Difference between revisions of "Purple Triangles"

[[Image:Scirocco Purple Triangles.jpg|thumb|100px|Scirocco showing purple triangles]]

'''Purple Triangles''' (a.k.a. '''Purple Triangles of Doom''')

# Refers to a graphic which is a visual cue for a special [[Mez]] protection possessed by most [[Archvillain|Archvillains]] and [[Hero|Heroes]], including those who have been downgraded to [[Elite Boss]] status due to a lower [[Notoriety]] setting. The triangles appear, pointing upwards, and circle the [[NPC]] for a period of time (the '''triangle up''' period), during which they have significantly enhanced mez protection; they then appear once, pointing downwards, and disappear for a period of time. As reported by [[Castle]], the mez protection during the "triangles up" period is about 50 magnitude, and covers [[Hold]], [[Knockback]], [[Confuse]], [[Repel]], [[Disorient]], and [[Terrorize]] effects, but does not cover [[Sleep]] nor [[Immobilize]] effects. During the "triangles down" period it is 4 for Archvillains and Heroes, the same as a typical boss, and 6 for [[Elite Boss|Elite Bosses]], the same as a regular Elite Boss. Player experiments have measured the "triangles up" period to be 50 seconds, and the "triangles down" period to be 25 seconds. For a short time during [[Issue 9]] testing immobilize protection was added in, since its omission was considered a [[Bug|bug]], but the change was removed due to player protest.