Thoughts on named weapons and threat range:

~ We definitely do not, going forward, want Improved Critical to affect any bonuses to threat range for named weapons.

~ We are also sensitive to players who don't want to see existing weapon lose relative power.

We will be increasing the threat range of the following named weapons. I am including the new threat range which is increased to compensate for the loss of improved critical. Keep in mind that this will be on top of the threat range Improved Critical adds for weapon type, so with that feat Epic Sword of Shadows, as an example, would have a threat range of 6 and become 15-20.

I apologize for the short hand in listing the threat range - that number represents the base range of the weapon and should be increased enough to match the previous range with Improved Critical. As a side effect this will make some weapons more powerful if your character does not have Improved Critical.

Named Item: Base Threat Range

Epic Sword of Shadows: 4
Sireth: 5
Bone Crusher: 3
Epic Bone Crusher: 5
Pinion: 3
Mutineer's Blade: 5
Deathnip: 3
Tiefling Assassin's Blade: 4
Whirlwind: 4
Rebellion: 4
Drow Bastard Sword, Dagger, Khopesh, Longsword, and Shortsword: 4
Drow Waraxe, Light Mace, Warhammer, Great Axe, Maul and Quarterstaff: 3.
Drow Rapier and Scimitar: 5
Carnifex: 3
Silver Longbow: 3
Elemental Bloom (and Epic): 3
Oathblade: 4
Sickle of Sypheros: 3
Snowstar: 5
Theurgic Stave: 3
Ratcatcher: 4
Nightforge avanger blade and stiletto: 4
Nightforge spike: 5
Treason: 4
Breeze: 3
Unwavering Ardency: 3
Coronation: 3
Phospor: 5
Razorend: 4
Epic Zephyr: 4
Epic Thornlord: 3
Epic Collapsible Shortbow: 3
Epic Mirage: 5
Epic Bow of the Elements: 3
Epic Staff of Nat Gann: 3
Bow of Sinew: 3
Cutthroat's Smallblade (top heroic weapon) and Epic Cutthroat's Smallblade: 4
Luminous truth and Epic Luminous Truth: 3
Chieftain's Spear: 3
Forester's Brush Hook: 3
Forgotten Light: 3
Fellblade: 4
Sapphire Sting and Epic: 3
Death's Touch: 3
Devourer's Reaping: 3
Tharkuul's Bane: 3
Widowblight: 3
Mornh, Hammer of the Mountains: 3
Staff of the Seer: 3
Braisingstar: 3
Fossil: 3
Star of Irian: 3
Bonesplitter: 3
Shining Devastation: 3

(I believe we have all named items with a base threat range higher than their weapon type with this list.)

Sev~

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/466433-The-Balance-Change-post/page66#...

^ Been chatting with him about it since yesterday. Hopefully we can come to common ground regarding this.

so...we gonna start posting CP or what?

LordHumungus wrote on Oct 20^th, 2015 at 1:05am:


"... so deep before" is all i can make out of her lips.. wonder what she said before that

viadrouw wrote on Oct 20^th, 2015 at 2:48am:


Lootgen weapons have no expanded threat range, therefor are affected exactly the same as they were before by IC,

With current update from Sev, weapons will remain exactly as they are, without the doubled up bonuses from IC affecting spells/eds/enhancments. (Slight "Nerf" if you fully expected IC doubling said things as working as intended)

LordHumungus wrote on Oct 20^th, 2015 at 1:05am:


Turns out she has other talents as well.

DropBear wrote on Oct 20^th, 2015 at 4:58am:


Because that would require an admission that the initial concept was flawed, and Turbine never makes mistakes.

LordHumungus wrote on Oct 20^th, 2015 at 1:05am:


Skoodge wrote on Oct 20^th, 2015 at 5:22am:


She probably has many more talents.
The name is Larkin Love btw.

Sim-Sala-Bim wrote on Oct 20^th, 2015 at 6:55am:


I know, I'm just not as good at citing my source material as you are

Skoodge wrote on Oct 20^th, 2015 at 5:22am:


Wow, wonder if she tosses salad?

[] wrote on Oct 20^th, 2015 at 12:59pm:


IC will add 1, 2 or 3 depending on weapon type.

LordHumungus wrote on Oct 20^th, 2015 at 1:05am:

You might have won the internet with that image.