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Originally Posted by Dundrige
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Honest question: is the koi orb (45 AC) the BiS for group content? I notice a huge difference between when I wear it or my thunderstone.
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The main consideration for this question is how much AC you have without Koi Orb. AC does get softcapped after a certain amount, so you may get diminishing returns if you already have a bunch of high AC pieces equipped. From my understanding, Warriors get the best softcap returns. The untested number provided by the dev who wrote the AC code is 45%. All other classes get a worse percentage below 45%. The number I saw for knights is 33%, so the 45 AC koi Orb would become a 15 AC Koi Orb if you are above the softcap.
https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...d.php?t=444022
You can read this thread if you want more details on AC, and see what tests were done.
Koi Orb would certainly not be BiS while above the Softcap. Personally I think Cazic Brain would still be better, even when below the softcap. But it would be interesting to see some comparison data.
https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...&postcount=198
This test on my 60 Shaman was parsing hit data from a level 40 mob. Going from 100 AC to 150 AC (both of these values are below softcap) reduced my melee damage taken by roughly 12%.
Flowing Thought I from Cazic Brain gives you 600 mana per hour, which is basically 3 celestial cleansings. So for Koi Orb to potentially be better, it would need to save you at least 175 × 12 = 2100 HP per hour. When using the 12% reduction number, that would mean you need to take more than 18000 damage per hour for Koi Orb to even be a consideration for BiS.