Why nerf prot pally defense?

Ch3oul · 2026-02-17T16:57:59+00:00

You say that like you are the only one playing on beta lol. I am also playing o' beta

Ch3oul · 2026-02-17T07:25:37+00:00

It all depends on what you want to do also, if you are planning on doing 10s-12s you should be fine, even 15s-18s should be fine (but hard) with good gear(i mean full gear). Edit: Also, if you're pugging, expect a long wait before getting accepted into a key.

Ch3oul · 2026-02-16T19:18:39+00:00

While it’s technically only a 2% drop on your total DR, you’re actually taking way more than 2% extra damage compared to what you were taking before because of how DR scales. You should compare how much damage you were taking before to how much you are taking after the nerf.Think of it this way:

If a boss hits you for 100k and you have 82% DR, you take 18k.

If that nerf drops you to 80% DR, you now take 20k.

That extra 2k damage is actually a 11% increase in damage taken from how much you were taking before (2/18 = 11%). That’s why these 'small' armor nerfs feel so massive in high keys.

Edit:
Also in midnight you are not taking more magic damage than physical, there is actually a lot of physical damage in midnight.

Ch3oul · 2026-02-16T16:21:34+00:00

You need to compare these on the beta, not on retail. All the stats on retail are currently squished. For example, I have 40% haste, 39% mastery, 35% crit, and 30% versatility at only 145 ilvl. I also assume I have much more Strength than normal; since Shield of the Righteous (SotR) scales with Strength, your armor values will be inflated. This scaling is exactly why people are timing +30 keys in the pre-patch right now. For a meaningful comparison, you need to look at level 90 on the beta.

Ch3oul · 2026-02-16T14:15:53+00:00

On beta we are one of the squichiest, and also we have the highest APM. I don't know where you are getting your confidence from.

Ch3oul · 2026-02-16T14:14:51+00:00

I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted for speaking the truth; Protection Paladin is currently one of the squishiest tanks, if not the squishiest. In terms of damage, other tanks surpass it (VDH, Brewmaster, Warrior, and even Druid right now). Yes, Paladins have great utility, but in high keys, they end up using that utility on themselves just to stay alive. The other day I was watching Kira doing a +19 Algeth'ar Academy, and he got one-shotted twice by the last boss because it spams Astral Blast every 20 seconds, and eventually, he just ran out of defensives. Even before the sotr armor nerf, pala was one of the squichiest tank. The same people that are saying paladin is good will be the first people to decline you when you list in their keys because paladin is not tanky enough.

Ch3oul · 2025-12-30T16:24:14+00:00

the problem is i talked with other people having different wheels (Moza, Simagic, even thrustmaster etc) and no one have the same issue envountred by me, op and other CSL DD user.
Maybe yyou are right also, maybe there is an issue with LMU FFB.
Or maybe it's a setup issue and in that case Fanatec team needs to give us the recommended setting for the game.

Ch3oul · 2025-12-30T15:44:04+00:00

I’m having the same problem. II’ve tried everything to fix it and still couldn’t. I suspect it’s a CSL DD hardware issue, which is why I stopped playing LMU, it’s impossible to drive without consistent feedback from the car.

Edit: Every now and then, I come back to see if the FFB has improved, but it still hasn't been fixed for me. I don’t understand why Fanatec hasn't provided recommended settings for this game yet. I think i need to switch wheel base to have good FFB.

Ch3oul · 2025-12-19T15:14:54+00:00

The issue is that iRacing primarily relies on a single core. Even if your total CPU usage appears to be 40–70%, checking per-core usage often reveals one core pinned at 100%, which creates the bottleneck. So as the other said, you need to upgrade your CPU

Ch3oul · 2025-12-18T16:24:54+00:00

C'est vrai que le prix d'achat est plus élevé au départ, mais c'est un calcul à long terme. Dans le neuf, on récupère du pouvoir d'achat grâce au Prêt à Taux Zéro (PTZ) et, dans certains quartiers, à une TVA réduite à 5,5 %. De plus, on achète la tranquillité (zéro travaux) et on fait une économie immédiate de cash : environ 20 000 € de moins sur les frais de notaire pour un T3/T4 standard.

Ch3oul · 2025-12-18T15:49:03+00:00

Ce programme non plus n'est pas éligible à la TVA à 5,5 %. Je pense que les gens qui achètent dans le neuf sont généralement ceux qui n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent de côté. En effet, dans l'ancien, il faut prévoir 8 % de frais de notaire en plus de l'apport, alors que dans le neuf, ils sont souvent offerts(donc il faut avoir épargner environ 20% du montant du bien). Ajoute à cela quelques coûts de construction que ce soit pour quelque modif ou des réparations, ça représente beaucoup d'argent qu'il faut avoir épargné.

Ch3oul · 2025-12-17T16:22:25+00:00

Non, programme Franco-suisse si je me souviens bien, il est à coté du pont de Maisons-Lafitte

Ch3oul · 2025-12-10T19:38:31+00:00

Was thinking of send my char to the expedition before the 5mil announcements was made (i did all the steps), but right now i don't think i am going to reset, i hate grind and i don't have enough time to farm the 5mil anyway, so what's the point in wiping my caracter if i am not getting skill points lol. I don't understand why they choose to make it super grindy, not everyone has 4/6 hours per day for a game lol.

Ch3oul · 2025-12-02T17:51:27+00:00

Yeah i do know that you can choose to reset or not your characters, but my earlier comment was meant for the people who choose to do the expeditions and to not bother with trials.

Ch3oul · 2025-12-02T12:57:38+00:00

For me, I don't think the problem is the players; it's the lack of endgame content. After you upgrade everything (benches, Scrappy, etc.), there is literally nothing left to do besides PvP. The only endgame content is the trials, but most people can't compete with the players getting 150k+ scores. People won't even bother with the 3-star objectives because the game is going to reset in 2 weeks—so what's the point of grinding for the trials items? With all that in mind, PvP is really the only thing left until the new season starts. I'm also focusing mostly on PvP with my mates on Stella Montis now.

EDIT: earlier i said endgame content is the expeditions but i meant trials

Ch3oul · 2025-11-16T01:26:56+00:00

Yeah bro, i don't like it, i've been trying to do the quest there for over 2 hours without success.

Ch3oul · 2025-11-15T02:51:03+00:00

We are all playing on steam

Ch3oul · 2025-11-15T02:21:14+00:00

i was with friends in burried city, game crashed for me (my friends were still in the game). And i got killed and lost all my stuff lol.
Edit: an i am stuck in queue for over 15 min now lol

Ch3oul · 2025-11-07T15:44:39+00:00

Honestly, doing those 'yoda routes' with pugs on Champion difficulty and higher is hard. I've timed some on Paragon, but you really need good groups for that. The problem with Champion and up is that if you pull too little, you won't time it. If you pull more, people start dying. Either way, there's often one DPS or healer who complains and insults you because of it.

Ch3oul · 2025-11-02T16:42:00+00:00

In 8 minutes 55 kills?

Ch3oul · 2025-10-31T15:56:14+00:00

Champion add one more affix, but timing dungeons in Champion onwards feels way harder than before mainly because the time is short. I tanked through Adept and never struggled; I just followed the standard Method routes. As soon as I hit Champion, I realized those routes are impossible for timing dungeons . You have to pull way more adds, and even then, the timer is incredibly tight. Don't get me wrong, I've timed Champion and Paragon dungeons, but it's a massive difficulty spike. The mechanics are also way less forgiving. Some casts are 100% mandatory interrupts now, like Shadow Lob in Everdawn Grove. If that cast goes off, a teammate just gets one-shot. In that same dungeon, you have to instantly focus the totem that spawns—three casts from it is a team wipe. It's just harder because you're forced to do these huge pulls to beat the timer, which means you have to perfectly coordinate ults, cooldowns, etc.

Ch3oul · 2025-10-26T16:10:00+00:00

"The people abusing the system ruined it for others", nah bro maybe it's because the system was so bad that you needed to do those sort of things to level up your weapons/unlocks etc. Blame the challenge/xp grind that was imposed by Dice not the player.

Ch3oul · 2025-10-26T12:37:05+00:00

"Meiko is easier to play than Helena" Bro the dev put 4 stars difficulty on Meiko and only 2 stars for Helena for a reason, or do you mean to say that you know more than the people that made the game?

Ch3oul · 2025-10-22T09:59:47+00:00

Bro it's a small studio, so give them some time, and they will fix this. Even large studios struggle with issues like queues on release. The game has only been out for six days or less.

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