question on game mechanics

martialis

Lion's Arch Merchant

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09 Jan 2007 at 05:32 - 1
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Hi,

I have a question and I'm bad at math. I hope this makes sense.

I was going to ask a bunch of questions, but I think I've figured out most of the answers.

So does every point of weapon mastery over 12 give 2 armour penetration? (It's sort of virtual armour penetration, because it doesn't lower the armour, because that would change the comparison.) Is that right? And every point below 12 gives 5 (or -5) armour penetration?

Or do higher level attributes get 5 armour penetration, and then that is adjusted down somehow? I don't think that's right.


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Critical Hits

Every time you strike a foe with a weapon of any sort you have a chance of landing a critical hit. Each critical hit strikes for maximum damage, with the additional bonus of hitting as though your weapon attribute were four levels higher. I'd be breaking form if I didn't list an equation, so here you go:

[Effective Damage] = [Max Weapon Damage] × 2(( 5 × [Attribute Level] - 40 ) / 40)


This translates into each critical strike dealing 141% of your maximum weapon damage, every time. Every critical hit with a customized top (6-28) axe and a level 12 Axe Mastery will deal:

28 × 1.20 × 2(( 5 × 12 - 40 ) / 40) = 47.5 damage per critical
But I don't understand this. Is this saying that those 4 extra points of weapon mastery get the full 9% extra damage, not 2%? So for example, a critical from an axe would do 47.5 x 115% damage? Or does a critical at 16 axe do way less damage than one at 9 axe?

Now that I think of it, so many skills give you armour penetration, how does that work with 16 weapon mastery?

Is the damage penalty from 12-16 mastery hard and fixed on the attacking character? So if I attacked a warrior or monster with 100 armour, I would do 115%/2 of my normal damage? And if I attacked something with 20 armour, I would do 230% damage (plus critical)? Those last 4 points don't scale in the normal way?
Those are my questions. Tell me if I screwed anything up.

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DeanBB

DeanBB

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09 Jan 2007 at 15:28 - 2
Only Strength gives penetration and then only when using a skill. Weapon attributes affect the amount of damage done and the chance for a critical, with attribute = 12 providing the damage range of the weapon, less dealing less than that listed, and over 12 dealing more than listed. This all assumes that the weapon's requirement is met.

martialis

Lion's Arch Merchant

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09 Jan 2007 at 16:12 - 3
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Originally Posted by DeanBB
Only Strength gives penetration
Which is what inspired this ridiculous question.
I know that's not true.

DeanBB

DeanBB

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09 Jan 2007 at 16:38 - 4
As far as attributes, only Strength gives armor penetration. There are skills (penetrating blow, etc) and weapons (sundering, hornbow) that do as well.