🚀 go-pugleaf

Patrick Vervoorn wrote:
> 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. ;)

I tend to agree with you Patrick. I've just been playing with a friend, me 
with a pally, the friend with a frenzy barb. We took out the council and one 
was FE. The barb's (and my merc's) life ball went down to about 10% while 
mine hardly moved. All I could think was I was the only one with a shield.
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TTFN,

Shaun.