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Hitting Zombies with Sealed Sword's second hit only...

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Sun, 10/20/2013 - 08:20

Hawksteel

Basically, I was using a Divine Avenger on some Poison Zombies in Depth 19. I hit one while it was coming out of the ground, and thus it didn't take any damage. Then I landed the second hit of the combo. Something strange happened. I noticed that hitting it again with the first hit didn't kill it, but comboing successfully with both hits landing would kill a zombie on the level instantly. I also saw that the chunk of HP taken out of the gauge was a lot less if I only landed the second hit.

Is there some hidden mechanic I'm not aware of?

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 08:50

Zeddy

I will look into this. Could you tell us what level of damage bonus you were at?

Were you alone for the whole thing?

Were you poisoned when performing the combo?

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 09:30

Hawksteel

Um...

I was lonely for the entire run. I was with a Poison Max Snarbolax Cap, Fire Max Snarbolax Coat, Divine Avenger with Undead Low putting me at Ultra Damage. I was not poisoned.

Perhaps some mobs are spawned weaker than others? I remember in FSC, some of the Red Rovers die significantly faster than others.

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 09:33

Arkate

You are all WEAK! You are all BLEEDERS!

Or maybe OOO has introduced hidden crits. Now all we need to wait for are Cola drops.

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 09:37

Hexzyle

Your mouth has written checks. My gun has cashed them.

I certainly hope not.

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 09:52

Zeddy

One more thing. Which difficulty was this?

Can you specify the exact level you ran? If this is spawn-related that's important.

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 09:57

Arkate

I think the question he's asking is if comboed DA does higher damage than a second swing, followed by a first swing.

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 09:59

Hawksteel

@Arkate

Well, if that question were answered it would answer this anomaly. I don't believe that would make sense though, since you're hitting with a "combo" either way, but in reverse.

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 10:00

Hawksteel

Elite

I was on Elite, the Jade King D19 Blight Boulevard (not sure which sorry).
I was just in FSC, Red Rovers dying in 1 Glacius hit...who knows.

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 10:01

Zeddy

Concrete Jungle: Blight Boulevard II, depth 19

Some of the zombies spawn with less health than others. There doesn't appear to be any concrete pattern to it, but these zombies, when hit by a haze bomb blast, will fall over and die in 4 bombs (no damage bonus) instead of 5. There's about a handful of them in the final arena of the stage.

This was tested on elite mode and should match up to your DA numbers.

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 10:16

#10

Hawksteel

Ah, thanks!

The mystery deepens!

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 10:22

#11

Jawny

use brandish. gg

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 10:27

#12

Khamsin

@Jawny

"use brandish. gg"

So constructive, so on-topic. Quality post.

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 11:09

#13

Hexzyle

When you're this swag this world just bows at your knees

So constructive, so on-topic. Quality post.

Yes, 10/10, would read again.

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 11:10

#14

Bitsbee

@Hawksteel

I'm lucky it's the afternoon. If I clicked that link last night, I'd probably have a panic attack.

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 12:11

#15

Hawksteel

@Bitsbee

I guess you don't play Dota 2. It's the level up phrase she says o_0.
For a G G, bring 4 Brandishes with you on every run.

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 14:16

#16

Popoixd

@Hawksteel+Bitsbee: All I see

@Hawksteel+Bitsbee: All I see is a black bar...

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 14:21

#17

Bitsbee

I'm on an iPhone & I could play it.

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 14:21

#18

Hawksteel

Shrug

Off topic, but it's an audio clip.

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 14:48

#19

Rezzler

Zombies in FSC D25 room with

Zombies in FSC D25 room with double trojans have higher defense that the rest.

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 12:18

#20

King-Of-Echoes

First swing does NO DAMAGE

This has happened to me before when I was using voltedge and divine avenger...the zombies takes no damage as it is coming out of the ground when its quarter to almost all the way out of the ground it takes damage...

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 12:38

#21

Hawksteel

@Rocket

I was referring to the differing health, not exactly the invulnerability.

Mon, 10/21/2013 - 13:09

#22

Senseiwarrior

Sealed Sword Line - 1st hit

Sealed Sword Line - 1st hit doing less damage while the 2nd doing more.

When the zombie comes from the ground, its invincible until it's entire body is above ground.

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