Grace Period
Grace Period is a buff that prevents affected characters and minions from taking damage. Monsters will not target affected entities. If the character performs any action (using a skill, moving, using a flask), the buff will be removed from them and their minions. The only way to acquire this buff is to enter a hostile area, upon which it will be granted for a certain duration specific to the area. It is impossible for monsters to be affected by this buff. When an entity is affected by Grace Period, they are referred as being "in the Grace Period".
Mechanics
While in the Grace Period:
- Affected characters take no damage.
- Affected minions take no damage.
- Affected minions do not attack.
- Monsters will not attack affected minions or players.
Strategy
There are various strategies employed by players in relation to the Grace Period.
"Skipping" a difficult boss attack
Some bosses have attacks with cooldowns and last for a certain duration. When the player is killed by these attacks, once they reenter the instance and are in the Grace Period, it may be advisable to stay still and perform no actions as to remain in the Grace Period and wait for the boss's attack to end. This will effectively "wait out" the attack and ensure that the player does not die again. Examples include, but are not limited to The Searing Exarch's Rolling Meteors attack.
Some bosses have attacks whose effects are more difficult to avoid for players that have recently entered the instance. If a player reenters the instance after having died, it may be advisable to stay still and remain the Grace Period as to avoid this otherwise difficult to avoid attack. A prime example is that of The Shaper's Bullet Hell attack - reaching Zana's "bubble" from the portal may be more difficult than normal, especially is there are already projectiles in the way.
Some bosses have attacks with completely unavoidable damage for players that have recently entered the instance. An example is The Maven's attack on failing a Memory Game. If you have failed the Memory Game, logout or die, and reenter the instance, it is almost always advisable to stay in the Grace Period if you can see that her failed Memory Game skill is being used, as the damage is unavoidable.
Related MTX
| Item |
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Chronomancer Portal Effect Chronomancer Portal EffectPortalThis character's portals use the Chronomancer Portal Effect. You are enveloped in magic until your grace period expires. |
Version history
| Version | Changes |
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| 3.13.1c |
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| 1.1.3 |
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| 0.11.5 |
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