Exalted Blades Spin Attack (Excalibur)

[Edgarhighman]

 

[Whooohooo]

when did they remove blind spin ?

[shut]

28 minutes ago, Edgarhighman said:

Radial Blind now gets half its duration on targets that are looking away.

Wait, what? Since when?

I know DE attempted to add nerfs to Blind a long while back (e.g. the weird "enemies do not get blinded if they are unaware of you" mechanic that was nonfunctional from day one, and the "enemies follow and shoot at player sounds" mechanic that I don't recall ever working). But I don't recall them ever adding a "RB duration is halved when enemies are looking away" mechanic at all.

 

Even if it was an undocumented change, I feel like I would have noticed something like that considering I've played Excal almost exclusively since before his rework. My playstyle completely revolves around keeping everything blinded, but I haven't noticed a single case of Blind ending prematurely (bosses aside).

 

EDIT:
It's a conclave change. It doesn't have any effect in PVE.

Edited March 17, 2018 by SortaRandom

[Edgarhighman]

6 minutes ago, Whooohooo said:

when did they remove blind spin ?

They did not, they make it now cost energy for every spin. Half the cost of your Radial Blind, aka 25 energy per spin!

2 minutes ago, SortaRandom said:

Wait, what? Since when?

I know DE attempted to add nerfs to Blind a long while back (e.g. the weird "enemies do not get blinded if they are unaware of you" mechanic that was nonfunctional from day one, and the "enemies follow and shoot at player sounds" mechanic that I don't recall ever working). But I don't recall them ever adding a "RB duration is halved when enemies are looking away" mechanic at all.

 

Even if it was an undocumented change, I feel like I would have noticed something like that considering I main the guy. My playstyle completely revolves around keeping everything blinded, but I haven't noticed a single case of Blind ending prematurely (bosses aside).

Hotfix 16.4.4

[shut]

11 minutes ago, Edgarhighman said:

Hotfix 16.4.4

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That's a Conclave change.

 

[Edgarhighman]

6 minutes ago, SortaRandom said:

...

That's a Conclave change.

 

I see, that means the wiki page needs a minor update. Can confirm or deny if this is true in PVE?

Edited March 17, 2018 by Edgarhighman

[bad4youLT]

they should just remove mini-blind on spin , its anoying and cost energy

[Edgarhighman]

1 minute ago, bad4youLT said:

they should just remove mini-blind on spin , its anoying and cost energy

Agree, the energy cost makes it wholly undesirable.

[shut]

12 minutes ago, Edgarhighman said:

I see, that means the wiki page needs a minor update.

... I don't see anything about it on the wiki, either.

Excalibur summons and raises his Exalted Blade, releasing an intense flash of light that affects enemies within 8 / 12 / 15 / 25 meters and blinds them for 7 / 10 / 12 / 15 seconds.
Duration is affected by Ability Duration.
Radius is affected by Ability Range.
Affected enemies are initially stunned.
Blinded enemies are vulnerable to melee finishers (default E ) and susceptible to stealth damage multipliers.
Radial Blind will not affect enemies behind obstacles in the environment unless Excalibur has line of sight, or unless the enemy is aware of Excalibur within a short period of time (e.g., an enemy that spots Excalibur and runs out of view is still susceptible to Radial Blind if the ability is used within a small time frame).
Blind melee units will run to the source of audible gunfire and/or footsteps. Certain melee units, such as Guardsmen and Ancients, may attack Excalibur's last known location.
Blind ranged units will stand still or run for cover, and may occasionally throw a grenade towards Excalibur after the initial stun. Certain ranged units, such as Fusion MOAs, may also fire upon Excalibur's last known location. In most cases, ranged units will not use close-range crowd control abilities or melee.
Security cameras will deactivate their laser barriers for the duration.
Radial Blind affects individual bosses differently:
Some bosses are rendered helpless, and will not perform any actions unless attacked while blinded:
Sprag and Ven'kra Tel do not attack the player unless attack first while blinded.
Lieutenant Lech Kril will not use his Ice Wave attack at all while blinded. (He cannot see the players, and thus cannot target them.) During the first stage of the boss fight, this (briefly) prevents progression until the blinding effect wears off.
The Jackal will not attack the player unless attacked, but it will turn in place to attempt to keep the player in its frontal cone of vision. (More testing is needed to determine if this is AI behavior unique to bosses, or if it is a product of noise generated by the player while running.)
Alad V will not do damage to you while blinded, but be aware that he can also blind you. Zanuka however, his companion-boss, can deal damage while blinded, via mini-rockets. It cannot fire them while blinded, but if they are fired prior to blinding it, they can still track you.
Other bosses will still perform some actions, but will not attack:
The Sergeant will still turn invisible on occasion, but will otherwise be entirely helpless.
The Grustrag Three will attempt to move into cover after the initial stun period.
Captain Vor and Corrupted Vor can still teleport even while blinded.
Lynx will not attack the player while blinded, but be aware that any Lynx Turrets which were not hit by Radial Blind will still be able to attack, and the Lynx itself will not be vulnerable to damage unless all the Lynx Ospreys are defeated.
Councilor Vay Hek will still alternate between invincible and not while blinded, and he will dodge to the side when hit, even while blinded, but he will not retaliate at all. The Orbital Strike Drones he deploys can still attack you if they are not blinded.
Blinded enemies have smoke diffusing from their eyes or similar body part for the ability's duration.
Can be used while running, attacking, blocking, jumping, sliding, forward flipping, wall running or clinging to a wall.
Has a cast time of 1 second and a reuse delay of 5 seconds, affected by Natural Talent.

[Edgarhighman]

5 minutes ago, SortaRandom said:

... I don't see anything about it on the wiki, either.

 

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On Excalibur page click the PATCH HISTORY tab

 

Hotfix 16.4.4

• Radial Blind now gets half its duration on targets that are looking away.

[shut]

11 minutes ago, Edgarhighman said:

 

On Excalibur page click the PATCH HISTORY tab

 

Hotfix 16.4.4

• Radial Blind now gets half its duration on targets that are looking away.

Ah, gotcha.
So basically, you got your list of Excal nerfs from the "Excalibur / Patch History" page on the wiki, except one of the notes forgot to mention that the nerf was for Conclave only. I'll fix that right away.

[Edgarhighman]

1 minute ago, SortaRandom said:

Ah, gotcha.
So basically, you got your list of Excal nerfs from the "Excalibur / Patch History" page on the wiki, except one of the notes forgot to mention that the nerf was for Conclave only. I'll fix that right away.

The list was mainly from my personal memory, but that list helped with a two.