Update 23 First Look

[Talon_Dragonsbane]

•The Shield Mastery and Improved Shield Mastery feats have been adjusted as follows:
•Shield Mastery: You are skilled with the use of a shield, and your physical resistance is increased by 3 when using a buckler or small shield, 5 when using a large shield, or 10 when using a tower shield. You gain 3% doublestrike while using a shield. While fighting with a shield you gain a +10 Combat Style bonus to Melee Power.
•Improved Shield Mastery: You are exceptionally skilled with the use of a shield, and your physical resistance is increased by 5 when using a buckler or small shield, 10 when using a large shield, or 15 when using a tower shield. Your doublestrike chance while using a shield is increased by 8%. Your Combat Style bonus to Melee Power is increased to +20.


The above shield feats get PRR, will they also get a corresponding MRR?

[mikarddo]

In the release notes (https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...ted-8-21-14%29) I see no mention of the proposed change to Divine Grace, nor any mention of changing how SWF, Swashbucklers and shield interact.

Am I merely overlooking something or were those changes removed?

[Nascoe]

In the release notes (https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...ted-8-21-14%29) I see no mention of the proposed change to Divine Grace, nor any mention of changing how SWF, Swashbucklers and shield interact.

Am I merely overlooking something or were those changes removed?

Looks like the proposal for maxing Divine Grace was ditched after very mixed reaction (ahem) from the player base. Turbine solved the issue of potentially getting MP from both SWF and Shield by making all fighting style MP bonuses the same type so they won't stack to prevent that combination (and some combinations of SWF with TWF or THF and Shield etc) gain a huge boost in melee power

[CaptainSpacePony]

By far?

Only great two-handed fighters can glance while moving, regular or improved shouldn't.

I approve this suggestion. Simple, and very flavorful.