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Accuracy and damage

avastanavastan Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited March 2014 in The Academy
Hello

I know that if accuracy beats defence it will add to critical chance and so the shot will do more damage.

But my question is if I hit a target with 99% chance will the damage inflicted be greater than if I hit it with 25% ?

Or damage is random and not depending on hit "quality" ?

Thanks
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  • exsteeleexsteele Member Posts: 113 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Nope, it's just chance to hit. You either hit, Crit, or miss.

    Your weapon power, combat skills and the weapon's stats themselves determine the damage on a regular hit.
  • norobladnoroblad Member Posts: 2,624 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    damage has a random element, but the forumla (do we even KNOW the formulas??) is also so complex that random values could just be the result of a 20 variable equation. We know for sure the equation is a combination of at least these (constants and variables):
    - your power level (constantly changing for many/most players)
    - target resists (constantly changing if group has debuffs or target has buffs)
    - distance (all energy weapons)
    - your buffs (Ep2W, attack patterns, whatever)
    - where it hits (IIRC energy weaps do more to shield, a little less to hull, projectiles the reverse?)

    and other factors as well. Even just this short, incomplete list show that damage should basically change for each shot as distances change (both targets are not stationary usually), power levels jump around, etc. Any random element is lost in the noise.
  • deianirrahdeianirrah Member Posts: 236 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    If You are interested in which combination of modifiers and equipment might be 'best' for PvE or PvP, You might want to try

    Hellspawnys' damage calculator (Excel spreadsheet):

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/1pqjij3945tir5d/Calculator_English.xlsm

    Should be pretty self-explanatory.

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