How does Sacrificial Strike work?

urbandetox
urbandetox Posts: 54 Arc User
edited February 2010 in General Discussion
I'm looking at the dual axes that has the Sacrificial Strike property... It says it has:

Sacrificial Strike: Has a chance to inflict double damage at the cost of losing 5% HP.

So how does that actually work? When it's triggered, does it double the weapon damage or is it the double of the total damage that also has Strength bonuses added in?

Also, how often does it trigger?
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  • Sirrobert - Dreamweaver
    Sirrobert - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,395 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    It doubles the total dmg of the hit. In other words, it works like a crit, but that hit can also crit, stacking the total dmg to x4 of the normal hit

    It is asumed it has a 5% chance to activate
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  • Traz - Dreamweaver
    Traz - Dreamweaver Posts: 2,843 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Dont underestimate the 5% HP, because that means you lose 5% MAX HP. That means if you have 100 HP left and 5% of your MAX HP is over 100 you kill yourself if you SS. O_~
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  • Qwentomec - Heavens Tear
    Qwentomec - Heavens Tear Posts: 270 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Sacrificial Strike can't kill you...I have a 90 sword with it on and I've tested it. You just end up with 1 hp, and you never die no matter how many times you zerk on 1 hp.
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  • Alexenokin - Lost City
    Alexenokin - Lost City Posts: 418 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    i was under the impression that if you couldnt pay the 5% hp cost, it wouldnt zerk at all?
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  • Sirrobert - Dreamweaver
    Sirrobert - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,395 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Qwentomec - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    Sacrificial Strike can't kill you...I have a 90 sword with it on and I've tested it. You just end up with 1 hp, and you never die no matter how many times you zerk on 1 hp.

    Well, attacking a mob with 1 hp left usually does kill you
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  • Russiee - Raging Tide
    Russiee - Raging Tide Posts: 848 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I assume it works much like Gloom. It takes 5% away from MP. 5% of 0 is still 0 so it would still trigger. Though I dont know if this is Max MP or MP.
  • Olba - Sanctuary
    Olba - Sanctuary Posts: 1,776 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Sirrobert - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    Well, attacking a mob with 1 hp left usually does kill you

    Though, getting to the point where you have such low hp is kinda hard, too. Unless you're a demon fist BM with zerk fists.
    I assume it works much like Gloom. It takes 5% away from MP. 5% of 0 is still 0 so it would still trigger. Though I dont know if this is Max MP or MP.

    Thing is, 0 hp kinda kills you. 0 mp is just bothersome.
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  • Divine_Death - Dreamweaver
    Divine_Death - Dreamweaver Posts: 1,491 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Sirrobert - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    It doubles the total dmg of the hit. In other words, it works like a crit, but that hit can also crit, stacking the total dmg to x4 of the normal hit

    It is asumed it has a 5% chance to activate
    Traz - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    Dont underestimate the 5% HP, because that means you lose 5% MAX HP. That means if you have 100 HP left and 5% of your MAX HP is over 100 you kill yourself if you SS. O_~

    K, neither of you have used a zerk weapon it seems. As mentioned zerk can't kill you by itself it just simply won't proc when your HP's below 5%. The chance of activation is a lot higher than other effects and is around 20%.
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  • Olba - Sanctuary
    Olba - Sanctuary Posts: 1,776 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Divine_Death - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    K, neither of you have used a zerk weapon it seems. As mentioned zerk can't kill you by itself it just simply won't proc when your HP's below 5%. The chance of activation is a lot higher than other effects and is around 20%.

    The "All procs are 5%" thing was an assumption based on a single test done on a Gloom proc.

    And saying that a proc us higher than something just based on how it feels isn't valid.
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  • Rawrgh - Raging Tide
    Rawrgh - Raging Tide Posts: 6,790 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Zerk is definately a lot higher than a 5% chance to proc, I would say somewhere around 20% chance.
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  • Sirrobert - Dreamweaver
    Sirrobert - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,395 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Divine_Death - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    K, neither of you have used a zerk weapon it seems. As mentioned zerk can't kill you by itself it just simply won't proc when your HP's below 5%. The chance of activation is a lot higher than other effects and is around 20%.

    Nope, magic weaps don't have these things b:cry
    If only that was possibe, zerk on a BIDS b:dirty

    Ok than, my bad. Just asumed that by the fact that I read all effects have a 5% chance to activate
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  • Divine_Death - Dreamweaver
    Divine_Death - Dreamweaver Posts: 1,491 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Olba - Sanctuary wrote: »
    The "All procs are 5%" thing was an assumption based on a single test done on a Gloom proc.

    And saying that a proc us higher than something just based on how it feels isn't valid.

    Find a BM, have him hit a NPC for 1000 times with a zerk wepaon. It won't come to be 5%.
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  • Solandri - Heavens Tear
    Solandri - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,843 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Olba - Sanctuary wrote: »
    The "All procs are 5%" thing was an assumption based on a single test done on a Gloom proc.

    And saying that a proc us higher than something just based on how it feels isn't valid.
    He did provide a smattering of data, n=61. It's not enough to pin down the exact proc %, but it is enough to conclude that it is in fact higher than 5%.

    http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=620262&page=2
  • Divine_Death - Dreamweaver
    Divine_Death - Dreamweaver Posts: 1,491 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Solandri - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    He did provide a smattering of data, n=61. It's not enough to pin down the exact proc %, but it is enough to conclude that it is in fact higher than 5%.

    http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=620262&page=2

    Lol that was posted as a joke. Although the data was true, they were too few to "prove" the 20%. Maybe I'll run a larger test when I'm bored someday.
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