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What is the actual difference between Power and Damage?

midnightitamidnightita Member Posts: 228 Arc User
edited August 2014 in General Discussion (PC)
Title says all..
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  • tardagaintardagain Member Posts: 47
    edited August 2014
    Do you mean what is the conversion for power rating into damage numbers?

    According to the wiki:
    Weapon Damage * (1 + (Power / 2500))

    So, having a power of 2500 doubles your damage. 5000 triples it, etc.
  • cerberobotcerberobot Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 345
    edited August 2014
    tardagain wrote: »
    Do you mean what is the conversion for power rating into damage numbers?

    According to the wiki:
    Weapon Damage * (1 + (Power / 2500))

    So, having a power of 2500 doubles your damage. 5000 triples it, etc.

    That cant be true because in the game, having 8000 power makes about +50% damage/heals.
  • tardagaintardagain Member Posts: 47
    edited August 2014
    cerberobot wrote: »
    That cant be true because in the game, having 8000 power makes about +50% damage/heals.

    Hey maybe the wiki is wrong. I've also heard it said that 100 power = +4 base damage.
  • rlrobrrlrobr Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    The write answer is: every 500 power gives you +3% of damage.
  • reagenlionel1reagenlionel1 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    tardagain wrote: »
    Do you mean what is the conversion for power rating into damage numbers?

    According to the wiki:
    Weapon Damage * (1 + (Power / 2500))

    So, having a power of 2500 doubles your damage. 5000 triples it, etc.

    That is absolutely false and just plain untrue.
  • tardagaintardagain Member Posts: 47
    edited August 2014
    reagenlionel1 wrote: »
    That is absolutely false and just plain untrue.

    LOL

    Well if you have a better idea, maybe go fix the wiki. I've never personally tested power out, because it's kinda the stat you worry about last in many classes/builds. So much more important to give a HAMSTER about arpen/crit and recovery/regen/lifesteal most of the time. :)
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  • tardagaintardagain Member Posts: 47
    edited August 2014
    magenubbie wrote: »
    The alternative answer, if that's what the OP's looking for (I don't see him asking about specific calculations):
    Power is the force with which you use your skills. Damage is that skill applied to a target, after all various resistances and buffs are calculated.

    Heehee

    Power = Voltage x Amperes

    There, that's the correct formula. :)
  • qutsemniequtsemnie Member Posts: 419 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    tardagain wrote: »
    LOL

    Well if you have a better idea, maybe go fix the wiki. I've never personally tested power out, because it's kinda the stat you worry about last in many classes/builds. So much more important to give a HAMSTER about arpen/crit and recovery/regen/lifesteal most of the time. :)

    Wiki is wrong. As for why it isn't fixed. One of the quaint amusing things about playing a low pop mmo is not all its secrets on a wiki =) In some ways playing Neverwinter reminds me of playing a mmo in 2000: some things are still mysteries. For the most part that wiki isn't actually that good. Why don't I fix it? It isn't wikipedia. It is a for profit webpage. I am not inclined to be especially community minded and apparently nobody else is.
  • two30two30 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,168 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    qutsemnie wrote: »
    Wiki is wrong. As for why it isn't fixed. One of the quaint amusing things about playing a low pop mmo is not all its secrets on a wiki =) In some ways playing Neverwinter reminds me of playing a mmo in 2000: some things are still mysteries. For the most part that wiki isn't actually that good. Why don't I fix it? It isn't wikipedia. It is a for profit webpage. I am not inclined to be especially community minded and apparently nobody else is.
    The wiki page on Power is out-of-date, it was written long before the Power revamp in module 3.

    The wiki is generally more accurate than both the forums and the developer's news feed, and often posts accurate information before the news feed, which is remarkable since it's two (2) players doing almost all the editing.

    As for wikipedia, they don't host game wikis, so it's no surprise that Neverwinter partnered with a for-profit host.
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  • two30two30 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,168 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    two30 wrote: »
    As for wikipedia, they don't host game wikis, so it's no surprise that Neverwinter partnered with a for-profit host.

    I forgot to add: Even if gamepedia is for-profit, contributions to the wiki are licensed https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/.
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  • tardagaintardagain Member Posts: 47
    edited August 2014
    Okay, so mod 3 revamped power... the original question still stands:

    What is the (updated) formula?

    Anybody know for certain? I have to admit I'm like 25% curious now.
  • rlrobrrlrobr Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    I had already posted the corrected formula: every 500 power gives you +3% of damage.
  • brun2000brun2000 Member Posts: 244 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    rlrobr wrote: »
    I had already posted the corrected formula: every 500 power gives you +3% of damage.

    This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  • tardagaintardagain Member Posts: 47
    edited August 2014
    rlrobr wrote: »
    I had already posted the corrected formula: every 500 power gives you +3% of damage.

    Okay so you're saying the updated formula is:

    Damage * (1 + (Power/16667))

    That's a pretty big "revamp" LOL
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