[2021] Shields: Blocking stability and Block Stamina damage

Hi everyone!

I just asked our Lead Combat Designer to clarify these terms and he said:

Block Stability is the amount of Stamina Damage that you negate when blocking an attack.

Block Stamina Damage is the amount of damage you deal to your target’s Stamina Bar when they block.

For example: If your Block Stability is 50% and an incoming attack’s Block Stamina Damage is 100, your stamina would be reduced by 50 points if you blocked that attack.

Attacks have an independent Block Stamina Damage value. While there is often a correlation with how much Health Damage an attack does and the amount of Block Stamina Damage it does (e.g. heavy hammer attack vs. light hammer attack), Attack Damage and Block Stamina Damage are different numbers and we tune them independently of one another.