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SolitareConfinement
05-18-2008, 02:23 AM
mk running through otf obviously per trip i get atleast 1 ambush from a scout per run to the ducts. now what im not getting is how i go from a DS like this in the open in defensive

A gremlock claws at you!
AS: +409 vs DS: +550 with AvD: +23 + d100 roll: +7 = -111
A clean miss.


to:

An Ithzir scout fades into view while striking!
An Ithzir scout swings a gleaming steel broadsword at you!
AS: +412 vs DS: +335 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +5 = +112
... and hits for 2 points of damage!
Attack bumps an eyebrow.
That was far too close!


im level 80....are 9 levels of pushdown really enough to give me a 215 DS drop for ambush? im more than fully doubled in perception being a rogue with 170 ranks in perception and have 164 ranks for ambush which is maxed to the gills for my level.

or am i missing another factor there?

Stunseed
05-18-2008, 02:24 AM
Scouts are 89, and have levels on you. That's the big thing.

Sthrockmorton
05-18-2008, 03:28 AM
DS pushdown & extra weighting...

Why I ambush everytime. It's huge

Baelog
05-18-2008, 04:45 AM
Ambush is one of those mechanics that when it drops your DS horribly low, you go "Holy shit, what the hell!?"

Like getting a weapon hurled at you when you don't have a shield, especially a Large or Tower

But yeah, Ambush can bring some major DS pushdown