Dusk Wrote:I may need help with calculations for Heroes and Arans if their finishers have been determined "worth using." Also, what's the preferred attack pattern for Shadowers at bosses now?
For Shadowers, it depends on your attack range.
If you're a NX cube whore, you will hit 999.999's with Assassinate 8secs-full-change (only most damage @ 8 secs full charge, other timed charges don't get the full 200% SPartner bonus). So, for Shadowers who always hit 999.999's, EnhancedSBlow + ShadowPartner + EnhancedPPocket + EnhancedME is better DPS. For those who don't hit 999.999's, Assassinate is stronger.
EnhancedSBlow + ShadowPartner + EnhancedPPocket + EnhancedME -does- provide the most DPS (above all possible combo's, including Bstep+SB), since it produces the most coins with EnhancedPPocket, so EnhancedME (which does insane DPS on it's own) raises this combo to the number one DPS Combo.
Formula's:
EnhancedSBlow = 1.5*6*112.5 (1406% DPS, without criticals)
EnhancedME @ Bosses = 240% * 15 (4800% DPS on it's own)
ESBlow + EME Combo = 2808% DPS
(I've done some quickcalcs before somewhere on the forum @ SB+ME combo DPS, you can check if it's correct, please don't forget that you need to produce 15 coins with EnhancedPPocket (80% chance @ 12 hits = 9.6 coins per SBlow), before you can blow all 15 up with EnhancedME).
Assassinate =
damage formula at full 8secs charge (2.5 is full charge SPartner bonus) should be around:
(3 * ((5 * 560%) + ((5 * 560%) * 2))) + ( 1 * ((5 * (560% + 150%)) + ((5 * (560% + 150%) * 2))))
Equals:
(3*(2800%+5600%)) + (1*(3550+7100))
Equals:
28200% + 10650%
Equals:
38850% @ (8000ms charge + 100ms dark sight + 1380ms Assi3 + 390ms Assi4) = 9870ms
Equals:
3936% DPS
(Assuming every Shadower has a 5% or 10% critical ring, which equals 100% critical on 4th hit Assassinate)
Again: Note that this only works with the 4th hit activated, you have to bump into bosses (and live) for this, and people who hit 999.999's will get lower DPS then this (same issue's with Snipe, the higher your attack range, the lower it's effectiveness is).