mechanized archer... What's up with this mob?

Seriously, i'm trying cruci and I run into these and it just seems dumb?

I've got 9k life, capped magic resist, capped phys resist, 95 all resist, max block and this monster will straight up 1 shot me. Instantly. If there's one, I may get lucky and block enough hits to kill it but if there's a pack it's simply impossible. I can handle a pack of nilithanks if I play it carefully but these, there's nothing.

Nothing else in the game even hits close to as hard as these do, I feel like the damage is overtuned or something? There's 0 counterplay to this monster (apart from having a host hide in the corner while people spam die to kill them or being ranged and shooting/hiding). It's all well and good having stuff hit hard, but when a defensively maxed out character gets 1 shot there's something wrong...

Yeha i've noticed same problem.
I think its becase multiply shot has been buffed in last patch, they didn't one shot me before

Yep, it could have been the Multishot buff. I will look into this!

Yeah that does sound unfair lol

Yeah when skills get buffed, the monsters that use them can start doing absurd damage. After vengeance got buffed a few patches back, the Dendrahhs in Cthogga's area could one-hit my 11k life druid. I think I died 20 times to a pack of them before I could even to Cthogga.

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Originally Posted by rrra

Yeah when skills get buffed, the monsters that use them can start doing absurd damage. After vengeance got buffed a few patches back, the Dendrahhs in Cthogga's area could one-hit my 11k life druid. I think I died 20 times to a pack of them before I could even to Cthogga.

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Actually yeah, I very rarely got the cruci floor with these in but I got one this afternoon and as you say that mob straight up one shot me as well ( could also be connected to the recent veng buff ).

That mobs with blizzard skill are also hit hard)

Yeah those guys have always hit very hard. You basically have to have 90+@res to not get one shot in that area.

Tested my barb vs mech archer. 11.5k life, 75% dr with some stacked, max block. Me vs 1 archer, no other mobs around. He cast guided arrow and 1 shot me :O. If i face pack of archers, then no chance to survive ;/
Mechanical destoyer 1shots too. With 25% magic absorb + 40 magic resist he 1 shot my barb with berserk.

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Originally Posted by Lampogriz

Tested my barb vs mech archer. 11.5k life, 75% dr with some stacked, max block. Me vs 1 archer, no other mobs around. He cast guided arrow and 1 shot me :O. If i face pack of archers, then no chance to survive ;/
Mechanical destoyer 1shots too. With 25% magic absorb + 40 magic resist he 1 shot my barb with berserk.

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Both of these have been addressed in Patch 5.1!

destroyers suck!