2009-09-22, 05:21 PM
So some of you may have noticed the warning I put up at the beginning of the guide earlier this month. That warning stated that the BW damage in this guide was miscalculated and is likely underestimating their damage. The reason why it was miscalculated was because I just assumed a uniform damage range without regards to swing/stab specifics and ratios. (Khainians are especially aware)
Well, I have bad news.
With the swing/stab ratio now figured into the calculations, BWs now do LESS damage on average.
I'm sure this is a big "what da fawk!" moment, and I'd say otherwise if I could, but the numbers aren't lying. "But you do 3 swings and 2 stabs on average! That should raise the BW damage!" I know it's common sense to think that, and tbh, that's what I expected as well. The most likely explanation for this seemingly contradictory result is that the less-than-one minimum damage coefficient for STR has a greater diminishing effect on the larger number than it does on the smaller one, thus dragging down the average damage. Even the 3:2 swing
tab ratio is not enough to counter this offset.
In the mean time, the CCF has not been entirely updated to reflect this (but I'm fairly sure the damage ratios between different speed BWs and same-handedness is unaffected). It will take me some time to sort out this mess.
Well, I have bad news.
With the swing/stab ratio now figured into the calculations, BWs now do LESS damage on average.
I'm sure this is a big "what da fawk!" moment, and I'd say otherwise if I could, but the numbers aren't lying. "But you do 3 swings and 2 stabs on average! That should raise the BW damage!" I know it's common sense to think that, and tbh, that's what I expected as well. The most likely explanation for this seemingly contradictory result is that the less-than-one minimum damage coefficient for STR has a greater diminishing effect on the larger number than it does on the smaller one, thus dragging down the average damage. Even the 3:2 swing
tab ratio is not enough to counter this offset.In the mean time, the CCF has not been entirely updated to reflect this (but I'm fairly sure the damage ratios between different speed BWs and same-handedness is unaffected). It will take me some time to sort out this mess.