Page 3 granite/stone armor bug

[Sarn]

I applaud the movement of resistance and defense to stoneskin to free up some of that for other armors, but I think it is bugged for granite. The +5% defense did indeed make my non-granite form have +5% defense (as well as expanded resistances), but it took -5% away from my granite form. Since stoneskin is operating in both granite and non-granite (as an autopower), there should have been no effective change in defense or resist in granite form). And, no, it's not combat jumping. Maybe I'm missing something. 

[Sarn]

Mids shows granite as speced in the game at 31.55% S/L (this is pre-patch). In game (post-patch), granite's S/L is 23.12%. Stoneskin is adding the +5% back in, but I suspect that there is something going on with the initial subtraction (as that is more than just 5%.). Maybe it is because the enhancements have less base to work with, so the values are not as high. Whatever the case, it ends up being quite a considerable nerf to granite form for me (especially against incarnate level), since I was near the incarnate defense cap, but now am well short. I don't want to think that this was meant to be a stealth nerf to granite, but perhaps so. 

Thanks for all the wonderful work you all do! 

[Captain Powerhouse]

Granite defense right now is +15 base on a tank.

Used to be +20. That is exactly a -5 defense reduction.

 

This might be seen as a bit of a setback or nerf, but for a Granite build to retain the same defense it had before it will now need 3 SO enhancements in both, Granite AND Stone Skin.

[Bionic_Flea]

19 minutes ago, Captain Powerhouse said:

Hmmm . . . Sound Cannon, Meteor and now this . . . we already have gale and hurricane.  Perhaps wind control and . . . WIND BLAST!!  Flatulence themed heroes rejoice!

 

[Sarn]

6 hours ago, Captain Powerhouse said:

Granite defense right now is +15 base on a tank.

Used to be +20. That is exactly a -5 defense reduction.

 

This might be seen as a bit of a setback or nerf, but for a Granite build to retain the same defense it had before it will now need 3 SO enhancements in both, Granite AND Stone Skin.

Okay, that makes sense. I'll try to find the slots. 🙂

[Glacier Peak]

On 11/27/2021 at 9:23 AM, Bionic_Flea said:

Hmmm . . . Sound Cannon, Meteor and now this . . . we already have gale and hurricane.  Perhaps wind control and . . . WIND BLAST!!  Flatulence themed heroes rejoice!

I thought that for a second too! Then I realized it was a signature image, meaning it is in every post published by CP. Perhaps it is meant to evoke something, "when it rains, it pours" type imagery?