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Impenetrable and NPC Crit

Merrak
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We all know that players can crit...it's a known fact across the board. Yet anytime the community asks for an answer about NPC crit, they get different answers depending on who you talk to.

Can one of you please give us a definitive answer here. Half the community swears that no NPC can crit, while your CSM's have told people anything in the game world can crit. People like myself have build our gear around a specific theory, and honestly, we would just like to have a definitive answer. Is Impenetrable meant to be a PvP only Trait, or does it actually serve a purpose in PvE?

It just seems a bit strange that general game mechanic questions like this get no answer...
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  • Merrak
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    Why does it have to be so secretive? What is there to be afraid of by telling us the truth here? Or do you guys just not actually know yourselves?

    I would appreciate it if someone would reply to this thread. I don't think the community is asking too much of you to be honest with us instead of just leading us on a wild goose chase.
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  • Jitterbug
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    I would like some clarification on this aswell
  • Merrak
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    We would still like to have an answer from the team on this. It's no longer "find out yourself". Why would you continue to scorn your community over something that you feel is trivial?
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  • zbtiqua
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    ZOS Eric Wroegel said at the guild summit that no NPC's can crit in the game. If any monsters can crit, it's unintended by the devs. If any of the CSM's tell you monsters can crit, it's probably because half of them don't play the game.

    Source: Heard it directly from the lead gameplay dev.
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  • Petros
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    zbtiqua wrote: »
    ZOS Eric Wroegel said at the guild summit that no NPC's can crit in the game. If any monsters can crit, it's unintended by the devs. If any of the CSM's tell you monsters can crit, it's probably because half of them don't play the game.

    Source: Heard it directly from the lead gameplay dev.

    What time in the video did he state this?

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  • ZOS_GaryA
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    Hey there @Merrak,

    We can confirm that NPCs in the game do not crit.
    Edited by ZOS_GaryA on October 20, 2014 4:34PM
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  • crowfl56
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    ZOS_GaryA wrote: »
    Hey there @Merrak,

    We can confirm that NPCs in the game do not crit.

    They just hit to hard, especially the archers , he he.
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    Hey there @crowfl56,

    If you're referring to the "Taking Aim" ability, it does a lot of damage by design. It has a long wind-up, though, and is able to be interrupted.
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  • zbtiqua
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    zbtiqua wrote: »
    ZOS Eric Wroegel said at the guild summit that no NPC's can crit in the game. If any monsters can crit, it's unintended by the devs. If any of the CSM's tell you monsters can crit, it's probably because half of them don't play the game.

    Source: Heard it directly from the lead gameplay dev.

    What time in the video did he state this?

    I don't know I didn't watch the videos :p It was sometime in the morning of the 2nd day.
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  • Merrak
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    ZOS_GaryA wrote: »
    Hey there @Merrak,

    We can confirm that NPCs in the game do not crit.

    Thank you so very much for the confirmation. It's very much appreciated!
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  • ZOS_GaryA
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    Hey there @Merrak,

    Absolutely, and thanks for letting us know about the varying answers you've received as well! We managed to find a super out-of-date knowledge base article that was part of the issue. We've corrected this for additional clarity :).
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  • Hciliata
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    bump for a useful, helpful, and definitive answer :)
  • SmalltalkJava
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    Nice info here
  • TheTraveler
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    Is this still applicable?
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