Piercing VS Scale

A General Guide to Dark Age of Camelot gameplay mechanics.

Piercing VS Scale

The observed min and max here are 78 and 111 for mainhand, and 66 and 93 for offhand respectively. The predicted values are 85 to 120 for the mainhand and 71 to 100 for the offhand. The predicted values vs observed in this case differ by 10%

Calculating the Predicted Values

Recommended reading:

https://talsyra.tripod.com/daocmechanics/damage_cap_mechanics.html
https://talsyra.tripod.com/daocmechanics/base_damage_mechanics.html
https://talsyra.tripod.com/daocmechanics/damage_variance.html
https://talsyra.tripod.com/daocmechanics/archery_bow_mechanics.html

Pierce vs Scale

Testing Player Crafted weapons were as follows

Arcanite Exceptional Rapier (Mainhand Weapon) 16.5 dps (16.0 effective dps) 3.9 Speed 99% quality 0% bonus

Arcanite Exceptional Stiletto (Offhand Weapon) 16.5 dps (16.0 effective dps) 3.3 Speed 99% quality 0% bonus

Determining damage cap

Damage Cap = EDPS * SPD * 3 * (1 + (SPD - 2) * .03) * (1.1 + (0.005 x spec) )

16.0 x 3.9 x 3 x 1.057 x 1 = 198
16.0 x 3.3 x 3 x 1.039 x 1 = 164

Determining base damage range -

EDPS * (your WS/target AF) * (1-absorb) * (1-base resists) * (1-RA resists) * slow weap bonus * SPD * 2h weapon bonus

2h weapon bonus = 1.1 + (0.005 x spec)

SLow Weapon bonus = 1 + ( (spd - 2) x 0.03)

16.0 x (1128 / 635) x 3.9 x 1.057
16.0 x (1128 / 635) x 3.3 x 1.039

16 x 1.7763779527559055118110236220472 x 4.1223 = 117.16420535433070866141732283465
16 x 1.7763779527559055118110236220472 x 3.4287 = 97.450673385826771653543307086614

Variance adjustments due to 51 spec

117 x 1.0 = 117 adjusted min value
115 x 1.41 = 165 adjusted max value
97.4 x 1.0 = 97.4 adjusted min value
97.4 x 1.41 = 137.3 adjusted max value

27% Absorption Adjustment

117 x 0.73 = 85 predicted min value
165 x 0.73 = 120 predicted max value
97.4 x 0.73 = 71 predicted min value
137.3 x 0.73 = 100 predicted max value