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+ <span style="color:#66ff33">Additional Damage</span> | + <span style="color:#66ff33">Additional Damage</span> | ||
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* (1 + Hit Location Bonus) | * (1 + <span style="color:#0099ff">Hit Location Bonus</span>) | ||
* (1 - <span style="color:#0099ff">Damage Reduction</span> * (1 - <span style="color:# | * (1 + <span style="color:#0099ff">Race Damage Bonus</span>) | ||
* (1 - <span style="color:# | * (1 - <span style="color:#0099ff">Race Damage Reduction</span>) | ||
* (1 - <span style="color:#0099ff">Damage Reduction</span> * (1 + Damage Reduction Mod) * (1 - <span style="color:#66ff33">Penetration</span>)) | |||
* (1 - <span style="color:#0099ff">Projectile Reduction</span>) | |||
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* Projectile Falloff | * Projectile Falloff | ||
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*The displayed damage of a weapon, skill, or spell. For example: Rondel Dagger's {{Weapon Data|Rondel Dagger|stats|physical weapon damage 0}} Weapon Damage, Rupture's 20 Physical Damage, Lightning Strike's 30 Magical Damage, or Judgement's 25 Magical Damage. | *The displayed damage of a weapon, skill, or spell. For example: Rondel Dagger's {{Weapon Data|Rondel Dagger|stats|physical weapon damage 0}} Weapon Damage, Rupture's 20 Physical Damage, Lightning Strike's 30 Magical Damage, or Judgement's 25 Magical Damage. | ||
* Base damage indicates that it creates a new damage instance | |||
===Buff Weapon Damage=== | ===Buff Weapon Damage=== | ||
*The damage added from the perks Slayer, War Song, and Rapier Mastery. This stat is multiplied by Impact Zone Multiplier and Combo Multiplier. It essentially acts like a modification to your weapon's base damage. | *The damage added from the perks Slayer, War Song, and Rapier Mastery. This stat is multiplied by Impact Zone Multiplier and Combo Multiplier. It essentially acts like a modification to your weapon's base damage. It is unknown if this is affected by [[Scaling]] as no weapon-sourced damage has less than 100% Scaling | ||
===Gear Weapon Damage=== | ===Gear Weapon Damage=== | ||
*The damage added by the "+ Weapon Damage" affix on gear (formally "Physical Weapon Damage Add"). This stat benefits from Power Bonus. This stat will only apply to direct attacks from weaponry, and will not apply to skills such as Rupture, Caltrops, Achilles Strike, and so on. This is a Physical stat, and so will not add to sources of Magical Damage. This stat is different from "Buff" Weapon Damage, in that it will not be multiplied by your Impact Zone Multiplier or your Combo Multiplier. | *The damage added by the "+ Weapon Damage" affix on gear (formally "Physical Weapon Damage Add"). This stat benefits from Power Bonus. This stat will only apply to direct attacks from weaponry, and will not apply to skills such as Rupture, Caltrops, Achilles Strike, and so on. This is a Physical stat, and so will not add to sources of Magical Damage. This stat is different from "Buff" Weapon Damage, in that it will not be multiplied by your Impact Zone Multiplier or your Combo Multiplier. It is unknown if this is affected by [[Scaling]] as no weapon-sourced damage has less than 100% Scaling. | ||
===Gear Magical Damage=== | === Gear Magical Damage=== | ||
*The damage added by the "Magical Damage" stat on the Magic Staff, Spellbook, and Crystal Ball. This damage benefits from Power Bonus. This damage will apply to all sources of Magical Damage, and will do so multiple times per spell, if the spell has multiple damage sources. Examples include each hit of Magic Missile, or Zap's direct hit and DoT portions. This is a Magical stat, and so will not add to sources of Physical Damage. This stat is influenced by [[ | *The damage added by the "Magical Damage" stat on the Magic Staff, Spellbook, and Crystal Ball. This damage benefits from Power Bonus. This damage will apply to all sources of Magical Damage, and will do so multiple times per spell, if the spell has multiple damage sources. Examples include each hit of Magic Missile, or Zap's direct hit and DoT portions. This is a Magical stat, and so will not add to sources of Physical Damage. This stat is influenced by [[Scaling]]. | ||
===Divine Strike Damage=== | ===Divine Strike Damage=== | ||
*The damage added by the Cleric buff "Divine Strike". This stat benefits from Power Bonus. Unlike Weapon Damage, this stat '''will''' apply to both weapon attacks, and indirect sources of Physical Damage, such as Rupture, Caltrops, and Achilles Strike. This is a Physical stat, and so will not add to sources of Magical Damage. This stat is influenced by [[ | * The damage added by the Cleric buff "Divine Strike". This stat benefits from Power Bonus. Unlike Weapon Damage, this stat '''will''' apply to both weapon attacks, and indirect sources of Physical Damage, such as Rupture, Caltrops, and Achilles Strike. This is a Physical stat, and so will not add to sources of Magical Damage. This stat is influenced by [[Scaling]]. | ||
===Impact Zone Multiplier=== | ===Impact Zone Multiplier=== | ||
*A multiplier enforced when hitting with the "sour spots" of certain weapons. See [[Weapons|Weapons]] for each weapon's exact multipliers. | *A multiplier enforced when hitting with the "sour spots" of certain weapons. See [[Weapons|Weapons]] for each weapon's exact multipliers. | ||
===Combo Multiplier=== | ===Combo Multiplier=== | ||
*A multiplier enforced when hitting with the latter hits of certain weapons' combos. See [[Weapons|Weapons]] for each weapon's exact multipliers. | *A multiplier enforced when hitting with the latter hits of certain weapons' combos. See [[Weapons|Weapons]] for each weapon's exact multipliers. | ||
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===Power Bonus=== | ===Power Bonus=== | ||
*A multiplier that affects all damage types listed so far. This can be of the Physical or Magical variety, and each will only apply to its respective damage type (Physical Power Bonus will not apply to Zap, for example). This value can be positive or negative, and is influenced by gear or by the player's [[Stats|Attributes]]. This stat is influenced by [[ | *A multiplier that affects all damage types listed so far. This can be of the Physical or Magical variety, and each will only apply to its respective damage type (Physical Power Bonus will not apply to Zap, for example). This value can be positive or negative, and is influenced by gear or by the player's [[Stats|Attributes]]. This stat is influenced by [[Scaling]]. Physical Damage Bonus is included (modifies Physical Power stat). | ||
==="Additional" Damage=== | === "Additional" Damage === | ||
*The damage added by specific Perks or by the "Additional Physical/Magical Damage" affix on gear. This can be of the Physical or Magical variety, and each will only apply to its respective damage type (Additional Physical Damage will not apply to Zap, for example). This stat does not benefit from Power Bonus. This stat will apply to any instance of its respective type of damage, and will do so multiple times per skill if applicable. Examples include Achilles Strike's individual movement damage ticks (Physical), or each hit of Magic Missile (Magical). This stat is influenced by [[ | *The damage added by specific Perks or by the "Additional Physical/Magical Damage" affix on gear. This can be of the Physical or Magical variety, and each will only apply to its respective damage type (Additional Physical Damage will not apply to Zap, for example). This stat does not benefit from Power Bonus. This stat will apply to any instance of its respective type of damage, and will do so multiple times per skill if applicable. Examples include Achilles Strike's individual movement damage ticks (Physical), or each hit of Magic Missile (Magical). This stat is influenced by [[Scaling]]. | ||
===Hit Location Bonus=== | ===Hit Location Bonus=== | ||
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Area of Effect and Damage over Time sources are not affected by this multiplier. | Area of Effect and Damage over Time sources are not affected by this multiplier. | ||
For on-hit damaging effects there are some exceptions: | For on-hit damaging effects there are some exceptions. These exceptions are also mentioned on their respective class description: | ||
*[[Warlock]]'s Blow of Corruption does benefit | |||
*[[Wizard]]'s Ignite and the Ignite's burn does benefit, even though the burn is a status/debuff | |||
* [[Warlock]]'s Blow of Corruption does benefit | |||
* [[Wizard]]'s Ignite and the Ignite's burn does benefit | |||
===Headshot Damage Reduction=== | Some other on-hits that correctly don't benefit, listed for the sake of making it extra clear: | ||
*[[Cleric]]'s Smite does NOT benefit | |||
*[[Barbarian]]'s Achilles Strike does NOT benefit as it doesn't hit any part of the body | |||
*[[Rogue]]'s Poisoned Weapon does NOT benefit as it is a status/debuff | |||
====Headshot Damage Reduction==== | |||
Comes from implicit rolls on equipment like the Hounskull. | Comes from implicit rolls on equipment like the Hounskull. | ||
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<code>1.5 + .1 - .2 = 1.4x headshot multiplier</code><br> | <code>1.5 + .1 - .2 = 1.4x headshot multiplier</code><br> | ||
===Headshot Penetration=== | ====Headshot Penetration==== | ||
Applies to Headshot Damage Reduction in the exact same way that Penetration applies to Damage Reduction. For example, 50% Headshot Penetration converts 20% Headshot Damage Reduction into just 10%. | Applies to Headshot Damage Reduction in the exact same way that Penetration applies to Damage Reduction. For example, 50% Headshot Penetration converts 20% Headshot Damage Reduction into just 10%. | ||
===Race Damage Bonus=== | |||
<span id="Race Bonus"> </span> | |||
A more recently researched multiplier that is currently only utilized by Race specific damage increases. <br> | |||
Race damage bonus applies to both Physical and Magical base damages, and is not restricted to Weapon damage, such as Undead Race Damage Bonus from [[Cleric]]'s Undead Slaying perk. | |||
===Race Damage Reduction=== | |||
<span id="Damage Mod Reduction"> </span> | |||
A more recently researched multiplier that is currently only utilized by Race specific damage reductions, like Undead Race Damage Reduction from [[Warlock]]'s Infernal Pledge perk.<br> | |||
It is assumed to be like Race Damage Bonus in that this applies to both Physical and Magical base damages, but needs confirmation. | |||
It is currently impossible for a player to be damaged with Damage Mod Reduction active against a target that also has Race Damage Bonus, meaning it is unknown if this adds or multiplies with Damage Mod Bonus. | |||
===Damage Reduction=== | ===Damage Reduction=== | ||
*A defensive multiplier based on the opponent's Damage Reduction stat. Physical Damage Reduction applies to Physical Damage sources, such as weapon hits, Rupture, Achilles Strike, and so on. Magical Damage Reduction applies to Magical Damage sources, such as Zap, Explosive Bottles, Poison Weapon, and so on. | * A defensive multiplier based on the opponent's Damage Reduction stat. Physical Damage Reduction applies to Physical Damage sources, such as weapon hits, Rupture, Achilles Strike, and so on. Magical Damage Reduction applies to Magical Damage sources, such as Zap, Explosive Bottles, Poison Weapon, and so on. | ||
===Damage Reduction Mod=== | |||
A multiplier to Damage Reduction recently added that modifies the base Damage Reduction. When active, it can even be seen modifying Physical/Magical Damage Reduction in the in game Character stat sheet. | |||
===Penetration=== | ===Penetration=== | ||
*A | *A multiplier to Damage Reduction after Damage Reduction Mod that can be acquired from certain weapons, or from the "Armor Penetration" and "Magical Penetration" affixes on gear. This stat multiplies with their Damage Reduction %, not their Armor Rating/Magic Resist Rating. | ||
<code>% Damage Reduced = ''Target's Damage Reduction'' * (1 - ''Attacker's Pen'')</code> | <code>% Damage Reduced = ''Target's Damage Reduction (after Mod)'' * (1 - ''Attacker's Pen'')</code> | ||
This then multiplies the damage an enemy takes with this new reduction by (1 - Target's Modified Damage Reduction) | This then multiplies the damage an enemy takes with this new reduction by (1 - Target's Modified Damage Reduction) | ||
Or, combined | Or, combined | ||
<code>Damage Multiplier = 1 - ''Target's Damage Reduction'' * (1 - ''Attacker's Pen'')</code> | <code>Damage Multiplier = 1 - ''Target's Damage Reduction (after Mod)'' * (1 - ''Attacker's Pen'')</code> | ||
*This modifier cannot bring Damage Reduction below 0% meaning there is no functional benefit to exceeding 100% Penetration | *This modifier cannot bring Damage Reduction below 0% meaning there is no functional benefit to exceeding 100% Penetration | ||
*This modifier also does nothing if the target's Damage Reduction % is 0% or less. | *This modifier also does nothing if the target's Damage Reduction % is 0% or less. | ||
*Using these limitations, the above formula can be expanded to the following: (note that for brevity, Damage Reduction is written as DR and Penetration is written as Pen. | *Using these limitations, the above formula can be expanded to the following: (note that for brevity, Damage Reduction is written as DR and Penetration is written as Pen. | ||
<code>Damage Multiplier = max((1-DR*(1-min(Pen,1))),1-DR)</code> | <code>Damage Multiplier = max((1-DR*(1-min(Pen,1))),1-DR)</code> | ||
===Projectile Damage Reduction=== | ===Projectile Damage Reduction=== | ||
<span id="Projectile Reduction"><span> | <span id="Projectile Reduction"><span> | ||
*A defensive multiplier that can be acquired from Plate Armor, or the Projectile Resistance Perk for Fighter. This influences damage done by Projectiles, including but not limited to Arrows, Bolts, Throwables | *A defensive multiplier that can be acquired from Plate Armor, or the Projectile Resistance Perk for Fighter. This influences damage done by Projectiles, including but not limited to Arrows, Bolts, Throwables. Some magic are also projectiles and are specified on class pages, like [[Warlock]]'s Bolt of Darkness | ||
===Projectile Falloff=== | ===Projectile Falloff === | ||
*Damage multiplier to gravity affected projectiles, currently including arrows shot by [[Recurve Bow]], [[Survival Bow]], [[Longbow]], [[Hand Crossbow]], [[Crossbow]], [[Windlass Crossbow]] as well as throwables, like [[Drum]]'s, [[Throwing Knife]], [[Francisca Axe]], but not [[Torch]]es. The multiplier depends on the air time of the projectile, is different for each source, and can be found in the mentioned pages. | *Damage multiplier to gravity affected projectiles, currently including arrows shot by [[Recurve Bow]], [[Survival Bow]], [[Longbow]], [[Hand Crossbow]], [[Crossbow]], [[Windlass Crossbow]] as well as throwables, like [[Drum]]'s, [[Throwing Knife]], [[Francisca Axe]], but not [[Torch]]es. The multiplier depends on the air time of the projectile, is different for each source, and can be found in the mentioned pages. | ||
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===True Damage=== | ===True Damage=== | ||
*The damage added by the "True Physical Damage" or "True Magical Damage" affixes on gear. Each will only apply to its respective damage type (True Magical Damage will not apply to an Arming Sword, for example). This damage is mostly unaffected by any other multipliers, and is added at the end of all calculations. This stat is influenced by [[ | *The damage added by the "True Physical Damage" or "True Magical Damage" affixes on gear. Each will only apply to its respective damage type (True Magical Damage will not apply to an Arming Sword, for example). This damage is mostly unaffected by any other multipliers, and is added at the end of all calculations. This stat is influenced by [[Scaling]]. | ||
*Cleric's Perseverance Perk is effectively "negative True Damage", however it seems to not reduce damage if that damage would be reduced below 1. For example, 1 stack of Rogue's Poison Weapon tends to deal less than 1 damage per second, and so Perseverance will not reduce it. | *Cleric's Perseverance Perk is effectively "negative True Damage", however it seems to not reduce damage if that damage would be reduced below 1. For example, 1 stack of Rogue's Poison Weapon tends to deal less than 1 damage per second, and so Perseverance will not reduce it. | ||
===Absolute Reduction=== | ===True Base Damage=== | ||
Created instances of Base Damage that are True, meaning they are functionally identical to the above mentioned True Damage, except that they create a new damage instance rather than adding to it. | |||
===Absolute Reduction === | |||
Reduces the final damage dealt flat after all other modifiers, to a minimum of 1 damage per instance, including each tick of Damage over Times such as [[Rogue]]'s Poisoned Weapon. | Reduces the final damage dealt flat after all other modifiers, to a minimum of 1 damage per instance, including each tick of Damage over Times such as [[Rogue]]'s Poisoned Weapon. | ||
[[ | Does not affect the Dark Swarm damage nor negative amounts of [[Healing#Percent_Max_Health_Healing|Percent Max Health Healing]]. | ||
[[Cleric]]'s Perseverance and [[Golem]] from the Ruin's map both have Absolute Reduction, though it is still being researched as Cleric has {{Ability_Data|Perseverance|PhysicalAbsoluteReduction}} for both physical and magical, while Golem has none for magic but a whopping 300 for Physical. As such, how this stat works on the Golem specifically is still uncertain. | |||
== Damage/Healing over Time == | ==Damage/Healing over Time== | ||
Damage or Healing that is dealt over a period of time, in the form of a [[Statuses|Status]].<br> | |||
* Rather than calculating the value per hit, they calculate the total damage/healing, and then divide by the number of damaging/healing ticks, which is usually the same as the number of seconds. | *Rather than calculating the value per hit, they calculate the total damage/healing, and then divide by the number of damaging/healing ticks, which is usually the same as the number of seconds. | ||
* Additionally, nearly all Damage over times have 50% [[Damage Calculation#Attribute Bonus Ratio|Attribute Bonus Ratio]] rather than 100%, making damage increases only half as effective | *Additionally, nearly all Damage over times have 50% [[Damage Calculation#Attribute Bonus Ratio|Attribute Bonus Ratio]] rather than 100%, making damage increases only half as effective | ||
* Example: Rogue's Rupture skill does 20 physical damage over 5 seconds, or 4 damage a second. If they attain +5 additional physical damage this becomes 22.5 damage over 5 seconds, or 4.5 a second. | * Example: Rogue's Rupture skill does 20 physical damage over 5 seconds, or 4 damage a second. If they attain +5 additional physical damage this becomes 22.5 damage over 5 seconds, or 4.5 a second. | ||
* The number of damaging ticks is affected by the receiving player's [[Stats#Buff Duration|Buff/Debuff Duration]], and is rounded down to the nearest integer. This strictly affects how long the DoT lasts, and not the damage per tick of the DoT | *The number of damaging ticks is affected by the receiving player's [[Stats#Buff Duration|Buff/Debuff Duration]], and is rounded down to the nearest integer. This strictly affects how long the DoT lasts, and not the damage per tick of the DoT | ||
* Sources like Ray of Darkness, Din of Darkness, Torture Mastery, and movement based abilities like Achilles Strike and Earthquake are '''not''' Damage/Heal over times, rather, bonuses apply per-hit to these like normal. | *Sources like Ray of Darkness, Din of Darkness, Torture Mastery, and movement based abilities like Achilles Strike and Earthquake are '''not''' Damage/Heal over times, rather, bonuses apply per-hit to these like normal. | ||
* Sources like Locusts' Swarm and Explosive lanterns fire only deal damage while inside the area and are also '''not''' damage over times | *Sources like Locusts' Swarm and Explosive lanterns fire only deal damage while inside the area and are also '''not''' damage over times | ||
=== Formulas === | === Formulas=== | ||
''Note, "Value" refers to either Damage or Healing'' | ''Note, "Value" refers to either Damage or Healing'' | ||
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<code>Value per second = Total Value / Base Duration</code> | <code>Value per second = Total Value / Base Duration</code> | ||
=== Examples === | ===Examples=== | ||
==== Example 1: [[Rogue]]'s Rupture ==== | ====Example 1: [[Rogue]]'s Rupture==== | ||
* Rogue's Rupture which normally does 20 damage, with -17% Physical Power Bonus% and +10 additional physical damage will instead deal 23.3 damage due to having a 50% [[Damage Calculation#Attribute Bonus Ratio|Attribute Bonus Ratio]]. | * Rogue's Rupture which normally does 20 damage, with -17% Physical Power Bonus% and +10 additional physical damage will instead deal 23.3 damage due to having a 50% [[Damage Calculation#Attribute Bonus Ratio|Attribute Bonus Ratio]]. | ||
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<code>Total damage (before debuff duration) = 20 * (1-.17 * .5)+10 * .5 = 23.3</code> | <code>Total damage (before debuff duration) = 20 * (1-.17 * .5)+10 * .5 = 23.3</code> | ||
* Rupture lasts 5s and deals damage in 1s intervals, so against a Bard with 25% longer Debuff duration, it will instead deal 27.96 damage | *Rupture lasts 5s and deals damage in 1s intervals, so against a Bard with 25% longer Debuff duration, it will instead deal 27.96 damage | ||
<code>Base ticks = 5/1 = 5 ticks</code> | <code>Base ticks = 5/1 = 5 ticks</code> | ||
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<code>Damage per second = 27.96/5 = 5.592 damage per second</code> | <code>Damage per second = 27.96/5 = 5.592 damage per second</code> | ||
==== Example 2: [[Wizard]]'s Zap's Burn ==== | ====Example 2: [[Wizard]]'s Zap's Burn==== | ||
* Zap's Burn deals damage with a 1s interval and lasts only 1s total, meaning any negative debuff duration, even -1%, will make it have 0 ticks and deal 0 damage due to rounding. | *Zap's Burn deals damage with a 1s interval and lasts only 1s total, meaning any negative debuff duration, even -1%, will make it have 0 ticks and deal 0 damage due to rounding. | ||
* On the contrary, it would require at least 100% debuff duration% on the target to get an extra tick from Zap. | *On the contrary, it would require at least 100% debuff duration% on the target to get an extra tick from Zap. | ||
==== Example 3: Potion of Healing ==== | ====Example 3: Potion of Healing==== | ||
* See [[Healing#Healing_Potion|Healing example of Potion of Healing]] | *See [[Healing#Healing_Potion|Healing example of Potion of Healing]] | ||
==Shapeshift== | == Shapeshift== | ||
Shapeshifts base damage works slightly different to other damage. Instead of having a base | Shapeshifts base damage (and [[Healing]]) works slightly different to other damage/healing. Instead of having a base amount decided from an equipped weapon/spell/skill/etc, the base amount is some multiple of a primitive attribute, such as Strength for the Bear.<br> | ||
The typical base damage section-<br> | The typical base damage section-<br> | ||
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Note the removal of Gear and Buff weapon damage, as well as Combo and Impact multipliers. Please note that Divine Strike Damage has not been confidently confirmed to work yet with Shapeshift damage. | Note the removal of Gear and Buff weapon damage, as well as Combo and Impact multipliers. Please note that Divine Strike Damage has not been confidently confirmed to work yet with Shapeshift damage. | ||
All following parts of the formula can apply so long as they are applied to the Shapeshift.<br><br> | All following parts of the formula can apply so long as they are applied to the Shapeshift.<br><br> | ||
=== Primitive Stat === | === Primitive Stat=== | ||
Primitive refers to the 7 core [[Stats]]; Strength, Vigor, Agility, Dexterity, Will, Knowledge, and Resourcefulness.<br><br> | Primitive refers to the 7 core [[Stats]]; Strength, Vigor, Agility, Dexterity, Will, Knowledge, and Resourcefulness.<br><br> | ||
[[Druid]]'s Bear scales off of [[Stats#Strength|Strength]], Panther off of [[Stats#Agility|Agility]], Chicken [[Stats#Resourcefulness|Resourcefulness]], and Rat off of none.<br><br> | [[Druid]]'s Bear scales off of [[Stats#Strength|Strength]], Panther off of [[Stats#Agility|Agility]], Chicken [[Stats#Resourcefulness|Resourcefulness]], and Rat off of none.<br><br> | ||
=== Primitive Multiplier === | ===Primitive Multiplier=== | ||
Primitive Multiplier is a multiplier to the primitive stat. Note, for some Shapeshift attacks this is 100%, meaning they effectively do not have a multiplier.<br><br> | Primitive Multiplier is a multiplier to the primitive stat. Note, for some Shapeshift attacks this is 100%, meaning they effectively do not have a multiplier.<br><br> | ||
=== Primitive Add=== | ===Primitive Add=== | ||
Primitive Add simply adds to the base damage after the Primitive Multiplier. Note, some Shapeshift attacks this is 0, meaning this can be skipped.<br><br> | Primitive Add simply adds to the base damage after the Primitive Multiplier. Note, some Shapeshift attacks this is 0, meaning this can be skipped.<br><br> | ||
=== Example === | ===Example === | ||
If a given Shapeshift attack is described to deal "Agility * 2.0 + 5 base Physical Damage", then its Primitive Multiplier is 2 (200%), and its Primitive Add is 5. With 30 [[Stats#Agility|Agility]] and 10% [[Stats#Physical_Power_Bonus|Physical Power Bonus]], damage dealt would be: <br><br> | If a given Shapeshift attack is described to deal "Agility * 2.0 + 5 base Physical Damage", then its Primitive Multiplier is 2 (200%), and its Primitive Add is 5. With 30 [[Stats#Agility|Agility]] and 10% [[Stats#Physical_Power_Bonus|Physical Power Bonus]], damage dealt would be: <br><br> | ||
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==Health Cost== | ==Health Cost== | ||
[[Warlock]]'s Health Cost consumes health which essentially damages the player. This damage is completely independent from all other modifiers. As opposed to True Damage, Health Cost can also not be reduced by sources like [[Cleric]]'s Perseverence perk (though was only possible with [[Training|Multiclassing]]) | [[Warlock]]'s Health Cost consumes health which essentially damages the player. This damage is completely independent from all other modifiers. As opposed to True Damage, Health Cost can also not be reduced by sources like [[Cleric]]'s Perseverence perk (though was only possible to test with [[Training|Multiclassing]]) | ||
==Rounding == | |||
*Damage/Health: All sources of damage/healing can do decimal amounts, and therefore you can have decimal health. Damage text that is displayed when you hit a dummy is always rounded down. Health on players' details page is always rounded up. | |||
* Details page: Currently all details round up, but some to the nearest integer, and some to the nearest tenth. Wizard's Sage and Warlock's Malice can give decimal knowledge/will, although their displays round up to an integer. Expect all decimal stats to have a margin of error of +/- .1, and integer stats to have a margin of error of +/- 1. | |||
* Damage/Health: All sources of damage/healing can do decimal amounts, and therefore you can have decimal health. Damage text that is displayed when you hit a dummy is always rounded down. Health on players' details page is always rounded up. | *[[Stats#Memory Capacity|Memory Capacity]] is both rounded up to the nearest integer in the details page and in reality. +1% Memory Capacity will always equate to at least +1 Memory Capacity | ||
* Details page: Currently all details round up, but some to the nearest integer, and some to the nearest tenth. Wizard's Sage and Warlock's Malice can give decimal knowledge/will, although their displays round up to an integer. Expect all decimal stats to have a margin of error of +/- .1, and integer stats to have a margin of error of +/- 1. | *[[Stats#Buff Duration|Buffs/Debuffs]]: Durations are '''not''' rounded and last their exact amount. However, durations that perform an action in intervals, like [[Damage Calculation#Damage/Healing over Time|Damage/Healing over Time]], '''are''' rounded down to the nearest integer, resulting in thresholds that players may want to take advantage of. In other words, increases must be greater than its interval length, which is usually 1 second. | ||
* [[Stats#Memory Capacity|Memory Capacity]] is both rounded up to the nearest integer in the details page and in reality. +1% Memory Capacity will always equate to at least +1 Memory Capacity | *[[Health#Max Health|Maximum Health]] can be decimal with fractional [[Strength]] and [[Vigor]] scaling, in which case the displayed Maximum Health is rounded down. | ||
* [[Stats#Buff Duration|Buffs/Debuffs]]: Durations are '''not''' rounded and last their exact amount. However, durations that perform an action in intervals, like [[Damage Calculation#Damage/Healing over Time|Damage/Healing over Time]], '''are''' rounded down to the nearest integer, resulting in thresholds that players may want to take advantage of. In other words, increases must be greater than its interval length, which is usually 1 second. | |||
* [[Health#Max Health|Maximum Health]] can be decimal with fractional [[Strength]] and [[Vigor]] scaling, in which case the displayed Maximum Health is rounded down. | |||
<code>Total Ticks = floor(Base Duration * (1 + Bonus Duration))</code> | <code>Total Ticks = floor(Base Duration * (1 + Bonus Duration))</code> | ||
=== Examples === | ===Examples=== | ||
* A 5s buff with 19% bonus duration will have | *A 5s buff with 19% bonus duration will have | ||
<code>floor(5 seconds * (1 + .19)) = 5 ticks</code> | <code>floor(5 seconds * (1 + .19)) = 5 ticks</code> | ||
* A 5s buff with 20% bonus duration, however, will have | *A 5s buff with 20% bonus duration, however, will have | ||
<code>floor(5 seconds * (1 + .2)) = 6 ticks</code> | <code>floor(5 seconds * (1 + .2)) = 6 ticks</code> | ||
* A 5s buff with -1% bonus duration will have | *A 5s buff with -1% bonus duration will have | ||
<code>floor(5 seconds * (1 + -.01)) = 4 ticks</code> | <code>floor(5 seconds * (1 + -.01)) = 4 ticks</code> | ||
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*[[Rogue]]'s Weakpoint Attack's debuff multiplies the victim's Armor Rating directly. Because Armor Rating to Damage Reduction follows a variable curve, it is very difficult to predict how much this will influence damage. | *[[Rogue]]'s Weakpoint Attack's debuff multiplies the victim's Armor Rating directly. Because Armor Rating to Damage Reduction follows a variable curve, it is very difficult to predict how much this will influence damage. | ||
==Attribute Bonus Ratio== | ==Attribute Bonus Ratio == | ||
<span id="Scaling">Also known as "Scaling" <span> | <span id="Scaling">Also known as "Scaling" <span> | ||
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==Additional vs True== | ==Additional vs True== | ||
===Difference=== | === Difference=== | ||
Using the formula, the difference between Additional Physical/Magical and True Physical/Magical can be summarized as follows: | Using the formula, the difference between Additional Physical/Magical and True Physical/Magical can be summarized as follows: | ||
Additional damage: | Additional damage: | ||
* Scales with [[Damage_Calculation#Hit Location Multiplier|Hit Location Bonus]] which can be both a good and a bad thing | *Scales with [[Damage_Calculation#Hit Location Multiplier|Hit Location Bonus]] which can be both a good and a bad thing | ||
* Reduced by Damage Reductions | *Reduced by Damage Reductions | ||
* Reduced by Projectile Damage Falloff if its a gravity-affected projectile | *Reduced by Projectile Damage Falloff if its a gravity-affected projectile | ||
* Generally better against enemies with lower damage reduction, and when headshots can be hit easily/consistently. | *Generally better against enemies with lower damage reduction, and when headshots can be hit easily/consistently. | ||
True damage: | True damage: | ||
* Unaffected by [[Damage_Calculation#Hit Location Multiplier|Hit Location Bonus]] which can be both a good and a bad thing | *Unaffected by [[Damage_Calculation#Hit Location Multiplier|Hit Location Bonus]] which can be both a good and a bad thing | ||
* Unaffected by Damage Reductions | *Unaffected by Damage Reductions | ||
* Unaffected by Projectile Damage Falloff | *Unaffected by Projectile Damage Falloff | ||
* Generally better against enemies with higher damage reduction, or when some sources of your damage cannot headshot, or when headshotting is difficult, or when using gravity-affected projectiles | *Generally better against enemies with higher damage reduction, or when some sources of your damage cannot headshot, or when headshotting is difficult, or when using gravity-affected projectiles | ||
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====Example 2==== | ====Example 2 ==== | ||
Scenario: Low damage reduction with a Damage over Time | Scenario: Low damage reduction with a Damage over Time | ||
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====Example 3==== | ====Example 3 ==== | ||
Scenario: No damage reduction, hitting limb | Scenario: No damage reduction, hitting limb | ||
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==Bugs== | ==Bugs== | ||
* [[Rogue]]'s Rupture, although Physical damage, does not get increased by the Ambush perk if any Combo Multiplier is present (meaning not 1x). This may have to do with a change to Ambush during the Multiclassing period that made Ambush only buff physical weapon-hits. | *[[Rogue]]'s Rupture, although Physical damage, does not get increased by the Ambush perk if any Combo Multiplier is present (meaning not 1x). This may have to do with a change to Ambush during the Multiclassing period that made Ambush only buff physical weapon-hits. | ||
* Drum's, Throwing Knives, and Francisca axes benefit twice from Gear and Buff Weapon Damage, but not Torches. Untested for Arrows/Bolts. | |||
* While [[Wizard]]'s Staff Mastery is noted as "Buff Weapon Damage" it actually acts as Base damage because it creates an entirely new damage instance. | |||
==Calculator== | |||
Open source Damage and health calculator [https://dustinrepo.github.io/DnDUtilWeb/ web-app]! | |||
==Video Guides== | ==Video Guides== | ||
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Note that Hit Location Bonus is outdated in this video. | Note that Hit Location Bonus is outdated in this video. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:22, 12 August 2024
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Damage Formula
(
(
(
+ (Base Damage + Buff Weapon Damage) * Combo Multiplier * Impact Zone Multiplier
+ Gear Weapon Damage|Magical Damage
+ Divine Strike Damage
)
* (1 + Power Bonus)
+ Additional Damage
)
* (1 + Hit Location Bonus)
* (1 + Race Damage Bonus)
* (1 - Race Damage Reduction)
* (1 - Damage Reduction * (1 + Damage Reduction Mod) * (1 - Penetration))
* (1 - Projectile Reduction)
)
* Projectile Falloff
+ True Damage
Base Damage
- The displayed damage of a weapon, skill, or spell. For example: Rondel Dagger's Weapon Damage, Rupture's 20 Physical Damage, Lightning Strike's 30 Magical Damage, or Judgement's 25 Magical Damage.
- Base damage indicates that it creates a new damage instance
Buff Weapon Damage
- The damage added from the perks Slayer, War Song, and Rapier Mastery. This stat is multiplied by Impact Zone Multiplier and Combo Multiplier. It essentially acts like a modification to your weapon's base damage. It is unknown if this is affected by Scaling as no weapon-sourced damage has less than 100% Scaling
Gear Weapon Damage
- The damage added by the "+ Weapon Damage" affix on gear (formally "Physical Weapon Damage Add"). This stat benefits from Power Bonus. This stat will only apply to direct attacks from weaponry, and will not apply to skills such as Rupture, Caltrops, Achilles Strike, and so on. This is a Physical stat, and so will not add to sources of Magical Damage. This stat is different from "Buff" Weapon Damage, in that it will not be multiplied by your Impact Zone Multiplier or your Combo Multiplier. It is unknown if this is affected by Scaling as no weapon-sourced damage has less than 100% Scaling.
Gear Magical Damage
- The damage added by the "Magical Damage" stat on the Magic Staff, Spellbook, and Crystal Ball. This damage benefits from Power Bonus. This damage will apply to all sources of Magical Damage, and will do so multiple times per spell, if the spell has multiple damage sources. Examples include each hit of Magic Missile, or Zap's direct hit and DoT portions. This is a Magical stat, and so will not add to sources of Physical Damage. This stat is influenced by Scaling.
Divine Strike Damage
- The damage added by the Cleric buff "Divine Strike". This stat benefits from Power Bonus. Unlike Weapon Damage, this stat will apply to both weapon attacks, and indirect sources of Physical Damage, such as Rupture, Caltrops, and Achilles Strike. This is a Physical stat, and so will not add to sources of Magical Damage. This stat is influenced by Scaling.
Impact Zone Multiplier
- A multiplier enforced when hitting with the "sour spots" of certain weapons. See Weapons for each weapon's exact multipliers.
Combo Multiplier
- A multiplier enforced when hitting with the latter hits of certain weapons' combos. See Weapons for each weapon's exact multipliers.
Power Bonus
- A multiplier that affects all damage types listed so far. This can be of the Physical or Magical variety, and each will only apply to its respective damage type (Physical Power Bonus will not apply to Zap, for example). This value can be positive or negative, and is influenced by gear or by the player's Attributes. This stat is influenced by Scaling. Physical Damage Bonus is included (modifies Physical Power stat).
"Additional" Damage
- The damage added by specific Perks or by the "Additional Physical/Magical Damage" affix on gear. This can be of the Physical or Magical variety, and each will only apply to its respective damage type (Additional Physical Damage will not apply to Zap, for example). This stat does not benefit from Power Bonus. This stat will apply to any instance of its respective type of damage, and will do so multiple times per skill if applicable. Examples include Achilles Strike's individual movement damage ticks (Physical), or each hit of Magic Missile (Magical). This stat is influenced by Scaling.
Hit Location Bonus
Also referred to as Hit Location Multiplier, Limb Modifier, or Headshots
A multiplier enforced when hitting the head or the limbs with certain attacks. The multipliers:
- Head: +50% (1.5x)
- Body: +0% (1.0x)
- Arms: -20% (0.8x)
- Legs: -40% (0.6x)
- Feet/Hand: -50% (0.5x)
Area of Effect and Damage over Time sources are not affected by this multiplier.
For on-hit damaging effects there are some exceptions. These exceptions are also mentioned on their respective class description:
- Warlock's Blow of Corruption does benefit
- Wizard's Ignite and the Ignite's burn does benefit, even though the burn is a status/debuff
Some other on-hits that correctly don't benefit, listed for the sake of making it extra clear:
- Cleric's Smite does NOT benefit
- Barbarian's Achilles Strike does NOT benefit as it doesn't hit any part of the body
- Rogue's Poisoned Weapon does NOT benefit as it is a status/debuff
Headshot Damage Reduction
Comes from implicit rolls on equipment like the Hounskull.
This reduces Hit Location Bonus if the target hitbox is a head, while Ranger's Sharpshooter increases it.
For example, targeting the head with the Sharpshooter perk against a player with 20% Headshot reduction results in
1.5 + .1 - .2 = 1.4x headshot multiplier
Headshot Penetration
Applies to Headshot Damage Reduction in the exact same way that Penetration applies to Damage Reduction. For example, 50% Headshot Penetration converts 20% Headshot Damage Reduction into just 10%.
Race Damage Bonus
A more recently researched multiplier that is currently only utilized by Race specific damage increases.
Race damage bonus applies to both Physical and Magical base damages, and is not restricted to Weapon damage, such as Undead Race Damage Bonus from Cleric's Undead Slaying perk.
Race Damage Reduction
A more recently researched multiplier that is currently only utilized by Race specific damage reductions, like Undead Race Damage Reduction from Warlock's Infernal Pledge perk.
It is assumed to be like Race Damage Bonus in that this applies to both Physical and Magical base damages, but needs confirmation.
It is currently impossible for a player to be damaged with Damage Mod Reduction active against a target that also has Race Damage Bonus, meaning it is unknown if this adds or multiplies with Damage Mod Bonus.
Damage Reduction
- A defensive multiplier based on the opponent's Damage Reduction stat. Physical Damage Reduction applies to Physical Damage sources, such as weapon hits, Rupture, Achilles Strike, and so on. Magical Damage Reduction applies to Magical Damage sources, such as Zap, Explosive Bottles, Poison Weapon, and so on.
Damage Reduction Mod
A multiplier to Damage Reduction recently added that modifies the base Damage Reduction. When active, it can even be seen modifying Physical/Magical Damage Reduction in the in game Character stat sheet.
Penetration
- A multiplier to Damage Reduction after Damage Reduction Mod that can be acquired from certain weapons, or from the "Armor Penetration" and "Magical Penetration" affixes on gear. This stat multiplies with their Damage Reduction %, not their Armor Rating/Magic Resist Rating.
% Damage Reduced = Target's Damage Reduction (after Mod) * (1 - Attacker's Pen)
This then multiplies the damage an enemy takes with this new reduction by (1 - Target's Modified Damage Reduction)
Or, combined
Damage Multiplier = 1 - Target's Damage Reduction (after Mod) * (1 - Attacker's Pen)
- This modifier cannot bring Damage Reduction below 0% meaning there is no functional benefit to exceeding 100% Penetration
- This modifier also does nothing if the target's Damage Reduction % is 0% or less.
- Using these limitations, the above formula can be expanded to the following: (note that for brevity, Damage Reduction is written as DR and Penetration is written as Pen.
Damage Multiplier = max((1-DR*(1-min(Pen,1))),1-DR)
Projectile Damage Reduction
- A defensive multiplier that can be acquired from Plate Armor, or the Projectile Resistance Perk for Fighter. This influences damage done by Projectiles, including but not limited to Arrows, Bolts, Throwables. Some magic are also projectiles and are specified on class pages, like Warlock's Bolt of Darkness
Projectile Falloff
- Damage multiplier to gravity affected projectiles, currently including arrows shot by Recurve Bow, Survival Bow, Longbow, Hand Crossbow, Crossbow, Windlass Crossbow as well as throwables, like Drum's, Throwing Knife, Francisca Axe, but not Torches. The multiplier depends on the air time of the projectile, is different for each source, and can be found in the mentioned pages.
True Damage
- The damage added by the "True Physical Damage" or "True Magical Damage" affixes on gear. Each will only apply to its respective damage type (True Magical Damage will not apply to an Arming Sword, for example). This damage is mostly unaffected by any other multipliers, and is added at the end of all calculations. This stat is influenced by Scaling.
- Cleric's Perseverance Perk is effectively "negative True Damage", however it seems to not reduce damage if that damage would be reduced below 1. For example, 1 stack of Rogue's Poison Weapon tends to deal less than 1 damage per second, and so Perseverance will not reduce it.
True Base Damage
Created instances of Base Damage that are True, meaning they are functionally identical to the above mentioned True Damage, except that they create a new damage instance rather than adding to it.
Absolute Reduction
Reduces the final damage dealt flat after all other modifiers, to a minimum of 1 damage per instance, including each tick of Damage over Times such as Rogue's Poisoned Weapon.
Does not affect the Dark Swarm damage nor negative amounts of Percent Max Health Healing.
Cleric's Perseverance and Golem from the Ruin's map both have Absolute Reduction, though it is still being researched as Cleric has 2 Physical Absolute Reduction for both physical and magical, while Golem has none for magic but a whopping 300 for Physical. As such, how this stat works on the Golem specifically is still uncertain.
Damage/Healing over Time
Damage or Healing that is dealt over a period of time, in the form of a Status.
- Rather than calculating the value per hit, they calculate the total damage/healing, and then divide by the number of damaging/healing ticks, which is usually the same as the number of seconds.
- Additionally, nearly all Damage over times have 50% Attribute Bonus Ratio rather than 100%, making damage increases only half as effective
- Example: Rogue's Rupture skill does 20 physical damage over 5 seconds, or 4 damage a second. If they attain +5 additional physical damage this becomes 22.5 damage over 5 seconds, or 4.5 a second.
- The number of damaging ticks is affected by the receiving player's Buff/Debuff Duration, and is rounded down to the nearest integer. This strictly affects how long the DoT lasts, and not the damage per tick of the DoT
- Sources like Ray of Darkness, Din of Darkness, Torture Mastery, and movement based abilities like Achilles Strike and Earthquake are not Damage/Heal over times, rather, bonuses apply per-hit to these like normal.
- Sources like Locusts' Swarm and Explosive lanterns fire only deal damage while inside the area and are also not damage over times
Formulas
Note, "Value" refers to either Damage or Healing
Base # of Ticks = Base duration/Interval length
Total duration = Base # of Ticks * (1 + Debuff Duration%)
Total ticks = floor(Total duration)
Total Value = Base Value/Base Ticks * Total ticks
Value per interval = Total value / Base Ticks
Value per second = Value per interval / Interval length
Since nearly all Damage/Healing over times have an Interval length of 1 second, these can be simplified to:
Total Duration = Base Duration * (1 + Debuff Duration)
Total Value = Base Value / Base Duration * floor(Total Duration)
Value per second = Total Value / Base Duration
Examples
Example 1: Rogue's Rupture
- Rogue's Rupture which normally does 20 damage, with -17% Physical Power Bonus% and +10 additional physical damage will instead deal 23.3 damage due to having a 50% Attribute Bonus Ratio.
Total damage (before debuff duration) = 20 * (1-.17 * .5)+10 * .5 = 23.3
- Rupture lasts 5s and deals damage in 1s intervals, so against a Bard with 25% longer Debuff duration, it will instead deal 27.96 damage
Base ticks = 5/1 = 5 ticks
Total duration = 5 * (1 + .25) = 6.25s
Total Damage = 23.3/5 * floor(6.25) = 27.96 damage
Damage per second = 27.96/5 = 5.592 damage per second
Example 2: Wizard's Zap's Burn
- Zap's Burn deals damage with a 1s interval and lasts only 1s total, meaning any negative debuff duration, even -1%, will make it have 0 ticks and deal 0 damage due to rounding.
- On the contrary, it would require at least 100% debuff duration% on the target to get an extra tick from Zap.
Example 3: Potion of Healing
Shapeshift
Shapeshifts base damage (and Healing) works slightly different to other damage/healing. Instead of having a base amount decided from an equipped weapon/spell/skill/etc, the base amount is some multiple of a primitive attribute, such as Strength for the Bear.
The typical base damage section-
(
(Base Damage + "Buff" Weapon Damage) * Combo Multiplier * Impact Zone Multiplier
+ Gear "+N Weapon Damage"|"N Magical Damage"
+ Divine Strike Damage
)
is replaced by
(
Primitive Stat * Primitive Multiplier
+ Primitive Add
+ Divine Strike Damage
)
Note the removal of Gear and Buff weapon damage, as well as Combo and Impact multipliers. Please note that Divine Strike Damage has not been confidently confirmed to work yet with Shapeshift damage.
All following parts of the formula can apply so long as they are applied to the Shapeshift.
Primitive Stat
Primitive refers to the 7 core Stats; Strength, Vigor, Agility, Dexterity, Will, Knowledge, and Resourcefulness.
Druid's Bear scales off of Strength, Panther off of Agility, Chicken Resourcefulness, and Rat off of none.
Primitive Multiplier
Primitive Multiplier is a multiplier to the primitive stat. Note, for some Shapeshift attacks this is 100%, meaning they effectively do not have a multiplier.
Primitive Add
Primitive Add simply adds to the base damage after the Primitive Multiplier. Note, some Shapeshift attacks this is 0, meaning this can be skipped.
Example
If a given Shapeshift attack is described to deal "Agility * 2.0 + 5 base Physical Damage", then its Primitive Multiplier is 2 (200%), and its Primitive Add is 5. With 30 Agility and 10% Physical Power Bonus, damage dealt would be:
(30 * 2 + 5) * (1 + 0.1) = 71.5
Health Cost
Warlock's Health Cost consumes health which essentially damages the player. This damage is completely independent from all other modifiers. As opposed to True Damage, Health Cost can also not be reduced by sources like Cleric's Perseverence perk (though was only possible to test with Multiclassing)
Rounding
- Damage/Health: All sources of damage/healing can do decimal amounts, and therefore you can have decimal health. Damage text that is displayed when you hit a dummy is always rounded down. Health on players' details page is always rounded up.
- Details page: Currently all details round up, but some to the nearest integer, and some to the nearest tenth. Wizard's Sage and Warlock's Malice can give decimal knowledge/will, although their displays round up to an integer. Expect all decimal stats to have a margin of error of +/- .1, and integer stats to have a margin of error of +/- 1.
- Memory Capacity is both rounded up to the nearest integer in the details page and in reality. +1% Memory Capacity will always equate to at least +1 Memory Capacity
- Buffs/Debuffs: Durations are not rounded and last their exact amount. However, durations that perform an action in intervals, like Damage/Healing over Time, are rounded down to the nearest integer, resulting in thresholds that players may want to take advantage of. In other words, increases must be greater than its interval length, which is usually 1 second.
- Maximum Health can be decimal with fractional Strength and Vigor scaling, in which case the displayed Maximum Health is rounded down.
Total Ticks = floor(Base Duration * (1 + Bonus Duration))
Examples
- A 5s buff with 19% bonus duration will have
floor(5 seconds * (1 + .19)) = 5 ticks
- A 5s buff with 20% bonus duration, however, will have
floor(5 seconds * (1 + .2)) = 6 ticks
- A 5s buff with -1% bonus duration will have
floor(5 seconds * (1 + -.01)) = 4 ticks
Notes
- For statuses that can stack their damaging effect several times over, like Rogue's Poisoned Weapon, the stacks multiply the damage dealt at the very end. They do not multiply the base damage. This means that each stack benefits from flat bonuses just the same as the first stack.
- Rogue's Weakpoint Attack's debuff multiplies the victim's Armor Rating directly. Because Armor Rating to Damage Reduction follows a variable curve, it is very difficult to predict how much this will influence damage.
Attribute Bonus Ratio
Also known as "Scaling"
Information moved to Scaling.
Additional vs True
Difference
Using the formula, the difference between Additional Physical/Magical and True Physical/Magical can be summarized as follows:
Additional damage:
- Scales with Hit Location Bonus which can be both a good and a bad thing
- Reduced by Damage Reductions
- Reduced by Projectile Damage Falloff if its a gravity-affected projectile
- Generally better against enemies with lower damage reduction, and when headshots can be hit easily/consistently.
True damage:
- Unaffected by Hit Location Bonus which can be both a good and a bad thing
- Unaffected by Damage Reductions
- Unaffected by Projectile Damage Falloff
- Generally better against enemies with higher damage reduction, or when some sources of your damage cannot headshot, or when headshotting is difficult, or when using gravity-affected projectiles
On a particular hit, True damage is always better than Additional damage when it cannot headshot (Damage over Time / Area of Effect).
Additional is substantially better in PvE for physical hits as most Monsters have negative Physical Damage Reduction, and headshots are very consistent.
Note that neither of these benefit from Physical/Magic Power Bonus.
Formula
To determine exactly which is better with your specific stats and by how much, use the following formula:
(1 - Damage Reduction after Penetration) * (Hit Location Bonus) * (Damage Falloff)
For non-gravity affected projectiles, Damage Falloff can be left out.
If the resulting number is greater than 1, Add is better.
If the resulting number is less than 1, True is better.
Examples
Example 1
Scenario: Headshot against slightly above average damage reduction
For example, against an enemy with 33.33% Damage Reduction (after Penetration) with a headshot (1.5x Hit Location Bonus) (not projectile):
(1 - .3333) * 1.5 = 1x
In this scenario, True gives exactly the same amount of damage as Additional.
Example 2
Scenario: Low damage reduction with a Damage over Time
Against an enemy with 20% Damage Reduction when using a Damage over Time (1x Hit Location Bonus) (not projectile):
(1 - .2) * 1 = 0.8x
In this scenario, Additional gives 80% of the damage that True gives. In other words, Additional gives 20% less damage than True does.
Example 3
Scenario: No damage reduction, hitting limb
Against an enemy with 0% Damage Reduction and the damage hits a Hand (0.5x Hit Location Multiplier) (not projectile):
(1 - 0) * 0.5 = 0.5x
In this scenario, Additional gives 50% of the damage that True gives. In other words, Additional gives 50% less damage than True does.
Example 4
Scenario: PvE with a headshot
Against an enemy with -22% Damage Reduction and the damage hits the head (1.5x Hit Location Bonus) (not projectile):
(1 - -.22) * 1.5 = 1.83x
In this scenario, Additional gives 183% of the damage that True gives. In other words, Additional gives 83% more damage than True does.
Example 5
Scenario: Gravity-affected Projectile
Against an enemy with 10% Damage Reduction and an *arrow* hits their arm (0.5x Hit Location Bonus) after being in the air for half a second with a Recurve Bow (0.7x Damage Falloff)
(1 - .1) * 0.5 * 0.7 = 0.315x
In this scenario, Additional gives 31.5% of the damage that True gives. In other words, Additional gives 68.5% less damage than True does.
Example 6
Scenario: Realistic PvP
Lastly, for a more realistic example, you can guess what your average Hit Location Bonus is. If you never hit the head, and sometimes you hit limbs/arms/feet, your average may be 0.9x.
Against an enemy with 20% Damage Reduction:
(1 - .2) * 0.9 = 0.72x
In this scenario, Additional gives 72% of the damage that True gives. In other words, Additional gives 28% less damage than True does.
Bugs
- Rogue's Rupture, although Physical damage, does not get increased by the Ambush perk if any Combo Multiplier is present (meaning not 1x). This may have to do with a change to Ambush during the Multiclassing period that made Ambush only buff physical weapon-hits.
- Drum's, Throwing Knives, and Francisca axes benefit twice from Gear and Buff Weapon Damage, but not Torches. Untested for Arrows/Bolts.
- While Wizard's Staff Mastery is noted as "Buff Weapon Damage" it actually acts as Base damage because it creates an entirely new damage instance.
Calculator
Open source Damage and health calculator web-app!
Video Guides
Note that Hit Location Bonus is outdated in this video.