Combat Block Mechanic Appears to be Broken

2/27/2016 9:17 PM
Title: Combat Block Mechanic Appears to be Broken
Reproduction Rate:100%
Blocker? No
Details: The block mechanic does not generate a log entry and does not appear to have any impact on incoming damage. There is a visual indicator (floating text) that a block occurred, but the log entry is same same as a normal attack and the damage does not appear to deviate from normal damage (21 blocks all had similar damage to normal attacks).

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Use the Deflect skill to increase block modifier
2. Get Attacked
3. Watch floating text for a block
4. Look at combat log for associated text (you will see no mention of block but the attack will show up)
5. Compare damage numbers to that of normal attacks
User Specs:
OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (6.1.7601) 64bit
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz (4) System RAM: 8161
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti GPU RAM: 1993
SotA.EarlyAccess.Win.64.385.Date.02.26.16
Area: HiddenVale_Swamp_Tier3
Loc: (154.3, 18.6, -27.5)

 

I had a hand in helping Noric test this issue. I fully expect that any successful blocks would show similarly to how glancing blows, parries and dodges do. This is not present in the combat text. I have provided the following data in the case that Deflect's effect is something that is instead feeding into Resist or Absorb. The below data indicates no real change in damage.
Damage data using copper bladed dagger with bronze hilt. Critical hits and glancing blows are not included in the average.
With Deflect: Average damage 5.2738 (hits ranging from 3-7)
Without Deflect: Average damage 4.888 (hits ranging from 3-7)

 

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Fix appears to have worked - Thank you very much!