Posted by Rooqweaz on June 3, 2000 at 02:54:07:
In Reply to: no forget the math terms and read the last couple of lines (nt) posted by Niblaznacker on June 2, 2000 at 16:23:23:
> nt
> > The point is that dbs on non-parryable skills makes preperations useless for warrior types, since what you usually aim for with them is not getting hit as often, to avoid getting DBed.
> >
> > -Joshu
Please, think a bit more.
First of all, we talk about overall average automatic skill damage
there is no point to get consider a single example
to estimate balance you have to consider many fights and calculate outcome.
It is stupid to say:
I got 3 DB in one round and die, DB is overpowered!
because somebody else, using the same logic
may tell you:
I land no DB at all, DB is useless!
I think you got the point?
when you tank:
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against warrior(non rager) you get N damage
against rager you get N*x damage
where x is some bonus: 0.3 (or 0.4, or 0.5 but definitly is not 10)
Notice: it has nothing with your skills
if you have parry 1%, and 0 protections
against warrior you get N damage, against N*x damage
if you have parry 100% and fully prepared,
then you get M damage against warrior and M*x (the same x) against rager
So now look, we accept that!, we accept that
a rager does more damage N*x compared with N.
And we think it is somehow "fair" then ragers
do *x damage compared with just a warrior.
when you don't tank and fighting sword spec:
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against warrior: you get let's say K damage with ripostes
against rager: you get K*x damage with repostes
the same damnit x.
and now you cry that is not fair.
in first cause some increasing on damage is ok for you
but the same increasing in second case piss you off
why? only because you don't like it?
well, I can admnit you don't like it
but it can't be called "overpowered" or "unfair"
if you call it so, you have to say the smae about first case