Game Mechanics: Throwing boulder dmg compared to bow dmg

[Stasis01]

I am asking about this because most Windstriker rangers aren't coming close this kind of damage, in fact I think if you parsed boulder damage it would be higher than melee (maybe not)

Just an example of how brutal boulders hit on this box - I have been hit by a 577 dmg deadly strike. I am just curious I guess if the formula is working as intended - as I imagine it would be irrelevant on blue and go undiscovered all this time.

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[Stasis01]

And in case people weren't aware but on Red99 bow/throwing dmg is restricted by almost nothing, and should be more like the ranger's damage, it's consistent almost unavoidable dmg - no reason boulders should be hitting 577 crit/270+ non crit IMO.

[Zalaerian]

jesus christ thats on par with RANGER dmg on LoZ with AoW bow. O yea this server is classic...

[Potus]

Yeah that is not classic. Server needs to be taken down immediately to fix.

[Nirgon]

No1 want to listen when I said reroll barb rogues

[JayN]

Originally Posted by Nirgon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

No1 want to listen when I said reroll barb rogues

Boulders are the only reason to ever play barby, dont nerf this or we' will never see barbs again

[Technique]

It's possible that archery damage is reduced to 80% (or even lower) in PvP on this server.

I don't currently have the means to confirm this ingame myself, but when looking at the stock eqemu source I noticed the following in attack.cpp:

if(attack_skill == SkillArchery)
  PvPMitigation = 80;

It seems archery damage was initially reduced to 66% dmg in PvP during the LoY expansion, then increased to 80% during GoD.

APRIL 8, 2003
Archery in Player vs. Player combat in now reduced to 66% damage.
http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20030408.html

AUGUST 11, 2004
Archery damage has been increased to 80% of its base damage in PvP, up from 66%.
http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20040811.html

At any rate, it should be full dmg during p99's era.

[Nirgon]

Originally Posted by JayN [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Boulders are the only reason to ever play barby, dont nerf this or we' will never see barbs again

Yeah ok

[Potus]

Bows need all the help they can get right now. Then in Luclin we can all freak out about how OP they are.

[Mac Dretti]

how much damage is it doing, clicking it goes to a tinypic page that takes too long to load

plz use imgur