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Re: Question re: the NM FE bug

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From: Patrick Vervoorn
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:27
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In article <Xns99E88B89849A6mpndisorg@207.115.17.102>,
Mark P. Nelson <markpnelson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>"ArtDent" <par@noyd.invalidname> wrote in
>news:13jmfm7668o4d39@corp.supernews.com: 
>
>> I am currently trying to build a clone killing pally.  I am in nm.  I
>> have killed quite a few bosses - including Hephasto - that were Fire
>> Enchanted, but my life ball only goes down about 10-20 percent.  Is
>> this because I am maxed on my resistances, or, is this because I have
>> items that give me 'damage reduced by x' as well as items that give me
>> 'damage reduced by x%' (I also have 'magic damage reduced by x')?  Or
>> have I just been 'lucky' so far and the next one could take me with
>> him when he goes? 
>> 
>
>I don't know for sure, but in my observations I get away with it often 
>enough to lose my respect for the bug and then it kills me--BLAMMO!
>
>Sometimes you don't see the FE notice until you've already started to zeal, 
>and then it's already too late; you just have to hope either that you don't 
>kill him before you can put some distance between you or that this will be 
>one of the lucky times.

Perhaps it's blockable?

This is just speculation, I don't know the intricate details... But I've 
noticed with my only melee char I made recently (also an UT Smiter, 1 
succesful run behind him this ladder), that it's not always 'BLAMMO' when 
killing an FE enchanted boss. ;)

Regards,

Patrick.
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Subject: Re: Question re: the NM FE bug
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