abstract silo
Hello,
I would like to ask for clarification regarding the mechanics of Surge of Adrenaline and Pact with Darkness on the Slayer class. This is a mechanics/balance inquiry, not a bug report.
Setup Details
Surge of Adrenaline
Class skill learned
3 TP invested
Emblem equipped (+5 skill level)
Item skills on:
Boots
Gloves
Armor
Medal
Total: 5 item skills + class skill + emblem
Pact with Darkness
Class skill learned
Emblem equipped (+5 skill level)
Item skills on:
Boots
Gloves
Armor
Medal
Important note:
Surge of Adrenaline is a passive skill and triggers automatically when receiving damage from monsters (not manually activated).
Observed Behavior
Surge of Adrenaline stacks increase correctly and buff icons appear.
However, evasion/dodge effectiveness does not increase beyond a certain point, despite additional stacks.
Tooltip values and combat results remain unchanged after this threshold.
Activating Pact with Darkness does not further increase the effectiveness of Surge.
High investment (item skills + emblem + TP) does not translate into additional survivability.
This behavior suggests a possible hard or soft cap on Surge of Adrenaline or its interaction with Pact with Darkness.
Question
Is there an intended cap for Surge of Adrenaline when combined with item skills, emblem bonuses, and TP investment?
If so, is this limitation intentionally hidden for balance reasons?
Thank you for your time and clarification.
grizzled vapor