Is AC broken on P99?

[errorlvlacro]

I'm not sure why a dev can't just come and tell us. Maybe it is broken and they don't want to tell us? I don't know. Either way, last thing I read from a dev about the AC was something like, "well this is the purpose of the beta to figure out and work on getting all the mechanics right over time". I think it works, but it's still a work in progress. Still, a lot of people say it's broken. I hear it all the time.

[Erati]

Originally Posted by errorlvlacro [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Still, a lot of people say it's broken. I hear it all the time.

AC works better here now in the present than it did in 2009/10. But the consensus is that AC for the most part is still 'broken' compared to what the AC stat was on live.

Why? Who knows....

however one thing that can't be debated is the fact that when Velious hit, EVERY tank on live was stacking AC via their Kunark armor sets and all the raid tanks always always always choose things with higher AC if the gear upgrade choice was AC vs Stats.

Was it that the player base was 'dumb' not realizing that the Kunark armor was actually not all that great and the players just wore it 'because it was from the second expansion'.

Maybe. Who knows....

[errorlvlacro]

Originally Posted by Erati [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

AC works better here now in the present than it did in 2009/10. But the consensus is that AC for the most part is still 'broken' compared to what the AC stat was on live.

Why? Who knows....

however one thing that can't be debated is the fact that when Velious hit, EVERY tank on live was stacking AC via their Kunark armor sets and all the raid tanks always always always choose things with higher AC if the gear upgrade choice was AC vs Stats.

Was it that the player base was 'dumb' not realizing that the Kunark armor was actually not all that great and the players just wore it 'because it was from the second expansion'.

Maybe. Who knows....

Thanks for your insight! I do sometimes think it's also a bit of people not fully understanding the mechanic itself. I don't think the devs would let such an issue go on unchecked if it was true and they probably find it insulting that people even say it. It would still be nice to get some official explanation on whether it's working as it did before or if it's still being tweaked. I don't think that's much to ask.