Accuracy problem...Solved?

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Bartack - Heavens Tear
Bartack - Heavens Tear Posts: 253 Arc User
edited May 2010 in Barbarian
I was testing Demon Bestial Onslaught (B/O)on some mobs while doing a quest (and yes, Demon B/O DOES add 35 percentage points to crit, its soooo nice). I was using Penetrate Armor (P/A) right before B/O, and almost never missed on the mobs. Now, I have Misty rings and amber shards, so my accuracy is pretty good, not to mention the evasion debuff from B/O. Well, in my testing I began to notice that if I landed P/A, I wound never miss any consecutive attacks. I remember reading an old thread claiming that P/A made you hit 100% of the time, and remember reaming that poor 'noob' like everyone else who responded to his thread. But just for ****'s and giggles, I decided to test it out myself.

What I found:

Nerfing my accuracy to a chance to hit at 74%, i would attack mobs without using any skills, and deduced that the hit percentage was very accurate at about 1 out of 4 attacks missing. Now, I started attacking mobs by opening with P/A, and found that on the mobs that P/A connected with, all consecutive attacks were hits, no misses. I must have killed 100 mobs for about an hour in disbelief. I then resumed testing again for about 30 minuets using Devour in tiger form, with the same results. If a physical debuff attack skill landed, I would never miss that mob again.

Is it a glitch? Probably, but its got me swapping rings right now. I dont ask any of u to take my word for it, go test it for yourselves before u flame me here, please. Also, I have not yet tested it in duals or PK. But at least now I know why I NEVER seem to have a problem hitting bosses while tanking (I love to use Devour).

Update: tested it w a veno too, using ironwood scarab gives u 100% accuracy against that target w physical
attacks. Kinda useless but still...

Update update: It doesnt work in duels, i missed after landing a successfull phys debuff. I highly doubt it works in PK. Still nice on mobs though =)
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  • Cirax - Dreamweaver
    Cirax - Dreamweaver Posts: 46 Arc User
    edited May 2010
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    That's interesting - I'll go try it out. Thanks for the tip :)

    I've always avoided PA in pvp for those high-evasion classes because I miss it often (even with bloodbath, 2X 50% accuracy rings >__>) and it wastes chi if you miss . But next time I'll give it shot, and if it connects, I'll try to see if the remaining attacks while debuffed will always connect.
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  • Cybetron - Harshlands
    Cybetron - Harshlands Posts: 153 Arc User
    edited May 2010
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    did you use demon PA/Devour?? i tried this with my lvl 10, for a few mobs it seemed to work but after maybe 10 or 12 mobs attacks started missing..
  • VerenKaunis - Dreamweaver
    VerenKaunis - Dreamweaver Posts: 1,099 Arc User
    edited May 2010
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    Interesting. Same thing happens with a veno's ironwood scarab. Think it has anything to do with the p.def debuff?
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  • Axelire - Heavens Tear
    Axelire - Heavens Tear Posts: 286 Arc User
    edited May 2010
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    Bartack - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    I remember reading an old thread claiming that P/A made you hit 100% of the time

    Was it this one? b:chuckle

    http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=578232

    I'm so glad I'm not delusional and someone else has noticed this. b:thanks
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  • OMarvelous - Sanctuary
    OMarvelous - Sanctuary Posts: 339 Arc User
    edited May 2010
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    I usually open with either devour or penetrate armor, because I wanted my next attacks to do more damage...I rarely miss nowadays so I've though nothing of it. I thought this was accepted knowledge. I do wonder if it makes a difference with demon P/A vs Regular though....
  • Mhweewa - Dreamweaver
    Mhweewa - Dreamweaver Posts: 16 Arc User
    edited May 2010
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    ATM I'm lvl 86 and in human form I use P/A as my opener. I have noticed that it P/A hits, then it is 100% accurate for any additional skill/attack. However, if P/A misses, then I do have other skills/attacks that miss. So, yes P/A does allow for 100% accuracy when it does hit.
  • Bartack - Heavens Tear
    Bartack - Heavens Tear Posts: 253 Arc User
    edited May 2010
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    I am a demon barb but do not have demon P/A or demon Devour, they are at level 10. I tested them again today, just for a little while, and the 100% accuracy thing still seems to work on mobs.
  • OMarvelous - Sanctuary
    OMarvelous - Sanctuary Posts: 339 Arc User
    edited May 2010
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    This is a good thread. :)
  • Cybetron - Harshlands
    Cybetron - Harshlands Posts: 153 Arc User
    edited May 2010
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    well even if this seems to be working it must be a purely PvE miracle.. I am sure that it doesn't work in PvP coz if it does, then PA/Devour + arma will nvr miss (if PA lands of course)... that would be just too much power to barbs and i don't think GMs would allow that b:angry
  • Bartack - Heavens Tear
    Bartack - Heavens Tear Posts: 253 Arc User
    edited May 2010
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    Yeah i tested it in a duel w no luck...too bad. I did however also test it w a veno using ironwood scarab and then phys attacking, and even w less than 50% accuracy, she never missed a blow. Seems to be an unintended side effect of that particular type of debuff.
  • Kephras - Heavens Tear
    Kephras - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,472 Arc User
    edited May 2010
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    Tried, Tested, Success.
    b:shocked
    And here I thought it was a myth... Ah well, the more you know, right?
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