Diminishing returns/less stupidity on Corrosion

[Rast]

AC: -5
S) -39 lajatang (vamp)
Corr (-48)

This is dumb. Please fix it.

[VeryAngryFelid]

Please don't, it is a good way to provide some challenge to character with AC 43 and +9 vampiric lajatang without eternal damnation or torment. We need more things like that in extended, not less.

[Sar]

This is dumb.

Why?

[lethediver]

Tried to tabspam down that entropy weaver eh

[ontoclasm]

There are already diminishing returns on corrosion. The chance of corrosion sticking decreases based on how many stacks you already have (unless that's been changed recently).

[duvessa]

It doesn't diminish very fast though. You have to get to Corr (-36) before the chance of another one sticking goes down to 50%.

[Shard1697]

That seems a bit extreme, considering that normally if my corrosion ever goes above -4 I will reset the fight.

[Rast]

Tried to tabspam down that entropy weaver eh

Succeeded, too. Not sure how I was still doing damage.

As Shard pointed out, if I had been in real danger I would have reset the fight.

[VeryAngryFelid]

That seems a bit extreme, considering that normally if my corrosion ever goes above -4 I will reset the fight.

Well, many characters don't care because they have spells and their EV is not horrible.

[BabyRage]

FR: if you have enough corrosion stacks, your weapon starts doing negative damage, healing enemies instead.

[goodcoolguy]

Smite targeted corrosion obviously poses a greater threat to characters with less ac and hp than to characters with more.

[CanOfWorms]

AC: -5
S) -39 lajatang (vamp)
Corr (-48)

This is dumb. Please fix it.

I would say you're already at the state of diminishing returns, you can't lose any more AC

[minstrel]

Just my personal experience here:

If I'm playing a character for whom corrosion matters, the second I see an entropy weaver, I'm either moving to an upstair or killing it if I'm absolutely certain I can do so in a turn or two. Given the rate at which they corrode, even through rCorr, the assumption should always be that you'll be in a state like OP's within a very small handful of turns and to play accordingly.

For me, this isn't fun. With other big threats, tormentors, ghost moths, hellfire-hurlers, Ancient Liches, Greater Mummies, etc, there is some meaningful choice to be made in prioritizing your targets as they damage a resource, HP, you can recover by means other than rest if necessary.

Maybe if the corrosion disappeared like Flayed Ghost's damage after they died, I'd consider sticking around. But having an enemy that makes you suck that quickly, no recourse (except maybe cancellation?), for a long time after the fight just doesn't feel like it leaves many options other than stair dancing.