So I’ve been around the block a few times and seen stuff, but now that I’m back I tried a few things and now I’m focused on numbers. For one, crits been nerfed since I’ve been back. Meaning in all content I hit for less on average. My whole melee set-up has seen nerfs up to 63% on some abilities, meaning I’d need to get an additional 170% damage to hit as hard as I used to. But that’s not what this posts about.
I currently main stam sorc for Pvp, a little old fashioned I wear next to full Impen. I get hit consistently with around 7k dizzy swings. Sub par to the wrecking blows that once rocked my mag sorc for 16k. I hit a guy who’s afk in cyrodiil while he’s unbuffed, not blocking for a whooping 2.8k. I was wearing spriggans. Now what's weird about Pvp is the close to 50% damage reduction that’s changed a bit, but has always been in the game. I used to estimate my damage by simply halving the tool tip. If it says 10k I hit for 5k unless I crit. This is actually about what my damage numbers are. My crystal weapon procs on light attacks says 10-11k, I see damage numbers up to 5k and change.
I wear purple and gold gear. Typically with golded out weapons and now more than ever, I’m realizing some of us are not playing the same game when it comes to damage output. I nearly one shot a level 300, also did a cp 800 pretty dirty. But sometimes in a 4-5 ability combo/spam I’ll do only 20-30% of some players health. I read somewhere that crits are only grating like 50% bonus damage instead of 100% meaning it should be nearly impossible for me to hit my tool tip in pvp now. IE: 10k does 5k or 7.5k, then you factor in a player's damage mitigation. To point out a monster I got hit with a 20k incap consistently by a guy across multiple duels, who also had a consistent 7-8k surprise attack. 30k health divided by 8k means I’m dead in less than four hits. I have a nightblade too, My tool tip says 12.5k on my soul tether. That’s the bomber ultimate. I wear VD and war-maiden on it. Meanwhile on my stam sorc I get hit with 12k+ solo soul theaters, wearing impen. Even if I were to take off VD and wear New Moon to maximize damage, my tool tip would not say 25k so that I’d hit for 12.5k to be by the same rules that my stam sorc plays by. Yet I ulted a guy who looked to be wearing heavy armor for about half his health. I was in a group so I can’t say whether it was all me. I also noticed just wearing light armor my night blade has 12k pen compared to my stam sorcs 11k in spriggans. Can anyone tell me where people are getting crazy indifferences in damage or mitigation. Is it pen? Is their a default flanking bonus for all those who try to attack from the side or behind?
Edited by Pinja on June 5, 2021 11:12AM Pinja for
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