About cracked armor...

doudou_steve

doudou_steve

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

Canada

Guildless QQ

W/

In pve, Is it working on ANY monsters or it's like in pvp(can't be below 60AL) ?

Kale Ironfist

Kale Ironfist

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

Australia

Venatio Illuminata [VEIL]

W/

Cracked Armor gives a -20 armor penalty, and their armor can't go below 60 armor because of this.

Gift3d

Gift3d

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2007

Las Vegas

Enraged Whiny Carebears [oR]

W/E

I'm not sure about the monster level/armor correlations. Like if they're lvl 28 if they have higher armor or something.

But for war/para/ranger/sin/derv monsters, yes it'd be effective.

MsMassacre

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

On level 20 monsters, cracked armor is only useful on paras, sins, wars, rangers and dervs.

BUT on monsters OVER 20, cracked armor takes affect regardless of profession.

At least that's what my testing shows.

snaek

snaek

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

N/

yes it works the same (it will reduce armour, but not below 60al)

now ya jus need to kno how much al, enemy monsters have:

Quote:
Creature armor rating

Creatures onther than player characters have their basic armor rating decided by their level and profession. This may be tweaked in one way or another (like Wurms having very high armor) or changed vs certain types of damage (such as a lower armor level vs fire damage).

The basic formula is: 3 * creature level+armor class bonus

Armor class bonus is 20 for metal class (Warrior and Paragon), 10 for leather class (Ranger, Assassin and Dervish1), and nothing for casters.
1. These might not follow this formula, and instead use a formual that gives them 3 less armor rating at level 1.

For example, a level 24 Margonite Cleric will have 72 base AL.
source: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Creat...e_armor_rating

MagmaRed

MagmaRed

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2007

Our Crabs Know True [LOVE]

R/

Not common in PvE, but it also works on Mesmers using Physical/Elemental Resistance, Elems using Armor of Earth, Kinetic Armor, etc., and Ritualist with weapon/item spells like Resilient Weapon.

The -20 armor will lower the bonus they get from those skills.

doudou_steve

doudou_steve

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

Canada

Guildless QQ

W/

Yea ok but on lvl 1-10 monsters?

Kale Ironfist

Kale Ironfist

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

Australia

Venatio Illuminata [VEIL]

W/

They have below 60 armor, so Cracked Armor is mostly useless on them.