Why can't I craft a life stealing shard?

[gloopygloop]

I think we're getting perilously close to finding you obstinate and unconvincable.

Obstinate and unconvincable would be if I remained unconvinced after you presented your evidence (i.e. your code).

I'll actually look at your code, see if I find any problems with your methodology and respond once I have a chance to actually look at your arguments (i.e. your code).

My problem with what you had written before was the fact that you just made assertions without actually backing it up.

[MrkGrismer]

No.

Vorpal doesn't go through deathblock
Vorpal currently doesn't do more than 100 damage if mob has over 1000 hp.
Vorpal only procs on a natural 20.

Whereas a life drain on a quarterstaff is 19-20 on improved crit toons, and can do hundreds of hp worth of damage through deathblock. A vorpal of lifestealing scimitar would not just not be worthless, but it would be ridiculously powerful.

I said lifestealing on vorpal would be pointless, not lifestealing on crit. Lifestealing on crit is OP, as already stated.

[MrkGrismer]

Or make it lesser lifestealing
1 level drain on a crit.

Dreamspitters etc will have normal crit range based 1-3.

This will favour high crit range weapons true, in much the same way as radiance does.

And maybe another shard that does 1-6 or 2-6 on a 20.

Probably even 1 level on a crit would be considered OP with improved crit and scimitars and such.

Level drain on a vorpal is UP because vorpal is better (except possibly against deathblock, but other things would probably still be better then level drain).

[zukt]

I said lifestealing on vorpal would be pointless, not lifestealing on crit. Lifestealing on crit is OP, as already stated.

Right, mea culpa. Misunderstood vorpal as a vorpal weapon rather than natural 20.