Change Block to "old skool" block

Diamond_10 · August 2015

Why cant we just change block to "old skool mmo" block? Make it so you have a % chance to block, and have a block stat that increases block chance.
Yes its RNG, but lets face it, the old school way of mmo blocking is far superior to these new styles. If someone wants to be a tank, theyd have to sacrifice all kindsa dps and resources t have high block chance.
Return of the true tanks!

Rinmaethodain · August 2015

RNG is bad and it should be avoided at any cost. Nothing that is random is good.

OP should change dealer.

ToRelax · August 2015

First time I have to agree with the above poster...

mousekime111rwb17_ESO · August 2015

RNG = bad mmmk

Also that would mean having to some how stack enough PASSIVE mitigation that you could survive *** like 3 axe heavies all at once without the 70% odd mitigation that you get from blocking.

Maulkin · August 2015

Why is RNG so bad?

Evasion gives you a 20% dodge chance that's RNG.
A bunch of sets like Skoria are RNG-based.

I don't know if making block RNG is a good or bad decision, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with RNG in MMO games. The predecessor to RPG games was board games like D&G which had dice rolls (the very definition of rng) at the core of their game design.

No demonising of RNG please. I love it

Enodoc · August 2015

In my view they did change block to "old school" - old school TES (Oblivion era), in which stamina didn't regenerate while blocking either.

asteldian · August 2015

No thanks to passive blocking. Skill less maths game where it all becomes about effective health because you cannot depend on block. Much prefer ESOs style, especially as it allows for much more build variance.