Why are +damage items not percentage based?

Sodami · 05-21-2005, 06:05 PM

If not on damage at least on the spell's expected DPS?

Snagglepuss · 05-21-2005, 06:08 PM

face it, wow is dead and over

findar · 05-21-2005, 06:13 PM

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Originally posted by Snagglepuss
face it, wow is dead and over

ahahhahahahahahhhahahhah

Yermum Onceme · 05-21-2005, 06:30 PM

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Originally posted by Snagglepuss
face it, wow is dead and over

Elgonn · 05-21-2005, 07:22 PM

WoW has been dying since Beta2.

Cybsled · 05-21-2005, 07:41 PM

They aren't % based yet because they dont want to start making those available until more time has passed/the new expansion has come out ;p

Mazuli · 05-21-2005, 08:59 PM

People still play WoW?

Digo · 05-21-2005, 09:12 PM

What the hell are you people talking about?

MinionOfCthulhu · 05-21-2005, 09:51 PM

Microsoft will buy Blizzard within 5 years.

Metranon · 05-21-2005, 10:38 PM

can i be the first to vote that this thread be rickshawed?

thanks

frott · 05-22-2005, 01:21 AM

+damage items are not % based because noone has to worry about new fucking spells for a few years

Lucifar · 05-22-2005, 02:20 AM

It's to avoid one of the easy mudflation pitfalls.

When they bring out expansions, they want to be able to bring out new kickass items that drop from the new much harder bosses.

By having a max of say +200 (10 items with +20~ each) damage over a set of gear and a best nuke of say 1000, then the damage that items can add its a 20% boost.

New content comes out, new spell has max damage of 1500. Their old gear still adds 200 damage to that, but as they gear up with the new +30~ damage gear from the expansion, then end up with +300 damage from the set. Once again, the set of gear adds about 20% to the base damage. This makes things a lot easier to balance between classes etc.

If the damage bonuses were +% then the gear from the new exp would either have the exact same bonus as your old gear - and everyone would complain abotu the new gear being not worthwhile RvR. If the % bonus was raised, then you have the issue of both spell damage and damage bonus compounding, fucking with power scales between classes and mudflating the whole system.

Zehn - Vhex · 05-22-2005, 03:42 AM

Or, instead of being retards, they could put some effort into itemization and not just go for straight +dmg increases.

leane · 05-22-2005, 08:34 AM

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Microsoft will buy Blizzard within 5 years.

Don't you mean Vivendi? Blizzard was already bought out. And they are probably milking it for all its worth (I seem to recall something about Vivendi being near bankruptcy and pulling themselves out barely) Kinda like a less succesful french Sony.

MinionOfCthulhu · 05-22-2005, 08:35 AM

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Originally posted by leane
Don't you mean Vivendi? Blizzard was already bought out. And they are probably milking it for all its worth (I seem to recall something about Vivendi being near bankruptcy and pulling themselves out barely) Kinda like a less succesful french Sony.

Sega will buy Vivendi within 5 years.

05-21-2005, 06:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sodami Man of Steel Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 375 +0 Internets	Why are +damage items not percentage based? If not on damage at least on the spell's expected DPS?

05-21-2005, 07:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cybsled Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 9,269 +15 Internets	They aren't % based yet because they dont want to start making those available until more time has passed/the new expansion has come out ;p __________________ Training the citizens of Norrath from 1999-2003!

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Digo Ad Hoc Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: orange county Posts: 1,210 +2 Internets	What the hell are you people talking about? __________________ Digo \| Casual

05-21-2005, 09:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
MinionOfCthulhu Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 316 -4 Internets	Microsoft will buy Blizzard within 5 years. __________________ Finally! Now is the time where my true might shines, like many angry sunbeams of rage!

05-22-2005, 02:20 AM	#12 (permalink)
Lucifar Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New Zealand Posts: 135 +1 Internets	It's to avoid one of the easy mudflation pitfalls. When they bring out expansions, they want to be able to bring out new kickass items that drop from the new much harder bosses. By having a max of say +200 (10 items with +20~ each) damage over a set of gear and a best nuke of say 1000, then the damage that items can add its a 20% boost. New content comes out, new spell has max damage of 1500. Their old gear still adds 200 damage to that, but as they gear up with the new +30~ damage gear from the expansion, then end up with +300 damage from the set. Once again, the set of gear adds about 20% to the base damage. This makes things a lot easier to balance between classes etc. If the damage bonuses were +% then the gear from the new exp would either have the exact same bonus as your old gear - and everyone would complain abotu the new gear being not worthwhile RvR. If the % bonus was raised, then you have the issue of both spell damage and damage bonus compounding, fucking with power scales between classes and mudflating the whole system. __________________ Lucifar Lyrihym, 70 Bard (EQ Tribunal, retired 2004) Luc, 70 Tauren Warrior (WoW Blackrock-US)

05-21-2005, 06:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Snagglepuss Griefer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: N Freeport Posts: 175 -1 Internets	face it, wow is dead and over

05-21-2005, 07:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
Elgonn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 819 +0 Internets	WoW has been dying since Beta2.

05-21-2005, 08:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mazuli Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 644 +0 Internets	People still play WoW?

05-21-2005, 10:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
Metranon Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,599 +0 Internets	can i be the first to vote that this thread be rickshawed? thanks

05-22-2005, 01:21 AM	#11 (permalink)
frott Banned Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,390 +0 Internets	+damage items are not % based because noone has to worry about new fucking spells for a few years

05-22-2005, 03:42 AM	#13 (permalink)
Zehn - Vhex Lord of the Dance Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,459 +62 Internets	Or, instead of being retards, they could put some effort into itemization and not just go for straight +dmg increases.

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