Pindleskin's Charge Blockable?

[ccrazool]

Pindleskin's Charge Blockable?

Small things sometimes have significant outcomes...

I'm building a blizz/spike sorceress to go smash Pindleskin a few thousand times in a row. If the charge attack which is executed by Pindle and his minions is blockable, I'm planning on giving her max block with the ol' Gerke's. However, if the charge attack can't be blocked, I'm planning on spending all those points on vit rather than on dex.

I've hunted around www.battle.net/diablo2exp and also around www.purediablo.com, but can't seem to find any information. Blocking says that it works against melee and ranged attacks, but for the life of me I can't ever remember actually blocking a Defiled Corpse's charge. Or Pindle's.

Can anybody point me in the direction of an authoritative answer? I'd be much obliged.

Thanks,

c.c.r.

 

[Alex Kerensky]

I can't say for sure, but I remember blocking those things with my max block Necro. Again, I won't guarantee this, but that's what I remember.

 

[PhatTrumpet]

I can't say for sure either, but I play hardcore and all my characters have decent chance to block; most of them have a 75% chance. Of all the times I've been in Pindle's front yard I have not once blocked a charge attack with a shield. I have little experience with Trapasins though, so I can't say anything about Claw Block. The only other ways to avoid being hit are high defense and Amazon dodging skills, I'm about 95% sure of this.

 

[sangfagel]

It´s an interesting question. Generaly I agree with PhatTrumpet´s assumption but i am still not 100% sure. If you could wait to the evening I can make an experiment with any of my full-block chars and post my results later.

 

[sangfagel]

OK - it´s me again. According my testing % chance to block do not affect number of hits taken but ar is important.

My test was done with a zealot clvl 85, chance to block 75%, dr ~15k, Hell dif.

ps
dr means defense rate (not damage reduce or somethig else )

 

[ccrazool]

OK - it´s me again. According my testing % chance to block do not affect number of hits taken but ar is important.

My test was done with a zealot clvl 85, chance to block 75%, dr ~15k, Hell dif.

ps
dr means defense rate (not damage reduce or somethig else )

So you did manage to block a charge or two? What's the key to doing it successfully? (I don't understand your post)

Cheers! And thanks!

.capn

 

[sangfagel]

So you did manage to block a charge or two? What's the key to doing it successfully? (I don't understand your post)

Cheers! And thanks!

.capn

Sorry if I was unclear. I did not block ANY chrged attack - even with 75% chance to block. (never heard sound of blocking)

Pindels minions missed though many times - I guess that my 15k defense made it hard for them to hit me.

 

[ccrazool]

Sorry if I was unclear. I did not block ANY chrged attack - even with 75% chance to block. (never heard sound of blocking)

Pindels minions missed though many times - I guess that my 15k defense made it hard for them to hit me.

Outstanding work. Thank you very much, sir.

So, with that in mind, my blizz/spike "someone please kill me -- I'm so bored because all I do is kill pindleskin over and over and over" sorceress will have only base dexterity; all points (after str for gear) will go to vitality.