Inscription dmg stack?

Fox Shadowshot

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2009

R/Me

not sure if this question has been posted before here, but does anybody know if the 15^50 Strength and Honor inscription stack with the 20%dmg bonus from weapon customization?

snaek

snaek

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

N/

yes it does
as well as % dmg modifiers from enemy slaying mods (i.e. 20% vs charr)
and any % dmg increase from using skills (i.e. [asuran scan])

they all stack multiplicative *edit* ooor doooo they? *edit again*

Savio

Savio

Teenager with attitude

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Quote:
Originally Posted by snaek View Post
they all stack additive (i.e. 15% + 20% + 20% + 75% = +130%)
They stack multiplicative. A 20% and 15% together give a 38% total increase (1.15 x 1.20).

snaek

snaek

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

N/

i stand corrected
my bad

that doesnt quite sound rite wit asuran scan tho
would do +289% dmg rather than +130% dmg

unless asuran scan is additive and rest is multiplicative?


edit:
asuran scan's description reads "additional" which i would figure be caculated as additive

but then again strength and honour reads "damage +15%"
which to me would also imply additive

customization also has the "+" symbol ("damage +20%")


i kno other mods like hct and hsr r multiplicative
and is pretty clear in that it reads "20% chance" and not "+20% chance"

so can someone confirm whether its additive or multiplicative?



edit again: assassin crit skills like [way of the assassin] and [critical eye] also use the "+" symbol
and iirc those r calculated additive?

Konker2020

Konker2020

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2009

Exiled Forcez [Ex]

I understand what ur saying, but it is multiplicative, as it uses percentages...

For example a sword with base damage 15-22, with damage +15% when health over 50%, that is customized would turn out being "15(1.15)(1.20)"-"22(1.15)(1.20)"...

This would result in a final damage score of 20.7-30.36...

And then if you were to add in Asura Scan at max rank (75%), it would end up being "20.7(1.75)"-"30.36(1.75)", which results in 36.225-53.13...

To summarize...
- base damage: 15-22
- with damage multipliers (approx.): 21-30
- with multipliers and Asura Scan (approx.): 36-53

The general formula for that in particular would be: 100% + 15% + 20% + 75% = Final, or in numerical form: 1(1.15)(1.20)(1.75) = Final = 2.415 times the base damage...

PS: I apologize if that was at all confusing and I hope that it helps...

EDIT: As for those particular skills (and other skills directly related to critical hit chance), it is additive and you cannot surpass 100% (obviously)

obsidian ectoplasm

obsidian ectoplasm

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

yes, they do.