Rampart/Sentinel Changes

[Loial]

From a little testing I did after logging on...

These job abilities no longer generate hate themselves from what I can see. I'm going to check it out a little more later, but Sentinel/Rampart used to rip hate in many cases.

After voking a mob, I turned and let a friend beat on the mob till it turned, I then hit Rampart... nothing. Same with Sentinel, but a Cure II turned the mob.

Emergency Maintenance, when?

[DrivenTooFar]

Re: Rampart/Sentinel Changes

If this were true of Sentinel then it wouldn't be too big of a deal since your actions would be gaining more hate. With rampart though, a big feature of it was to get a lot of hate by using it with your entire party.

I will check it out later but either way this should be change back if what you say is true.

[Armando]

Re: Rampart/Sentinel Changes

Strange. The reports I've seen in Allakhazam and KI said they were spiking hate just fine. Also, I saw screenshots in KI showing that Sentinel gives 90% physical damage reduction, 100% with Valor Boots (the tests were done with 1000 Needles.) Very impressive.

[Caspian]

Re: Rampart/Sentinel Changes

Strange. The reports I've seen in Allakhazam and KI said they were spiking hate just fine. Also, I saw screenshots in KI showing that Sentinel gives 90% physical damage reduction, 100% with Valor Boots (the tests were done with 1000 Needles.) Very impressive.

So with Valor boots, you get Invincible every 5 minutes now, only with a little less hate spike?

[Icemage]

Re: Rampart/Sentinel Changes

Strange. The reports I've seen in Allakhazam and KI said they were spiking hate just fine. Also, I saw screenshots in KI showing that Sentinel gives 90% physical damage reduction, 100% with Valor Boots (the tests were done with 1000 Needles.) Very impressive.

Yowza. That's way more than I think anyone was expecting. Move over, Ninjas, Paladins are coming back to dominate end-game again.


Icemage

[Armando]

Re: Rampart/Sentinel Changes

It's unbelievable, I know. Didn't really expect anything this drastic. But the screenshot is there and I don't see why someone would bother to lie about it. You can see it here. So yeah, it looks like we have our own mini-Invincible now. Glee!

EDIT: Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ. This is not a joke.

[eva00r]

Re: Rampart/Sentinel Changes

OMFG OMFG OMFG .... Now I really can use PLD in merit party ???????

PLD/NIN/BLU/BRD 75
PUP 31

[Armando]

Re: Rampart/Sentinel Changes

EXP mobs are hitting me in the single digits. This is better than crack.

[Celeal]

Re: Rampart/Sentinel Changes

wow, damn, I should check try it out as well O.o

[csBahamut]

Re: Rampart/Sentinel Changes

Great for NMs and HNMs. Still sucks for merit invites. But maybe that Ares set will fix that.

[Malacite]

Re: Rampart/Sentinel Changes

Now if only Sentinel was changed to a Berserk-like ability (That is, 3-min duration with 5 min recast) then PLD would truly knock NIN off it's high and mighty arse, and Rightly so.

I dare say PLD would make TP burn more efficient if it could (and honestly it should be) keep mobs hitting for single digits >.> (or at least below 50 a swing in end game exp)

[ValisOfValefor]

Re: Rampart/Sentinel Changes

Wow, this is just wonderful. I was gonna test this stuff earlier, but had to go somewhere else.

Just can't wait to get back to paladin now ^^



Someone reported Rampart completely blocking out an Hurricane Wind from Fafnir. Sounds pretty darn godly to me.

[WishMaster3K]

Re: Rampart/Sentinel Changes

So maybe PLD just beat WAR as a SJ for RDM.

Maybe.

>_> I see it being infintely more useful, but I have Phalanx anyways!

But yeah, 90%. How high can you get the duration and recast of Sentinel to with merits?

[Raydeus]

Re: Rampart/Sentinel Changes

So maybe PLD just beat WAR as a SJ for RDM.

Maybe.

>_> I see it being infintely more useful, but I have Phalanx anyways!

But yeah, 90%. How high can you get the duration and recast of Sentinel to with merits?

Knowing SE Sentinel will only cut 10% damage if subbed.

[ValisOfValefor]

Re: Rampart/Sentinel Changes

So maybe PLD just beat WAR as a SJ for RDM.

Maybe.

>_> I see it being infintely more useful, but I have Phalanx anyways!

But yeah, 90%. How high can you get the duration and recast of Sentinel to with merits?

I believe you can get it down to 4:10 recast with merits