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If you have any comments about this, I would like to hear them, wether they are kind words of approval, or constructive criticism!I have 86 strength on my fighter and want to equip this club:
(viewed with 86 str)
Angelic angelwood club
Level Req: 50
Damage: 156 to 703+232% Enhanced Effect
+15 Strength
+4% Experience Gained
+2% Magical Damage Reduction
The club gives 15 strength extra. We now know that that does not always count as 15 extra ee, so this is what you do:
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damage of club * ( 100 + current strength + strength from item(s) ) / ( 100 + current strength )
so damage of club is 703. this makes my formula like this:
703 * ( 100 + 86 + 15 ) / (100 + 86 ) = 703 * 201 / 186 = 759.6
In this setup, those 15 strength, counts as about 27 ee!! Time to learn this!Checking if it's correct:
(viewed with 101 strength)
Angelic angelwood club
Level Req: 50
Damage: 169 to 761+232% Enhanced Effect
+15 Strength
+4% Experience Gained
+2% Magical Damage Reduction
Why didn't I get correct damage? There may be some hidden decimals we are not seeing, that's my guess!
Will you always be getting above 2ee per point of strength?No, actually I got such a high benefit because the ee of my weapon were allready high. The higher ee and tier you have, the more you benefit from strength.
So you are telling me to ditch dexterity for strength?No. I'm just showing you that strength can boost your damage more than the 1str=1ee rule would.
Will this work the same way for intelligence and charms as well?I don't really see why not, but I haven't tested this.
What about equipping this club on a rouge with base strength? How much more ee would I get?Use your imagination, and change weapon-damage with ( "base ee-base dmg if you like-, which will always be 100" + actual ee):
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( base ee + actual ee ) * ( 100 + current strength + strength from club) / ( 100 + current strength ) = ( base ee + actual ee )
ee of club is 232, rouge has 30 base str, weapon gives 15 str:
( 100 + 232 ) * ( 100 + 30 + 15 ) / (100 + 30 ) = 332 * 145 / 130 = 370.3 = 100 + 270.3
Those 15 extra strength makes this club as effective as a 270 ee club on a rouge with base strength.
Actually those 15 str = 38.3 ee
That is 2.55ee per point of strength. So you !
can not! apply 1str=1ee rule!
You can use this easy formula for any strength setups. I just tried to make my previous strength guide easier.. Hope you like this! I think many people will benefit from learning this!
Enjoy! This post was edited by Dragon_Reborn on Mar 5 2008 01:15am