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#565969 06/05/15 04:05 AM
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Unlike the ranger ability which worked until the end of the game, Charm arrows stopped working for me since level 15 on or so (even after lowering willpower).

Is this normal?

The same might be true for other status effect arrows, though I've noticed Silver and Constitution lowering arrows even worked on the final boss.

I think maybe there should be a "chance to work" message hovering above the enemy when you use them.

virumor #566101 12/05/15 03:58 PM
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Arrows have fixed base chance to apply. It has same issue like on hit effect on other weapons. Later in the game saving throws go up, but chance is still the same. Therfore 15% on hit blind is total uselles cose saving throw level 2 negates it all the time. I dont remember Charm arrow chance but it is about 70%

"Chance to work messsage" might help smooth gameplay. However at the curent state, you would see zero chance very often.

For Silver arrows and all purple lowering arrows saving throw is not used:-]. Thats why they works.

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virumor #566661 30/05/15 10:58 AM
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Basically right, but some additions.

The lower willpower effect only reduces the amount of the willpower skill, but in addition to willpower also the base chance and the level difference are factored in!
For each level the enemy is higher he gets +10% save chance. This chance is standalone and can't be modified by losses through effects like debuffing.
So applying a 50% mind-effect on an enemy 3 levels higher will at max hit with a 20% chance, if the enemy has 0 willpower. And no negative values are applied here.
So for example: 4(willpower)-5(soulsap)= 0 willpower.

And as said already, this makes especially the low on-item-effects horribly bad.

Last edited by Seelenernter; 30/05/15 11:00 AM.

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