Damage from Strength

ClareXLVII - Heavens Tear
ClareXLVII - Heavens Tear Posts: 4 Arc User
edited September 2012 in Seeker
Hey I was wondering how much strength really increases your damage. I want to do the bare minimum str and dex and the rest vitality, what would the damage difference be between a build like that and a build like 7 str 3 dex and no vitality?

And i know i dont need all that hp, i just like having a lot of hp.
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  • Nowitsawn - Heavens Tear
    Nowitsawn - Heavens Tear Posts: 4,864 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    Your damage range (as seen on the character info menu) is:

    ((STR / 150) + buffs) * (weapon damage range + attack from rings + attack from shards + attack from blue stats + level)

    This means that, for comparison, a barb buff (+30% p.damage) is exactly the same as adding 45 STR for a seeker.

    You can use this to see how it affects actual damage.
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  • Mor_Toran - Sanctuary
    Mor_Toran - Sanctuary Posts: 457 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    There's a thread we had in here somewhere where we got into some huge numbers with the maths on it.

    Keep in mind that STR increases your base defense values as well, not just damage. Having extra hp by skimping on STR is going to affect your toon in more ways than just your overall damage output.

    Personally, focus more on sharding and refining for HP. I plan to max my VIT at 100, DEX I don't recall offhand, and then after that everything is going to STR.

    At my level, with my gear where I have it, I get 10k HP with barb buffs.
    With gear I currently have VIT 154, STR 247, DEX 170.
    Without gear I have VIT 96, STR 241, DEX 146
    I'll probably reset some of those DEX points, and I still have 5 attrib points that I haven't applied yet from leveling recently.

    Without gear, I've got just 4110 hp, with my gear it jumps to 7218, and with Sage barb buffs I hit 10k. None of my gear is currently refined past +5 with the exception of my weapon.
    That's a pretty big difference in numbers, and it's all gear. (Farmed gear)
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  • CooIGuy - Archosaur
    CooIGuy - Archosaur Posts: 103 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    i was actually thinking how much it helps if all the points extra are in str and not vit , i guess at endgame there will be about 110-120 points extra if not more which maxes it close to 3x barb buff . that actually does make a difference in the dmg u deal b:chuckle ty for replying to this thread
  • HerbalLife - Archosaur
    HerbalLife - Archosaur Posts: 87 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    Too much strength fails, because you be missing majority you PVP
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  • ClareXLVII - Heavens Tear
    ClareXLVII - Heavens Tear Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    Thanks for the reply, i didnt think strength added so much damage. Guess ill just put a little vitality and restat it out eventually
  • Mor_Toran - Sanctuary
    Mor_Toran - Sanctuary Posts: 457 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    Found where I saw the maths on it....
    http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?p=15809801#post15809801
    "No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style." - Steven Brust, Yendi

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    Yeah, I'm that good. b:chuckle
  • gevonden32
    gevonden32 Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    So thats less than 3% damage increase from a str build vs a vit build.

    I know i'm happy with my vit and will continue chosen path....
  • ClareXLVII - Heavens Tear
    ClareXLVII - Heavens Tear Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    Hmm after seeing those numbers I think ill stick with a Vit build, the guy says its a huge difference but it honestly does not look like a lot.

    Str does more damage but im not a min/maxer so big hp pool ftw
  • mumumumuma
    mumumumuma Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    Lol ye the guy is smart enough that he can calculate it all, but then he sais per second it looks like a small difference, but per hour it is huge ! LOL b:chuckle
  • Nowitsawn - Heavens Tear
    Nowitsawn - Heavens Tear Posts: 4,864 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    mumumumuma wrote: »
    Lol ye the guy is smart enough that he can calculate it all, but then he sais per second it looks like a small difference, but per hour it is huge ! LOL b:chuckle

    850k extra damage per hour sounds like a lot, but when you think about it, it's only 2.8% more than a vit build.
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  • HerbalLife - Archosaur
    HerbalLife - Archosaur Posts: 87 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    i guess whether your a FULL Strength seeker or VIT seeker or DEX seeker....

    as long you know how to use seekers potiential knowing strengths and weaknesses
    you can be good any build...
    play well seekers ~
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