ok ik understand
makes perfect sense

The 50/50 axe ratio means you get .50 "damage power" per str point, and .50 per dex point as well.

That means that if I were to use a 70 dex 70 str armor and a 70 dex 70 str charm with a 200 ee axe and the same gear with a 200 ee dagger they would do the same.

But since this gear dosen't exist Daggers and clubs will rule everything else correct?

100 stats with an axe (50 str / 50 dex) ~ you get .5*50+.5*50 = 50

100 stats with a dagger (10 str / 90 dex) ~ you get .1*10+.9*90 = 82

Or am I misunderstanding how it works?

People are forgetting one thing:
ROUND DOWN

Lets take one side of the equation first: Dexterity...
Dagger + 9 Dexterity = 8% Enhanced Effect
Axe + 9 Dexterity = 4% Enhanced Effect

Now ppl say that it is even because of the other Stat, this is correct, but because of the ratio, Dagger/Club get more damage because of the 0.90% ee for a SINGLE stat

Another way to try and think of it...

Dagger Class character...
Go up 9 levels pumping up Dexterity = 8% enhanced effect

Axe Class character...
Go up 9 levels = 5 str / 4 dex = 2%ee (str) / 2%ee (dex) = 4% enhanced effect TOTAL
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I concur... it needs to be fixed.
It is ridiculous that this error has occured...

I believe to keep balance, the damage formula need to be fixed.
1 Dex = 0.90%
1 Str = 0.90%

That way, it will clear up the damage discrepencies.

And the ratios will still be a key factor even if someone goes pure strength with dagger, the average will be less because they have no ratio


This post was edited by izParagonzi on Oct 10 2010 07:08pm

right. so you're saying that the high damage difference is intentional? that's what we're starting to believe. nn all these figures to prove that we're right.

they just want something done about it, because it's not very cost effective to go 50/50 anymore

everyone who complained about dex nerf can be happy again
just use daggers lol

That way daggers and clubs will drop in damage compared to others because its impossible to fully balance them.

Aslong as the ratios exists there will be imbalance.

I tested this with staffs at level 1 and noticed a very small difference with the same exact amount of stats. Now testing at level 10 with a dagger at 3 different stats (all dex, all str and 50/50). as the difference should be more pronounced.

Yeah.
Axes would do 140str * 0.5 + 140dex * 0.5 while daggers would do 140 * 0.10 + 140 * 0.90.