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Thread: +7 to ranged and melee defense @master dancer
does the reported +7 to melee and ranged defense from a master dancer really work? Is this applied to the dancer or those who watch? How long does it last and how do you know if it is in effect?
Thank you!
Aprilstorme wrote:does the reported +7 to melee and ranged defense from a master dancer really work? Is this applied to the dancer or those who watch? How long does it last and how do you know if it is in effect?
Thank you!
That +7 is only for the Master Dancer themselves. Whether it works or not I can't say, as I don't have anything to compare it to. Right after getting Master I jumped to Unarmed, then TK Novice. I'd have to do a fight-by-fight comparison with a non-Dancer TK Novice to tell.
The only thing players get from /watching us is a small mind buff - reported to be about 250 Mind for 10 minutes of /watching, and another 250 for /listening to a musician for a total of 500.
I haven't personally confirmed this one either, but I hope it's true.
I'm definitely going to have to play with this to see how it works.
As for the defensive bonuses: they do in fact work, they're personal, just like the bonuses you get from combat trees. The size (+7) is significant enough compared to what you get from combat trees to be noticable. As for exactly what it does... no idea.
I know I survive better with it than without it, though.
The melee and ranged defense mod is a percentage actually + 7 should read 7%.
This is a 7% added to your base defense.
Actually from a fighter stand point this is significant.
The defense bonus i earn as a Human this boost actually makes up for the racial mod i would have gained as a Dosh doing TKA.
So really its nothing to scoff at.
Syl
The rest of you posting here are misunderstanding the original poster.
He or she is refering to the +7 melee defense +7 Ranged defense you get at Master dancer.
This is a combat mod, Not the mind buff that is Mind enhancement bonus.
The +7 that he or she is referring to is added onto any combat skills you have in those areas. Example.
If you were TKA Novice you would earn an additional 7% increase of defense on your base at that point.
Syl
The other thread on the mind buffs is reporting that it's something like 2 minutes duration per minute of watching (up to 20, possibly?), and for a master dancer, 50% increase in mind stat. (i.e. from 1000 to 1500).
Only master dancers give a mind buff (and master musicians). Those who haven't achieved master yet will give none. All of our tests showed a 50% increase in mind - there are some other details in the thread on that not to hijack.