Skills - Life Barrier

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Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

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Dumbveggie84

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005


Starting from Copperhammer mine going to iron look for a Pinesoul. I dont know if the names change but his name was Esnhal Hardwood. Fought him 3 times cause idied alot and he doesnt use it to often.

Dumbveggie84

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

I went back and switched to a monk secoundary and it was the same guy. He didn't spawn the first time but he WAS there the seound time good luck.

Elythor

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

Elysium Protectorate [EP]

The only way the Pinesoul boss would use the skill is if another normal pinesoul is in the vicinity. The boss will cast Life Barrier on the other pinesoul...and that's when you can capture it.

So sometimes you'd need to run a bit further off and lure another pinesould in range of the boss.

TheBuster

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Lornar's Pass, "Quick Root"

BaleFire

BaleFire

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

In a cave, by a lake of fire

the skill description is wrong, the "X" is on dmg reduced, not ure life when ally takes dmg.

emil knight

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Chicago,IL

The Knights Of Temerity

R/Mo

Quote:
The only way the Pinesoul boss would use the skill is if another normal pinesoul is in the vicinity. The boss will cast Life Barrier on the other pinesoul...and that's when you can capture it.

So sometimes you'd need to run a bit further off and lure another pinesould in range of the boss. Why are you trying to capture a skill in the middle of a fight? Kill the boss and THEN capture the skill...you can spend all the time you want looking through EVERYTHING that boss had then.

Dudededu

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Most of those posts are from before you could do that and you actually had to capture it mid cast. Thats how I got it. Had no other choice then.

If the boss died and you didnt get the skill, you pretty much missed your chance. Youd have to come back later again and find him again and hope he casts it again.

Worst part was when you got interrupted.

Now your odd of missing it are almost nill...

Mercury Angel

Mercury Angel

Avatar of Gwen

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wandering my own road.

Current Description and image-


Current icon alone-


For variable number, 20%-44%, attributes 0-12.
Exact equation is:
20+2n, where n = Protection Prayers.

dajg

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Is that "TARGET ALLY" or should it be "target OTHER ally" ???

snyder926

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

amarian knights

N/Me

i ask the same question as dajg, that would be a kickass running spell on my war

super dooper

super dooper

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

W/

it's target OTHER ally.

ngriffith

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

Atlanta

True Fellowship

R/Me

I wonder if this skill can be used in conjunction with protective spirit. i.e.: Protective sprit reduces a 120damage lightning orb to 48, and then life barrier reduces that 48 damage by half to 24. Anyone tried this?

alluvian69

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2005

any one know what the effects are for stacking this with life bond?

Big Bad Wolf

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2005

When stacked with life bond it appears that they both operate off the original dmg dealt, so if you get a 100 dmg hit life bond reduced that to 50 and life barrier further reduces it by another 20-46. So for a protection monk, it woudl reduce a 100 point hit to 4 points of damage.

Entwai Dumela

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2005

ALOT

W/Mo

Are you sure it stacks??? It would seem way too powerful if that were the case.

Another interesting thing is that it halves ALL damage, whereas Life Bond only reduces damage from attacks

rii

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

UK

It stacks, but uses are limited pretty much to putting it on an ele with obsidian flesh and letting him solo the whole level (pve this is) with stone daggers and aura of restoration :S

I havent tried it but would be amused (but not surprised) to find out it stacks..... theres absolutely no reason why it shouldnt.

GWplayer745

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2005

Is this skill bugged? I've found that this spell does not end when my life drops below 50%.

Makkert

Makkert

Black Beast of Aarrrrgghh

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

The Biggyverse [PLEB] // Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Entwai Dumela
Are you sure it stacks??? It would seem way too powerful if that were the case.

Another interesting thing is that it halves ALL damage, whereas Life Bond only reduces damage from attacks it stacks, and you should play the Life Barrier before the Life Bond. The difference with playing it vice versa is mostly felt for the bonder, not the player that is bonded.

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example with protection around 12:

bond then barrier cast:

player: 50 damage -/- 40% damage reduction of barrier = 30 damage
bonder: 50 life bond damage -/- 20 damage of life bond = 30 damage

barrier then bond cast
100 -/- 40% barrier = 60
player: 60 damage -/- 30 bond = 30 damage
bonder: 30 life bond damage -/- 20 damage of life bond = 10 damage

coldslammer

coldslammer

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

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W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by GWplayer745
Is this skill bugged? I've found that this spell does not end when my life drops below 50%. read the skill discription carefully

it clearly says if your health is below 50% when the ally takes dmg, life barrier ends

GWplayer745

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by coldslammer
read the skill discription carefully

it clearly says if your health is below 50% when the ally takes dmg, life barrier ends Indeed I have read the skill description. Life Barrier ceases to end when my health is below 50%, and my allies are taking damage.

Shadow Maruader

Shadow Maruader

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

Malacandra(Dont ask)

Weekend Guild Wars People[GWP]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by ngriffith
I wonder if this skill can be used in conjunction with protective spirit. i.e.: Protective sprit reduces a 120damage lightning orb to 48, and then life barrier reduces that 48 damage by half to 24. Anyone tried this? You do know what Protective spirit does dont you,yes it reduces dmg but it doesnt just bring it down to 48 cus of spell it makes it so u cant b hit with more then 10% of ur maximum hp by an attack...and u cant cast life barrier on yourself,course u can do that to somone else

Arcador

Arcador

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

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R/N

Very good pve spell and good in the arenas.