2010-08-04, 08:36 PM
I finished out the formula.
There are some parts of it that I left out because I couldn't figure it out. For example, I think there are further PDD penalties for being below the mob's level or the mob being a boss. This calculation should prove useful for +90% of mobs, though.
A few things to take from the formula:
1. The mob will never do more damage than its attack value states unless it's being buffed by a friend.
2. Threaten works on enemy attack before any mob calculations are taken place.
3. Achilles and Combo Barrier work after the damage is calculated and reduced.
Another fun fact - Threaten will work on bosses, but the code expressly forbids Threaten from working on any mob that begins with "882". This number represents Pink Bean and, should Nexon ever have the cojones to create it, Chaos Pink Bean.
There are some parts of it that I left out because I couldn't figure it out. For example, I think there are further PDD penalties for being below the mob's level or the mob being a boss. This calculation should prove useful for +90% of mobs, though.
A few things to take from the formula:
1. The mob will never do more damage than its attack value states unless it's being buffed by a friend.
2. Threaten works on enemy attack before any mob calculations are taken place.
3. Achilles and Combo Barrier work after the damage is calculated and reduced.
Another fun fact - Threaten will work on bosses, but the code expressly forbids Threaten from working on any mob that begins with "882". This number represents Pink Bean and, should Nexon ever have the cojones to create it, Chaos Pink Bean.