[1.2.326] (4) Really last chance!

Y'know what would make this simpler? Frozen, run your stats with your posted multiplier and post your range. That would give us a fair idea of what to expect of at the very least average funded ele wand users compared to normal players.

Sure thing. Chances are I'm completely wrong, which is totally fine. I'd rather be wrong and laughed at, like we all are every now and then, so long as ArchMages have something to offer for 1v1 DPS content (read: mid-tier).

 Calculations

Posted this on another thread: Here's my range at Lv. 200 (since you all want a decent Lv. 200 test subject), using my old gears, the new BoF, Explorer's Magical Ring, and my current MoN (MW20, no Apples): 9143~12190.

9143 x 6 (Paralyze) x 1.2 (Magic Mastery buff) x 1.1 (Infinity buff) x 1.25 (Poison Ele) x 1.5 (Amp) x 0.75 (boss MDRate) = 101,830
12190 x 6 (Paralyze) x 1.2 (Magic Mastery buff) x 1.1 (Infinity buff) x 1.25 (Poison Ele) x 1.5 (Amp) x 0.75 (boss MDRate) = 135,766
Average damage per Paralyze cast = 118,798

DPS with Paralyze = 118,798 x (80 casts/60 seconds) = 158,397 DPS with Paralyze.

Now Paralyze DoT additions (assuming unaffected by external multipliers):

160% per second x 9143 = 14,628
160% per second x 12190 = 19,504
Average = 17,066 DPS from DoT

Summon additions (again, unaffected by external multiplers; also, they attack once every three seconds, which you'll see in the calcs):

9143 x 4 (Ifrit) = 36,572
12190 x 4 (Ifrit) = 48,760
Average = 42,666 every 3 seconds = 14,222 additional DPS

Total DPS: 175,463

Comments: No critical damage factored in, so factor that into similar class DPS comparisons. Bear in mind this DPS uses Infinity's 1.1x multiplier, which is only 1 minute out of every 4, so true DPM would not equal 175,463 x 60. Also, this would be the DPS on neutral mobs or when using Elemental Reset; additional 1.5x multipliers would be added to the above equations depending on Poison or Fire weakness (added to the appropriate formula, of course).

So what does it all mean? We might be godly with the crit formula nerfed from where it is currently, but with all the other buffs to other classes, and no concrete 1v1 DPS from them, it's hard to tell. It's definitely a huge buff to our damage already, which is nice, but who knows if it's too much.

Also, one final thing to consider: these calculations are most likely incorrect. I don't feel like changing them now, but in the middle of the number crunching I went back and checked today's damage update and saw that everyone has been assuming something incorrect: the new +20% is not to overall damage, but to magic attack. Meaning it's not an additional 1.2x multiplier to the entire equation, but rather a multiplier that would appear in the equation as (1.2x)/100, where x = MATK. That's definitely not as powerful as many have made it out to be, though definitely helps us a lot.

EDIT: Disregard above paragraph. 20% to magic attack = 1.2x multiplier in the numerator of a multiplier = 1.2x multiplier to the whole equation. So the above calculations are correct, and lol@my stupidity.