Upcoming AoD Changes (25th)

[Deathcon]

Angel of Death Changes

• If we put the changes we originally wanted to do directly in the live game without putting it on the M&S rework beta it would've been a disaster.
• No change to HP (still 3M). Was going to be 3.5M but reverted.
• Boss kill times wiped upon log in
  • Mainly because the tweaks change the fight.
  • Mass times no longer get logged. Only tracks when 7 or less players start the fight.
  • Does not reset KC or make you get Reaper title again.
• Minions now shout when they are killed to give a better indicator of the order they were killed in.
  • This goes into the chatbox.
  • Each minion has their own text colour as well.
• Nex is now attackable during phase transitions but with 99% damage reduction. This helps players to keep building adrenaline and make the fight feel smoother. Phasing duration is the same.
• Icicle Slam attack
  • Icicles defence drastically lowered and HP is now 20k.
  • Bleed is applied after 6 cycles of being under the icicle as opposed to after.
  • Defensives aren't put on cooldown.
  • Removed putting movement abilities on cooldown when icicled.
• Reaggro
  • When a player dies inside the fight, Nex will no longer reaggro onto a random target
  • Nex should no longer reaggro after any of her mechanics/attacks/phasing.
  • This reggro fix took two days of the GameJam but also means this fix can be applied to Solak P2 aggro issues.
• Mage chests will now unlock the banner for the backslot.
• Players will be put directly inside the room instead of on a ledge when entering the instance. If the fight has begun then you get put on the ledge so you can still spectate.
• A leave option has been added to the flowing energy.
• Nex's melee hits no longer do cleave damage, they will only hit one person. She will deal increased melee damage to compensate.
• If Nex attacks with magic she will hit the main tank after 3 cycles allowing them time to react to the animation and switch prayers.
• Shadow orbs have been changed to NPCs so they now stack on top of each other.
• Drop rates
  • You will no longer be punished for sub 7 man drop rates. If 2 people duo the boss they'll get drop rates accordingly. Above 7 still has the anti-massing drop rates.
  • Made it so that all players can roll their own rare drop. Can roll 7 wands in the same kill. Drop rates per kill still average to same as they currently are.
  • Off-tank drop roll has been replaced by a DPS drop roll.
  • Should be little to no change in the actual drop rates vs live.
• Quick-exit option added at the end of the fight.
• The ice around the edges of the arena in P1 have been removed. It was causing major FPS issues when spawning.
• Fog reduced for better visibility.
• This was previously shown but not mentioned. Possibly removed: Shadow orbs were a mechanic that just got skipped and had no effect on the fight, now they will hit players for less damage but hit players found in an area of 2 squares from the orb's coord. The further away from the orb the less damage.

[Beric]

4 minutes ago, Deathcon said:

Nex should no longer reaggro after any of her mechanics/attacks/phasing.?

Well that's reassuring

[Cam L]

16 minutes ago, Beric said:

Well that's reassuring

I remember the last 4 times this got implemented. 

[AmusedDragon]

I am betting that they missed a number here or there and the droprate on launch will be totally whack. Either wands every kill or no drops at all.

 

 

[Edward987]

55 minutes ago, Deathcon said:

 

• Minions now shout when they are killed to give a better indicator of the order they were killed in.
  • This goes into the chatbox.
  • Each minion has their own text colour as well.

2

Bless

[Kris_Kronkle]

inb4 the phase transition damage reduction stays too long or permanently 

[AmusedDragon]

7 hours ago, Edward987 said:

Bless

You know everyone is gonna surge to the wrong one anyways.

[shallow]

23 hours ago, Deathcon said:

Drop rates

• You will no longer be punished for sub 7 man drop rates. If 2 people duo the boss they'll get drop rates accordingly. Above 7 still has the anti-massing drop rates.?

 

duo aod +1

[Isurugi Noe]

36 minutes ago, ah ty said:

duo aod +1

Carry me @ah ty