Offense question

areee

I've wondered for the longest time. Why does offense power gives such a tiny boost to damage?

spinnytop

Diminishing Returns and the fact that it's not rng.​​

areee

So diminshing returns triggers at 5% on offense stat... No, I don't think so.

warcanch

Blame Algebra.

Most calculations include one or more divisors inside sets of parentheses. This is why that "120% increase" winds up being only 5 - 20% actual increase. Whereas, this 5% increase actually IS a 5% increase. Generally, the closer the number is to the outside of the parentheses, the greater the impact.

Note, I did say "generally".​​

spinnytop

areee wrote: »

So diminshing returns triggers at 5% on offense stat... No, I don't think so.

5% damage bonus from Offense isn't tiny, because as Warcanch points out that's actually 5% more damage, unlike the fake 132% damage boost you get from your Form which is more like ~20%. And yes, Diminishing Returns set in early and hard with Offense. It gets really bad once you hit around 20%, at which point you'll be stacking hundreds of Offense just to get another 1%. So don't worry, your UI isn't broken, Offense isn't bugged, it is showing the correct amount.​​

pantagruel01

areee wrote: »

So diminshing returns triggers at 5% on offense stat... No, I don't think so.

DR in CO mostly starts immediately, rather than having inflection points, so yes, it does apply at 5%. Offense does seem to be normalized on some assumptions about crit chance and severity that don't reflect real use, though.