Taunting while Fractured?

KrahnacK · November 13, 2018 12:25AM

Very surprised to see a Fractured Bossk taunting. i think he had 2 zetas but i don't think that explains it?

TheJEFFtm · November 13, 2018 12:30AM

If Trandoshan Rage is zeta’d, and he was already taunting, Bossk can taunt through fracture (if your weakest character - presumably Palpatine from the picture - has protection).

Vendi1983 · November 13, 2018 12:36AM

Same as Old Ben's taunt zeta. Gets reapplied between fracture cleansing the first taunt and the actual fracture "buff immunity" applying.

TheGorramBatman · November 13, 2018 12:43AM

Essentially what's happening is this:

Bossk is already taunting.
Thrawn uses Fracture ability on Bossk.
First thing Fracture does is dispel the debuffs on Bossk, including his taunt.
Bossk's unique responds to the taunt dispel and immediately reapplies it for one turn if weakest enemy has protection (likely Palp in this case). This action interrupts Fraction.
Fracture continues applying the rest of its effects before dealing its damage.

Essentially, any character that is capable of applying a buff on themselves whenever an existing buff is dispelled can apply that buff through Fracture.

Kyno · November 13, 2018 1:23AM

TheGorramBatman wrote: »

Essentially what's happening is this:
Bossk is already taunting.

Thrawn uses Fracture ability on Bossk.

First thing Fracture does is dispel the debuffs on Bossk, including his taunt.

Bossk's unique responds to the taunt dispel and immediately reapplies it for one turn if weakest enemy has protection (likely Palp in this case). This action interrupts Fraction.

Fracture continues applying the rest of its effects before dealing its damage.

Essentially, any character that is capable of applying a buff on themselves whenever an existing buff is dispelled can apply that buff through Fracture.

This.

There are certain abilities or uniques that react to the cleans which happens before fracture. the buff immunity is attached to fracture and those abilities will sneak it in there before fracture is applied.

Smapty · November 13, 2018 7:56AM

It’s the same as the old ben mechanic... with the zeta he will regain taunt if fractured (as long as the weakest enemy still has protection)

KrahnacK · November 14, 2018 9:40AM

Interesting, i imagined the buff immunity would prevent this, but now i get it.
Thanks all for your explanations!
i really learned something

TiberiusGrey · January 27, 2019 12:50AM

So in this case Bane clearly does not have protection. Still taunts though, huh?

Ultra · January 27, 2019 12:59AM

If the weakest enemy has protection. RT still has protection here

lladdir · January 27, 2019 1:02AM

TiberiusGrey wrote: »

So in this case Bane clearly does not have protection. Still taunts though, huh?

Yes. Because the weakest character on the opposing team (to bossk, you know, your team) still has protection

TiberiusGrey · January 27, 2019 1:47AM

Oh... gotcha

crzydroid · January 27, 2019 6:47PM

KrahnacK wrote: »

Interesting, i imagined the buff immunity would prevent this, but now i get it.
Thanks all for your explanations!
i really learned something

To be fair, the buff immunity of Fracture WILL prevent it, it's just that the Fracture move doesn't apply the Fracture debuff until after the taunt has reapplied. I'm actually not sure if Bossk's unique zeta functions like HT and adds taunt indefinitely if the weakest enemy had protection, but let's say for the sake of argument it does. If you are to use another character to dispell after Bossk already had Fracture, then the new one should be prevented in that scenario.

crzydroid · January 27, 2019 6:48PM

Argh, didn't see the necro.

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