Teras Kasi Archive

My experience is that it seems to reduce the chance of my getting hit pretty significantly, for very short periods, though it could be just my impression, as I've never actually run any numbers on it.

From my testing, I'd have to say CoB for TKA is currently broken. I am also a Master Swordsman, and when I use CoB then, I can tell a HUGE difference in the amount of attacks that I Counterattack while CoB is active. When i try this unarmed, I cant tell a difference at all. Also, if you'll read in our top 5, CoB not working properly is listed in there as something that will be fixed.

i use it when i have mind buffs

I believe it to be broken for TKAs currently

Commandos cant hit anything anyway. lol

I hope they fix TKA CoB in pub 6.

CoB in everything else is awesome.

I think that CoB works fine the way it is. But the problem isnt that its broke for tk's, the problem is that tk's recieve no other types of defense (counter/block/dodge) besides unarmed toughness and melee defense. CoB and Defense Acuity both raise the chances of you blocking/countering/dodging a blow. Since tk's have nothing in those three skills, raising the chance for something that doesnt exist to fire, still means that you dont dodge/counter/block. The reason why it "works" with your heavy swordsman is becuase you should have something close to 90 to counterattack. CoB raises the chance of it fires, and it fires more. Tk's have none of that, so CoB does nothing for us. I wouldnt mind if they didnt give us any more chance to dodge or counter or whatever...But I would like to see maybe CoB make you take less damage or something...kinda like the way intimidate halfs damage done, CoB can half damage taken.

I dont know if I made any sense in my incoherrent rambling, but I thought I did.

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I'm a Master TK and I use CoB all the time whenever I have more than 2 or 3 enemies jumping me.

There is a huge difference in the number of evades/counters/etc when CoB is running vs when it is not. Whether people choose to believe this or not is entirely up to them. However, I am convinced it works for me and it works well.

When I run into a pack (4 or 5+) of Slinking Vorritor Lizards or Enraged Rancors I believe life would be far harder without CoB.

Maybe its just me, but its very noticable that majority ofthose red 'You have been hit' lines become white dodge/evade/counter lines!

As I have understood it, Defense Acuity is our version of counter/block/dodge. It works in the exact same way, but they have named it differently becuase none of these secodary defenses should stack. They way they are supposed to work is to prevent an attackalready designated as a hit (not miss) and then give an additional chance of avoiding that hit. All secondary defences can then be given increased chanses of working by setting yourself in the Centre of Being mode. The TKACoB would enhance Defense Acuity just asswordsman CoB enhances counterattack. Now, the other professions seem to be able to use their secodary defenses really well. When they activate CoB there is no mistake in that it does something, which is not the case for TKA's.Therefore it appears that for TKA's either defense acuity is broken or our CoB is.

I must admit i dont really understand CoB, howvever i notice that if i use it with armour on i take a lot of damage, without armour it seems to work better. Anyone else noticed the same or am i trippin?