Ugh...sometimes u guys make me soooo tired. This has been discussed previously in another thread where I detailed how this idea could be abused. It doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure this out and mere convenience in the form of a time saver doesnt even come close to warranting such an easily abused idea.
Whether you are hitting the lesser bosses for XP or the better bosses for drops this idea used in conjunction with the max damage cap will allow aplayer to get waaaay more XP and drops from a bopss than they normally would using a 20 stam power attack.
If I hit a boss with the maximum damage set with a 20 power attack I only do the max damage limit in damage yet I get XP and boss drops as if I did the full damage capable with my 20 stam power attack. For example, (numbers r strictly for examples sake) if the max damage is 2k and i can do 1k damage per stam attack i would hit the limit it 2 single attacks recieving xp for 2 single attacks and the percentage ratio of chance for a drop based on 2 single attacks. Now if I were to hit that same boss with a 20 stam power attack Im still only gonna do the max damage set in damage but im going to be rewarded xp times 20 and many more boss drops. Now magnify this by your 100 stam attack idea.
This may not sound like a big deal to you but I assure u it is a very big deal when it comes to the balance of the games. single Bosses are not intended to give out seemingly limitless xp and drops. If I had a 100 stam power attack option all i would have to do is have my partner set the max damage to the minimum and hit it with a 100, then have them just keep restting it to the next minimum until the boss was dead. I would get thousands of times the xp and drops than i normally would, I could fill out my entire inventory with nothing but the best drops or crafted items from those drops in a matter of days.
This has been tested time and time again ever since they changed from 5 stam power attacks to 20 stam power attacks. Legitimate players doing this could send the game outta whack....could u imagine what the cheats who farm bosses could do with an update like this? Are u getting the point yet?
Last edited: Apr 17, 2013