Help with Game Mechanics

[ryaku711 0]

So i'm playing a cleric and i'm looking for a good flail weapon. I found a few like Ball and Chain or Sun and Moon but i'm a bit confused on the effects.

For instance Ball and Chain says -2% Action Speed. Does that mean that it Reduces my action speed IE making me slower? Or does it speed up my action speed making me faster?

[MaxQuest 2,786]

Iirc it reduces target's action speed by 2% for 30s. And it stacks 10 times.

[Boeroer 14,738]

Just to be sure - are you playing a Priest or a Cleric (Fighter/Priest)?

Ball and Chain puts a stacking 2% Action Speed debuff on the target. It makes the target slower with every hit (up to -20%).

 

Edit: dammit MaxQuest!

 

 

Edited December 10, 2018 by Boeroer

[aweigh0101 87]

This post is a fantastic example of how obtuse PoE mechanics are to understand.

[Boeroer 14,738]

Actually it's not a good example for that - because in this case it's very clear what Ball and Chain does:

 

[thelee 1,830]

This post is a fantastic example of how obtuse PoE mechanics are to understand.

 

Most of Deadfire mechanics are actually quite clear - you just have to read them like a lawyer, paying very close attention to wording, and then you generally won't be surprised.

 

Inversions are probably the main obtuse aspect of PoE.

[Boeroer 14,738]

Hm... I find the descriptions better than in PoE - but still very woolly most of the time (no numbers given etc.) - and sometimes they are just wrong.

[thelee 1,830]

Hm... I find the descriptions better than in PoE - but still very woolly most of the time (no numbers given etc.) - and sometimes they are just wrong.

 

Yeah, I guess I should've said "when it's correct Deadfire is pretty clear." Most stuff is pretty clear, in part because it's auto-generated. Then you have funky stuff with keywording or unclearly auto-generated tooltips (like the withering strike ugprade that does more damage over time).