by Danny Gourley on Aug 07, 2006
Velah Just Got Smarter
What has Turbine been up to with Dungeons & Dragons Online:
Stormreach (DDO)? Let's take a look:
Monsters
NEW
Prolonged
exposure to the Plane of Night has had negative effects on Velah and
has stripped her of some of her former epic powers. Note that to
compensate she has grown a bit smarter, and many of the old strategies
used may not work quite so well. Experimentation, quick thinking, and
valor will surely lead heroes to find new ways to defeat her. Velahs spellcasting AI and line of sight recognition will
be
improved. Her attacks will no longer be flagged as unblockable. The average damage of her physical attacks will be reduced.
The critical hit ranges on various attacks will be modified. Her tail knockdown attack will use the same mechanics as
other Knockdown effects. Wing Buffet will be considered a physical attack rather
than
a spell. The knockback effect will have a reflex save. Velahs
Dragon Breath will no longer treated as a physical attack. It will be
entirely fire damage with a single reflex save, and can no longer crit
or miss. Dispelling Breath will remove half as many magical effects
as
before. Her Telekinesis ability will have a will save. All spells cast by Velah will properly use her Charisma to
determine DCs. Fireballs spit by Velah will be entirely fire damage and
scale properly on Hard and Elite. Velah herself will properly scale in difficulty on Hard and
Elite. For more information on the origin of these changes, please
read target="_blank">this thread. Wildmen will apply the feeblemind effect less often, generally
on
critical hits and/or their special leap attack. The
effects caused by the warforged quori humanoids in the WFT area will no
longer produce FX. Previously this on-damage effect could slow down
performance due to the spam of visualized effects. Melee
oriented Troglodytes will move closer to their targets - they should no
longer attempt to make melee attacks from out of range.
There's lots more. Check out the complete list [
href="http://ddo.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=275">HERE].