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Shapechange Issues; Crazy Modifiers
Topic Started: Aug 20 2012, 01:17 AM (166 Views)
coyotesage
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I play the character Ziguard Selten on account coyotesage, and so far I've been successfully hunting with the spell Shapechange. Until recently that is.

The AC and Attack bonus that my Shapechange forms gain has become extremely erratic as of last night. The AC seems to fluctuate between 10 and 18 points lower than I've come to expect, and the attack bonus seems to be off about 10 points as well. I died once last night, not realizing my AC was suddenly 32 and not the 48 I'm used to (in Nightwalker form). I've also tested this on Horned Devil and Iron Golem forms, and the fluctuations are somewhat crazy.

The only thing I can think of is that, before the problem started occurring, I cast Weapon of Impact on my Nightwalker form to see if that would work, since I noticed their damage type is bludgeoning. Ever since then, the modifiers have been going nuts.

Not only that, but when I zone, I seem to be randomly losing my shifted form. Just poof, back to normal.

If you get a chance to look at this, I would appreciate it. I definitely can't do any solo Abyss hunting in the current state of the character. Thank you.
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coyotesage
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I also just removed all the gear off my character, including the only item that adds AC and noticed my AC is still 18. Just so you know, my characters native Dex is 14, so, without armor my AC should just be 12. Something is definitely not quite right here.
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coyotesage
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Also, it appears that some of my buffs may just be going away, either at area transitions or after other buffs are being cast. One of them, Cat's Grace, seems to be poofing at area transitions or after I cast Endure Elements. I have a feeling Shadow Shield and Mage Armor may also be going away. Just more info on a weird and crazy problem.
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Agony_Aunt
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There are several issues relating to shapechange.

Firstly, don't believe what is written on the character sheet regarding AB and AC. It is notoriously incorrect. Take note of the combat logs instead.

Secondly, one annoying thing is when you transition, you sometimes trigger a save (export of character). When this happens you get unpolymorphed (for the save) and repolymorhped. This can have unpredictable results with buffs and stuff.

We could stop the automatic save if you are polymorphed when transitioning, but then anyone polymorphed will go long periods without saving, and lose all that juicy XP if there is a crash.

As someone who often plays a polymorpher, its something i've just come to accept and live with.

As for Weapon of Impact, i doubt this is the cause. Didn't know Nightwalker had bludgeoining weapons (slashing would make more sense), but anyway, a server reset would clear up and issues that had arisen from it.
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You are correct, it did in fact clear up on server reset. I'll remember to be patient if and when it happens again, thanks for the reply! :D
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