What good are called shots?

[weregamr]

I just spent a few tps on some "called shot" stanzas: quadruped head, quadruped hind legs, etc.

My expectation was that a head shot would do extra damage. When that did not pan out, I bought the hind legs shot in the expectation that it would raise my chance of harvesting eyes from the creatures I killed (I'm a jeweler). That didn't happen either.

As far as I can tell, the only effect from a called shot stanza is to make me use more credits on the action for no benefit at all.

What are these stanzas supposed to do?

[zzeii]

They do allow for specific hit locations, and when a crit occurs at certain locations they have their own effect.

Body=sta damage
head=stun
front leg/arm=slowed attack
back leg(bottom)feet + back leg(top)/leg = dodge penalty or slowed movement (not sure which really)
Don't know what hand shot does exactly either.

Other people have noticed a greater chance of these penalties occuring with a ranged weapon. So they may be geared for them.

[weregamr]

OK, I see. Thanks!

Maybe I'll give them a try when I next work on ranged combat.

[tetra]

Other people have noticed a greater chance of these penalties occuring with a ranged weapon. So they may be geared for them.

this is incorrect, other people have asked for them to occur more often with ranged weapons. Reason being, is that it would allow you to use skills to kite mobs without total impunity or use psudo crappy debuffs on mobs in groups (to compensate for their lower damage)

I notice the same chances in them happening with both melee and ranged.

[zzeii]

My mistake, sowwy

[tetra]

My mistake, sowwy

didn't want to bite your head off Just didn't want to let a rumor start