[KY_Jelly]

I always like to use a bit of mathcraft to help in situations like this.

Lets take a look at the case of 25 SPR vs. 25 STR (i play a fighter, can replace with INT in case of mages.) Since a crit is effectively 200% damage, and happens X% of the time, the formula to figure out your effective damage per blow is your weapon damage + (weapon damage * crit %)

Let's assume a weapon critrate of 5%, 2% crit earrings.

Damage 100
25 STR: 130+(130*.07)=139.1
25 SPR: 100+(100*.12)=112.0

Damage 300
25 STR: 330+(330*.07)=353.1
25 SPR: 300+(300*.12)=336.0

Damage 500
25 STR: 530+(530*.07)=567.1
25 SPR: 500+(500*.12)=560.0

Damage 700
25 STR: 730+(730*.07)=781.1
25 SPR: 700+(700*.12)=784.0

Damage 1000
25 STR: 1030+(1030*.07)=1102.1
25 SPR: 1000+(1000*.12)=1120.0

See the trend? Keep in mind that stats like STR/INT add nothing but the damage, the SPR adds SP and MDef as well, as WELL as outdamaging the STR/INT categories.

I personally feel like SPR up to 25 is the best stat in the game hands down for value.

If you plan to have a higher critrate outside of your SPR, i.e. through full licences on weapons, potions, scrolls, etc., the point at which 25 SPR catches up to 25 STR/INT in damage is higher. To give you a general idea, i am currently level 45, and am in the ~damage 700 scenario, so my damage is just breaking even between the STR and SPR choices. However, the higher I level past this point, the more valuable the extra critical is relative to the extra damage.

The bottom line is that 25 SPR is always eventually superior to 25 of whatever your damage stat is. Unless you only plan to play up to level ~40 and quit, there is no situation where you can excuse not taking 25 SPR.


Hope this helps.

math: it works bitches