Looking for more evidence tonight (besides, well, that code I posted....which shows the damage cap lifts at level 20, and the damage cap is a blanket rule across all classes)
But, here is some things to back it up.
https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/...#m981694730644
this person says, Feb 09, 2001
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it won't work, there is a soft damage cap until level 20, othervise, it would be fun to see newbe do 60 damage [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
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And according to the code, that's right. There is a cap till 20.
https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/...00894383520402
also!!! from dec 21, 2001
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My lvl 12 Dwarf cleric now hits for 25 points of damage regularly.
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So let's break this down. Currently with the code that says a priest will have 12 damage weapon cap (the brell hammer is 15 damage base)... let's calculate the expected damage.
BUT, a dwarf cleric has 95 starting str, and at level 12 will have 65 weapon skill.
The calculation is (Weapon skill + STR) / 100 = modifier
So with the CURRENT code, they would be expected to hit for about
19 or 20 damage.
BUT with a 15 damage weapon (the code I posted), it would be 1.6 x 15 =
24 damage hits or 25 if that level 12 has any strength (or uses yaulp).
Right where the person is saying it lands.
OTHERWISE you would have a 12 max weapon capped hitting for over 2x damage.... which wouldn't be happening so early with so low weapon skill. Unless they had a LOT of strength to make up for it (which isn't that likely on a cleric).
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The other thing that's important to keep in mind... is that if the damage cap works on weapon damage... then that means even at low levels you can get up to some high damage hits.
Again, it's (weapon skill + STR) / 100
So if you gave a level 9 warrior a 10 damage weapon... twinked / buffed to 255 str, they would be hitting for roughly 31 damage a hit.....
Does that seem right to anyone to have a twink be able to do that??? The 20 damage cap on damage being a hard limit (regardless of what you try to twink with) is more more realistic to classic.
Heck, getting an ogre twink to 200+ str early wouldn't even be that crazy... and they could start hitting way over a typical damage cap.
Anyhow, that's what I found today, more looking tomorrow.