Does Blocking a ranged attack cost as much as blocking a Melee attack?

Avran_Sylt

Asking given common sense would indicate (via the provided visuals, with a shield), that blocking ranged attacks would cost less of whichever resource.

And also given the gameplay reality that ranged attacks can be much safer than melee attacks in terms of positioning.

SeaGtGruff

I think the cost of blocking can vary depending on several factors, such as active and passive skills, slotted and passive CP perks, and bonuses from set gear.

Also, those factors can affect how much damage of various types will be blocked, such as direct damage, martial attacks, poison or disease damage, magic damage, area of effect, etc.-- but those types of damage reductions are not necessarily connected to "blocking" per se (i.e., "bracing").

But I don't usually pay a lot of attention to all of the nuances of this game's combat mechanics, damage computations, etc., so someone else who actually knows how it all works should answer your question!

Avran_Sylt

SeaGtGruff wrote: »

I think the cost of blocking can vary depending on several factors, such as active and passive skills, slotted and passive CP perks, and bonuses from set gear.

Also, those factors can affect how much damage of various types will be blocked, such as direct damage, martial attacks, poison or disease damage, magic damage, area of effect, etc.-- but those types of damage reductions are not necessarily connected to "blocking" per se (i.e., "bracing").

But I don't usually pay a lot of attention to all of the nuances of this game's combat mechanics, damage computations, etc., so someone else who actually knows how it all works should answer your question!

Less of a nuance question but more of a rock/paper/scissors kinda thing.

Sword n board beats archer, bruiser beats sword and board, archer beats bruiser.

code65536

Does Blocking a ranged attack cost as much as blocking a Melee attack?

The cost of block does not care about what kind of damage is being blocked. A quick ranged light attack from a bow costs the exact same as a big melee heavy attack with a long windup, and hit that does only 1K damage will cost the exact same to block as a hit that does 100K damage.

The only things that affect block cost are things on the blocker's side, such as passives or enchantments that affect block cost.

What this means is that something that generates a lot of small hits will be more costly than something that's one big hit. So, for example, blocking someone who's using Rapid Strikes will cost more than blocking someone who's using Uppercut.

Block cost does have a 250ms cooldown, so if you block something, then all other blocked hits for the next 250ms will be free. So Rapid Strikes, which is multiple hits spread over 800ms, will generate more cost charges than Force Pulse, which is multiple hits all at once.

Avran_Sylt

code65536 wrote: »

Does Blocking a ranged attack cost as much as blocking a Melee attack?

The cost of block does not care about what kind of damage is being blocked. A quick ranged light attack from a bow costs the exact same as a big melee heavy attack with a long windup, and hit that does only 1K damage will cost the exact same to block as a hit that does 100K damage.

The only things that affect block cost are things on the blocker's side, such as passives or enchantments that affect block cost.

What this means is that something that generates a lot of small hits will be more costly than something that's one big hit. So, for example, blocking someone who's using Rapid Strikes will cost more than blocking someone who's using Uppercut.

Block cost does have a 250ms cooldown, so if you block something, then all other blocked hits for the next 250ms will be free. So Rapid Strikes, which is multiple hits spread over 800ms, will generate more cost charges than Force Pulse, which is multiple hits all at once.

Interesting.