Creature Handler Archive

Thread: interesting PvP damage info, joker's new pet damage formula confirmed

pugguh
Sat Oct 08, 2005 4:54 pm
#1



so its been said by many here that pets can only hit for min damage in a pvp fight, thus the worth of pre CU bio pets that are still callable that have 250+ min damage.... but joker's recent post about the new damage formula got me thinking? is this new formula really just a nerf to those old pets and a boost to new ones as a result?


now I had tested the min damage theory back in late july and it was a fact that a newly crafted bio lvl 70 with 415 max damage would always hit for its 105 min damage vs. a pvp target grouped or ungrouped made no difference. the pre CU cat I had with 260-270 damage range would hit for min as well, but of course this damage was twice that of any bio pet made post CU...


now to the new results with the new formula in place and testing a new lvl 70 bio vs. the same cat pet with 260 min....



pre CU cat hit for 265 every hit vs. non armored lvl 80 PvP target ungrouped


post CU lvl 70 bio hit for 369 damage every hit same target ungrouped


some stats for you on the new bio, lvl 70 base damage was 130-499 but now has marring 3 trained and has149-569 damage range. interesting on both pets damage fell right in the middle of the range each hit...thus the effect of the new formula and the nerf to the old pre CU pets...it might have 260 min but without a 500+ max it cant hit for high damage like a new bio can hit. and I hadent even used frenzied A. or enrage in either test so damage can go even higher...... thanks again joker for the info about that change, I've got some old pets to delete to make room for new bio's....


oh and those old pets get no effect from training marring storm to them, does'ent work at all, no change to damage

Message Edited by pugguh on 10-08-2005 04:55 PM

Message Edited by pugguh on 10-08-2005 06:20 PM



Czar'rok- medic (sig under construction....)
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004 George W. Bush
FlashDog
Sat Oct 08, 2005 4:57 pm
#2

when did this change?



AkItA k FLASH k dewBack
WoW (Kilrogg Server): Flashdog & Shatner (Alliance)
Ruins of the Temple of the Dog: Tatooine (500m N of Mos Eisley): 3388, -3836
Lord-R
Sat Oct 08, 2005 5:49 pm
#3






pugguh wrote:




oh and those old pets get no effect from training marring storm to them, does'ent work at all, no change to damage

Message Edited by pugguh on 10-08-2005 04:55 PM






I am a Non-Ch. I do however have a non-ch BE pet.


By this last line here if i uderstand it correctly is telling me that


"i should get rid of my old BE pet and get a new one?" (snice the old BE pets wont benifit from the new abilitys?)




LordRahl/Cara'
we gggg Light Jedi / MRifle,Mbh,Cm gggg ew
Cobra - Rebel 4 life



pugguh
Sat Oct 08, 2005 5:53 pm
#4






Lord-R wrote:





pugguh wrote:




oh and those old pets get no effect from training marring storm to them, does'ent work at all, no change to damage

Message Edited by pugguh on 10-08-200504:55 PM







I am a Non-Ch. I do however have a non-ch BE pet.


By this last line here if i uderstand it correctly is telling me that


"i should get rid of my old BE pet and get a new one?" (snice the old BE pets wont benifit from the new abilitys?)






I can only say that marring storm does not work, some of them do however, I have guild mates on bria that have trained some abilities to old pets and those function. marring storm however does not I have trained it to 2 old pre CU bio's and there was no change in damage on both.....



Czar'rok- medic (sig under construction....)
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004 George W. Bush
Dodece
Sat Oct 08, 2005 7:55 pm
#5

The last statement is wrong. I have BE kimo that converted to level 70 and yes I have applied marring storm twice and each time the damage has gone up noticeably. While my pre curb converted carrion spat does not I repeat does not hit for its minimum damage. Its range being 260 to 270.


So I think you need to modify your assertment. Some precurb be pets may not take marring storm while others do depending on how they converted. My suggestion is for you to use more creatures in your comparative analysis. For instance my pre curb spat or my precurb woolamander both have off the wall numbers. My woolamander level 55 for instance has 9330 health and my carrion spat has no regen at all.


I think you need to do a serious cataloging. Based on how pre curb the pet is how did said pet convert is it missing entire stat lines and so forth. Try to guess when the pet was converted into the new system. Remember there were atleast three different balance passes that we went through.


All I can say is my kimogilia was bought and tamed innovember and he was a level 40 I used him very little as he was a showpeice pet. Needless to say since he converted to level 70 I am useing him alot and enjoying him too. Imperiling feint on him just looks down right awesome. Though on some bounty marks his damage just was not up to it. Sometimes they out regenned his damage. So I made the call as he will not be a pvp pet to tank him up a bit. He now hasmarring storm L2 and hits a level 80 for over 200 points of damage whereas before he would hit for 179. Marring storm does work on pre curb pets.


FlashDog
Sat Oct 08, 2005 7:59 pm
#6






pugguh wrote:






Lord-R wrote:





pugguh wrote:




oh and those old pets get no effect from training marring storm to them, does'ent work at all, no change to damage

Message Edited by pugguh on 10-08-200504:55 PM







I am a Non-Ch. I do however have a non-ch BE pet.


By this last line here if i uderstand it correctly is telling me that


"i should get rid of my old BE pet and get a new one?" (snice the old BE pets wont benifit from the new abilitys?)






I can only say that marring storm does not work, some of them do however, I have guild mates on bria that have trained some abilities to old pets and those function. marring storm however does not I have trained it to 2 old pre CU bio's and there was no change in damage on both.....





no change in the combat log or no change to the stats listed in the datapad



AkItA k FLASH k dewBack
WoW (Kilrogg Server): Flashdog & Shatner (Alliance)
Ruins of the Temple of the Dog: Tatooine (500m N of Mos Eisley): 3388, -3836
pugguh
Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:10 pm
#7






FlashDog wrote:





pugguh wrote:






Lord-R wrote:





pugguh wrote:




oh and those old pets get no effect from training marring storm to them, does'ent work at all, no change to damage

Message Edited by pugguh on 10-08-200504:55 PM







I am a Non-Ch. I do however have a non-ch BE pet.


By this last line here if i uderstand it correctly is telling me that


"i should get rid of my old BE pet and get a new one?" (snice the old BE pets wont benifit from the new abilitys?)






I can only say that marring storm does not work, some of them do however, I have guild mates on bria that have trained some abilities to old pets and those function. marring storm however does not I have trained it to 2 old pre CU bio's and there was no change in damage on both.....





no change in the combat log or no change to the stats listed in the datapad





either on both pets..no change what so ever



Czar'rok- medic (sig under construction....)
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004 George W. Bush
FlashDog
Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:50 pm
#8






pugguh wrote:


either on both pets..no change what so ever





I'm very glad you said that. I know from personal experience that it does indeed change the damage listed in the datapad (i haven't tested it in the field.)


As to your testing, it does not take into account what it is supposed to: The opponent's defense. Versus an opponent with high defense, the damage will be on the lower end of the range (which in the case of pre-cu BE pets would be disproportionately high). Versus an opponent with low defense, the damage would be on the higher end of the range (clearly in this case, post-cu BE pets would have the advantage.)


In PVP situations, the opponent will invariably have much higher defense. Thus pre-cu pets, with their tight damage ranges, will consistently outperform post-cu pets.





AkItA k FLASH k dewBack
WoW (Kilrogg Server): Flashdog & Shatner (Alliance)
Ruins of the Temple of the Dog: Tatooine (500m N of Mos Eisley): 3388, -3836
Hochi-schu
Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:22 am
#9

i think the problem has more to do with the low Min damage of pets, because they also have pretty low acc compared to the defense of most lvl80 characters.



Its not if **edit** happens, but when. - Algieri Hochkis
Page 1 of 1
Previous Next