Understanding PvP damage mechanics

Voltranox · May 2018

Hi. Hoping that I can get some insights into damage in PvP.

Is it correct that all your damage is halved while in any type of PvP (Cyro, BG...and duelling?)?

Is it also correct that 33k resist equals 50% damage reduction (not taking penetration or shields into account)?

If the above is correct, then when a player hits you in Cyro for 10k (non-critical damage) from one skill, and you have 33k resist, does that mean they were actually doing 40k damage?

Thanks.

Vapirko · May 2018

It mean their tooltip was 40k maybe, but what kind of damage was it? A dot or a direct ability. I rarely see hits of 10k even from dots. Max hits are usually 6k or so with some in the 8-9k range. Are you sure it wasn’t crit damage? What’s your crit resist? Also as you say you’re not taking penetration into account and it’s possible to stack quite a lot especially for gank builds so it’s unlikely they were actually hitting a 40k tooltip. Also some abilities like incap strike grant you 20% extra damage on the next attack against the affected target, so with the right sets and abilities and such it’s possible to get some pretty high tooltips.

Qbiken · May 2018

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/279426/damage-mitigation-explanation-updated-for-morrowind-new-calculator/p1

In this thread you´ll find everything you´ll need to know

Voltranox · May 2018

Thanks, appreciate the answers.

But apart from buffs/debuffs/penetration, is the theory basically correct?
50% damage in pvp, and 50% damage reduction from 33k resist?

Berenhir · May 2018

Yes, basically that is correct. You would have to factor in crit resist and crit modificator as well but probably that was a 17k tooltip ability which critically hit your toon with about 12 to 16k penetration. You were probably not wearing impenetrable gear. Or it was a harmony synergy that critically hit you.

Voltranox · June 2018

Thanks @Berenhir.

Penetration directly counters resistance right?

So say if someone had 30k resist (approximately 50% off damage), and the attacker has 15k penetration, it would become 25% off the damage (all other things being equal)?

Berenhir · June 2018

Yes, that is basically how it works. 660 resistances equal around 1% mitigation in PvP, 500 in PvE.