Originally Posted by Icefire

Since TSO it should do, since the order in which damage was calculated changed... I haven't tested whether it does or not, so I could be wrong still.

Originally Posted by Icefire

Since TSO it should do, since the order in which damage was calculated changed... I haven't tested whether it does or not, so I could be wrong still.

Originally Posted by Lithin

basedmg doesnt

Originally Posted by Slips

Ok but does base damage raise SD cap?!

Originally Posted by Slips

No really, someone give a straight answer already.

Originally Posted by Aeralik on TSO Beta Boards

In the coming days, we are changing the critical system slightly to allow mitigation of criticals. This will allow us to return critical attacks to npcs while at the same time allowing players to mitigate critical attacks done to them. This will also allow us to build in some better progression to raids because being able to mitigate down critical attacks done to you will be crucial to your survivability. As you gain the better gear from the expansion, your raid will then be able to better deal with attacks and aes from the more difficult encounters.
To make these changes happen, calculations have changed slightly to work in the following way:
base damage calculation
weapon attacks add in dps and weapon multipliers
spell and weapon tier multipliers
attribute modifiers
base damage multipliers
normalized damage ( +spell/ca/heal amounts )
critical multiplier
In the past critical multipliers were done right after base damage and attribute multipliers so this will actually add additional damage since your normalized damage modifiers will be taken into account.
Critical attacks by players against npc's will continue to use the max damage + 1 or damage * critical multiplier whichever is higher. NPC and player vs player critical attacks will use damage * critical multiplier. When you mitigate critical attacks its the multiplier that is reduced. So if the npc has a 2.0 critical modifier and you have 100% critical mitigation then the attack will actually work like a normal melee attack since you mitigated the critical amount completely( damage * 1.0 would be normal damage ). And no you can't reduce it below a 1.0 modifier to mitigate damage even further.

Originally Posted by Slips

I knew I could keep that going for at least one page!

Originally Posted by HEARTSTOPPER

Ok stupid question from a non-illy....I have a 80 fury that does 2300 on raid parse, the lvl 80 illy in my guild struggles to get 1k on the parse. Is there a reason I out DPS her other then her being a waste of a mage?