str be a balance

Duke I have one, Im not wasting my time testing it, I'll have some fun during the tourney but other then that forget it...

Far from it GL. Until this crap stops neither will I.


Me and Many others as well I just happen to be the most vocal at this point that is all.


Why when this is DIRECTLY related to that. Why test something that we have no idea what the testing is directly. Stop wasting player's time give us the change so we can PROPERLY test it. It's fairly simple no?


The Topic IS the change and testing of the Ex/AxBow so no I am NOT off topic. I am about as ON Topic as I can possibly be. It is STUPID to withhold information of this nature on an item that is being tested and for what might I ask? Oh yeah to figure out the change............

"If the Exbow has been 'balanced', then I don't think "Strength -46,784,302" should even still be possible... That's my 2 cents."

-46 million strength doesn't mean anything. It has been started several times that once numbers go past zero, CB goes crazy.

Zen, are you testing anything in this thread? No.

Do so, and please keep rants out of it.

Venting steam is fine, and we all need to do so from time to time. Spreading it across multiple threads on the same subject, dragging threads off topic in the process isn't.

Fair warning, if it continues, I *will* start to moderate posts and threads.

The -46 mil ST at the end doesn't really matter all that much.
What DOES matter however is the near total drain of ST in the very first shot which only accounted for 3.2% of target's HP worth of damage.

Pointing out blind testing being a bad move is not off topic GL. It is saying that the source material is moot which absolutely affects this exact thread.

Tell us the change so we can properly test it. Also again I must iterate that it is not JUST the ExBow that received the change but ALSO the AxBow.

Does it have anything to do with AC effecting the drain?

From novices post it seems it took at least 8 hits for a complete drain.

hmmm..

This thread should help with testing

Can someone please explain why i have almost a mill negative strength???????? we are under 10kmpr and i got hit 5 times for around 150-200 damage...would post whole fight but too many mispelled words cuz minion names so no go.








Post-battle stats
Lazer Beam
Experience 3,322
Hit Points 0
Strength -998,414
Dexterity 1,473
Armor Class 5
Ranged Base to-Hit 100
Ranged Bonus to-Hit 11
Total Evasion 7
Damage Inflicted 0

after the first few fights of the tourney it still seems my best defense against the E bow is not getting hit. Joel was draining me fully with 1 hit from what must be a tiny bow.

I guess the parameters have been changed somewhat so that the penalties are greater than before when doing damage less than maybe 2.5% but the bonus has been increased (maybe cap removed?) for doing maybe 10% HP damage.

I'm thinking of dropping out of the tourney... People are racking up kills against me, because of a bug that's preventing me from buying an RoS to complete my strategy.

you sure you havnt got the RoS - it says you cant but but they show up in inv

yeah you just hit equip and they just showed up there regardless.

Wow, freaky! Thanks for the help guys!

I don't know what the hell is going on with the E bow now, Joel's new T char just fully drained me with 1 24 hp hit versus 7.7k hp !!!

Something weird seems to be going on, my damage falls to minimum in melee without getting hit by the E bow.
Play-by-play:  

Post-battle stats
	Sonesdam
Experience	8,055
Hit Points	7,655
Strength	942
Dexterity	10,033
Armor Class	0
Melee Base to-Hit	60
Melee Bonus to-Hit	11
Ranged Base to-Hit	100
Ranged Bonus to-Hit	5
Total Evasion	19
Damage Inflicted	6,421

   Play-by-play (T86) BennyHedgehog(T86) exbowsive

Sonesdam cast Dispel Magic on all enemy Minions (1,939)	Rothe cast Ethereal Chains on Sonesdam (1,181) Rothe cast Haste on Kano-san (282) Rothe cast Haste on Rothe (282)
Ranged Combat
Sonesdam shot Kano-san [365] Sonesdam hit Kano-san [453]	Rothe undershot Sonesdam
Sonesdam shot Kano-san [508]	Rothe's shot flew past Sonesdam
Sonesdam shot Kano-san [373] Sonesdam skewered Kano-san [452]	Rothe undershot Sonesdam
	R.I.P. Kano-san
Sonesdam shot Rothe [364] Sonesdam hit Rothe [558]	Rothe overshot Sonesdam
Sonesdam shot Rothe [583] Sonesdam hit Rothe [413]	Rothe's shot went wide of Sonesdam
Melee Combat
Sonesdam scratched Rothe [34] Sonesdam scratched Rothe [40]	Rothe overshot Sonesdam
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [29] Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [27]
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [25] Sonesdam scratched Rothe [30]	Rothe's shot ricocheted near Sonesdam
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [28] Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [36]
Sonesdam scratched Rothe [32]	Rothe's shot went wide of Sonesdam
Sonesdam scratched Rothe [28] Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [36]
Sonesdam scratched Rothe [40] Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [30]	Rothe's shot flew past Sonesdam
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [28] Sonesdam scratched Rothe [33]
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [36] Sonesdam scratched Rothe [34]	Rothe's shot ricocheted near Sonesdam
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [32] Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [34]
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [32] Sonesdam scratched Rothe [26]	Rothe's shot flew past Sonesdam
Sonesdam scratched Rothe [32] Sonesdam scratched Rothe [27]
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [25] Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [38]	Rothe's shot flew past Sonesdam
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [26]
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [35] Sonesdam scratched Rothe [39]	Rothe's shot flew past Sonesdam
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [28] Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [30]
Sonesdam scratched Rothe [38] Sonesdam scratched Rothe [36]	Rothe's shot ricocheted near Sonesdam
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [37] Sonesdam scratched Rothe [30]
Sonesdam scratched Rothe [28] Sonesdam scratched Rothe [28]	Rothe's shot ricocheted near Sonesdam
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [27]
Sonesdam scratched Rothe [34] Sonesdam scratched Rothe [26]	Rothe's shot went wide of Sonesdam
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [37]
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [33] Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [32]	Rothe's shot went wide of Sonesdam
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [26] Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [40]
Sonesdam scratched Rothe [34] Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [41]	Rothe's shot ricocheted near Sonesdam
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [40]
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [31]	Rothe undershot Sonesdam
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [32] Sonesdam scratched Rothe [35]
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [33] Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [36]	Rothe overshot Sonesdam
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [30]
Sonesdam scratched Rothe [34]	Rothe's shot ricocheted near Sonesdam
Sonesdam scratched Rothe [25] Sonesdam scratched Rothe [28]
Sonesdam scratched Rothe [25]	Rothe undershot Sonesdam
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [25] Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [28]
Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [41] Sonesdam scratched Rothe [28]	Rothe undershot Sonesdam
Sonesdam scratched Rothe [32] Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [32]
Sonesdam scratched Rothe [35] Sonesdam glanced off of Rothe [33]	Rothe's shot flew past Sonesdam
Sonesdam clove Rothe [35] Sonesdam rived Rothe [33]
Sonesdam rived Rothe [25]	Rothe undershot Sonesdam
Sonesdam hacked Rothe [40] Sonesdam gashed Rothe [33]
Sonesdam clove Rothe [39]	Rothe's shot flew past Sonesdam
Sonesdam gashed Rothe [37]
Sonesdam dislimbed Rothe [30]	Rothe's shot ricocheted near Sonesdam
	R.I.P. Rothe

RD sheepishly unequips his cutlass, thanks, SuiteStuff for enlightening me :)