One more stick to add to the fire. Just read this on the Concert Hall
board. The original poster got it off another board, EQCastersRealm I
believe. The poster on that board apparently made his inferences based on a
conversation with GZ.
Galtin of E'ci
Concert Hall post:
re: Agility vs. AC
by Kellen posted 11/10/99 11:41:40 AM
Anyway, the gist of the post is what the role of STR, DEX, AGI, AC and ATK
in combat. Using a statement made by GZ of Verant (I forget the exact
quote), when he was asked a similar question by the monks, the following was
revealed:
To Hit:
Attacker's ATK rating vs. Opponent's Defense Skill and Agility
Amount of Damage:
Attacker's Weapon DMG + Weapon Skill + Strength Bonuses vs. Opponent's AC,
Defense Skill and Agility.
Both are calculated using a die-roll (random number) so they're not
consistent.
Anyway...
ATK rating is calculated using Weapon Skill, Offense Skill, and Strength
AC is calculated using Defense Skill, Agility, and Equipment
Note that DEX is *not* used in calculating "to hit".
What does DEX and AGI do?
DEX - used to determine how often weapon procs. used to determine critical
hits (melee and range weapons).
What is unconfirmed but is generally accepted:
DEX - used to determine how often dual wield/double attack goes off
AGI - used to determine how often dodge/parry/block/riposte goes off
Since bards are capped too low for dodge, I wouldn't use it as a reason to
bump up agility. The main reason is to get hit less and get less damage from
hits, per above. AC is just as important however so find a balance between
the two.
Kellen, Songweaver of the 50th Hymn
Xegony
> From: "Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las Vegas)" <Michael.Garramone@...>
>
> i remember this patch in beta. what i believe happened is not the type of
> armor affecting how hard you are hit, but how much the AC stat of each
> type
> of armor contributed to your total overall AC. i remember lots of casters
> yelling how they lost as much as 100 AC points from their total, as i was
> a
> wizard and remember well. i.e. plate armor will add more over and above
> its
> actual AC stat than will cloth armor. therefore your total AC goes up
> differently based on your level, agility, defense skill, and armor type.
> i
> do not know if plate armor has more absorbing value, just that it adds
> more
> AC over and above its stats.
>
> just a theory, i could be totally off-base.
>
> Shada Bladestorm, L50 Wood Elf Bard
> Tyria Sarkin, L29 High Elf Wizard
> Manda D'ulin, L21 Wood Elf Warrior
> Erisi Dlarit, L24 High Elf Paladin (in stasis)
> Mithaniel Marr Server
>
>
>
> >
> > Sartori,
> >
> > I want to believe that you are 100% correct. However, gonna
> > put on the
> > devil's advocate hat here for the sake of discussion.
> >
> > First: There is a big difference between the AC of a caster
> > and the AC of
> > someone wearing platemail, especially if they are the same
> > level. The only
> > way a caster will have a higher AC over a plate wearing class
> > is if they are
> > higher in level and get the benefit of a higher Defense skill
> > rating. In
> > the observations where you have seen casters getting hit for
> > more damage
> > than plate wearers, were the casters a lot higher in level or
> > similar in
> > level to the plate wearing classes? If they were a lot
> > higher in level and
> > therefore, in theory, had AC values that were close to one
> > another, then the
> > fact that the caster was getting hit for more damage than the
> > platemail
> > wearer could be attributed to the platemail deflecting part
> > of the blow. If
> > the caster and platemail wearer were similar in levels, I
> > don't think you
> > can compare the two. The platemail wearer would almost
> > certainly have had a
> > higher AC than the caster and therefore shouldn't have been
> > hit for as much
> > damage.
> >