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Question regarding Hull Penetration

lazarus#1508 lazarus Member Posts: 6 Arc User
I know hull pen stat helps "break through" armor.

but my question is what if target has no armor value due to debuffs.

EX. target mob has 25% res. ,..then gets hit with Attack Pattern Beta for -30% res.
Is hull pen still useful at that point,..does it just add more dam. on top of debuff.,, or stop working?

thx for any insight given
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  • howtorhowtor Member Posts: 194 Arc User
    I know hull pen stat helps "break through" armor.

    but my question is what if target has no armor value due to debuffs.

    EX. target mob has 25% res. ,..then gets hit with Attack Pattern Beta for -30% res.
    Is hull pen still useful at that point,..does it just add more dam. on top of debuff.,, or stop working?

    thx for any insight given

    when you look at the percent then what happens lets say target natural protection is 100% (easy number to use), then with its bonus it is now 125%
    when you debuff it become 84% resistance so you you do get a bonus but not as much as you think.
  • foxrockssocksfoxrockssocks Member Posts: 2,482 Arc User
    I'm not entirely sure how they have it working these days. It used to be possible to get negative resistances, as I recall, thus providing a multiplier to your damage. I wouldn't be concerned about having too much armor penetration, but consider the opportunity cost of it as always.
  • pottsey5gpottsey5g Member Posts: 4,326 Arc User
    I know hull pen stat helps "break through" armor.

    but my question is what if target has no armor value due to debuffs.

    EX. target mob has 25% res. ,..then gets hit with Attack Pattern Beta for -30% res.
    Is hull pen still useful at that point,..does it just add more dam. on top of debuff.,, or stop working?

    thx for any insight given
    Negative resistance works the same way as positive resistance in that there are diminishing returns.
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