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Path of the Blade damage problem
therealjaelus
Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 50
I was just doing some testing of Path of the Blade on the test server, and I'm getting some unexpected results.
I have 21 CHA (11% bonus to CA damage), so my expectation is to see 15% (base) + 11% (CHA bonus) = 26% bonus damage from combat advantage when I use PotB in stealth. I've controlled for other variables, so nothing else is giving me bonus damage. I am only recording PotB ticks that occur when I am in stealth.
What I saw in my testing was an increase of 15% damage above baseline for PotB in stealth (11% less damage than expected).
I then took 5 ranks of Underhanded Tactics. Since that gives a 20% bonus to CA damage, my expectation is 15% (base) + 11% (CHA bonus) = 26% * 120% = 31.2% damage.
What I saw in my testing with 5 ranks of Underhanded Tactics was an increase of 18% damage above baseline, which is consistent with 15% (base) * 120% = 18%. This is 13.2% less damage than expected.
It seems to me that the damage I'm seeing is consistent with CA damage that does not benefit from the CA damage bonus contribution from CHA. Is this a bug or am I missing something here? Can anyone confirm these findings?
I have 21 CHA (11% bonus to CA damage), so my expectation is to see 15% (base) + 11% (CHA bonus) = 26% bonus damage from combat advantage when I use PotB in stealth. I've controlled for other variables, so nothing else is giving me bonus damage. I am only recording PotB ticks that occur when I am in stealth.
What I saw in my testing was an increase of 15% damage above baseline for PotB in stealth (11% less damage than expected).
I then took 5 ranks of Underhanded Tactics. Since that gives a 20% bonus to CA damage, my expectation is 15% (base) + 11% (CHA bonus) = 26% * 120% = 31.2% damage.
What I saw in my testing with 5 ranks of Underhanded Tactics was an increase of 18% damage above baseline, which is consistent with 15% (base) * 120% = 18%. This is 13.2% less damage than expected.
It seems to me that the damage I'm seeing is consistent with CA damage that does not benefit from the CA damage bonus contribution from CHA. Is this a bug or am I missing something here? Can anyone confirm these findings?
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After all, PotB is affected by combat advantage. Having it not receive the entire correct CA bonus seems like a bug.
PotB doesn't crit. If it's designed that way then its fail design. Trs are build around ability to crit. All the feats and our main stat dex suggests it. So why give, a class which relies and focuses heavily on criticals, an ability which isn't able to crit?
For Sudden Storm also does not crit for CW.
Its only one encounter skill that does not benefit from critical strike.
Woot! Thanks alot mate!