Did something change with combat within the last few weeks?

[elgordo]

I just started world 16.1 after screwing my character beyond help in W16, so I am still fairly low level. At 30UA and 25AGI, plus armor and gildings, I feel like I should be able to reliably take down foxes and beavers. This was working fine a few days ago. Now I am suddenly getting instant 75 percent plus openings with them and barely making through a fight. Am I overlooking something? I have been playing on and off since 2012 and have never had this issue before.

[TemuWarrior]

I just started world 16.1 after screwing my character beyond help in W16, so I am still fairly low level. At 30UA and 25AGI, plus armor and gildings, I feel like I should be able to reliably take down foxes and beavers. This was working fine a few days ago. Now I am suddenly getting instant 75 percent plus openings with them and barely making through a fight. Am I overlooking something? I have been playing on and off since 2012 and have never had this issue before.

maybe your shield did break and shield up doesn't work

[Vladichka]

Sounds like you use shield up without a single point in melee or something