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Originally Posted by Goregasmic
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even though haynar gave the softcap formula.
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Where did Haynar post a softcap formula? So far the data here shows the level * 6 + 25 formula is a hardcap for low levels, and there is also a softcap that exists before the hardcap.
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Originally Posted by Goregasmic
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Thanks for running the parses!
Couple observations:
Haynar formula yields 55ac softcap at level 5 but you seemed capped at 45ac until you put on a shield.
The 45ac cap seems to invalidate his formula but the shield basically lowering max hits past the usual 5% bottom seems to prove the existance of a softcap. Softcap generally implies diminishing returns though and it seemed you got no returns past 45ac all the way to 178ac until you put on a shield so it is more like a variable hardcap so far.
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No problem!
The 45 AC does not invalidate Haynar's formula, as a softcap exists as well. The shield test shows the softcap. With a softcap, you can never actually hit the hardcap.
This is because once you hit the softcap of 45, the last 10 AC between 45 and 55 gets softcapped. The hardcap prevents you from having more than 55 worn AC, so 178 worn AC gets clamped to 55.
With a softcap at 45 and a hardcap at 55, the best AC you could get is 47 if the softcap return is 20%.
A shield increases softcap, so you get closer to 55.