MMO-Champion BlueTracker - [Bug] Savage Defense

2009-03-17 01:49:26

I did an advance search for both lacerate and SD...and didn't see anything so hope this hasn't been covered! ;x

Anyway, crits from Lacerate are neither giving me rage from Primal Fury, nor a Savage Defense shield.

Totatlly possible I've misunderstood or missed something but im hoping at least that it's a bug... :(

Munchken

2009-03-21 21:26:05

Re: [Bug] Savage Defense

Q u o t e:
As Mellinee pointed out, while that might be what Blizzard intends that is not what is said and it is reasonable to reach either conclusion. If it's not a bug and intended that's fine but I've not seen anything to either effect from Blue so hoping we can get some insight.

There was initially a confirmed, and now corrected bug, of Primal Gore giving the incorrect modifier (spell at 1.5, rather than melee crit at 2) This has been since corrected, and as Blizzard has chosen to treat the ability and it's damage calculation as a melee critical strike, there is nothing to suggest it would not indeed proc Savage Defense as well.

"Savage Defense: Trainable at level 40 with Dire Bear Form as a prerequisite. When the Druid deals a melee critical strike, they gain a physical damage shield equal to 25% of their attack power. The next hit completely consumes the shield, regardless of how much damage was done. Only active in Bear Form."

Again the crits are working with like worded things -
Both Predatory Instincts and the Relentless Earthsiege Meta are to be applied to again melee critical strikes and they are in fact applied to lacerate crits

The bug you're referring to with Primal Gore is valid because the bleed is a physical damage ability, and it's critical strike damage was modified like a magic spell.

Relentless Earthsiege Diamond only states that it increases critical strike damage by 3%, so that is all critical strikes.

The way the tooltip for Savage Defense reads, states that only melee critical strikes will allow it to proc. This rules out Lacerate because of the fact that it is a bleed effect, that is allowed to crit by means of a talent.

Hope that clears that up.

Dresorull
Blizzard QA

Dresorull

2009-03-21 21:47:10

Re: [Bug] Savage Defense

Q u o t e:
Any word on fixing the latency induced issues with Savage Defense?

Can you provide a bit more information about what you are referring to? If it is a bug, please start a new thread.

Dresorull
Blizzard QA

Dresorull