Weapon upgrades..

AegisXOR · 02-08-2009, 10:27 AM

Does the damage added by weapon upgrades bypass defense in the same way free stat STR does?

I honestly have no idea, but the answer is very important for some research .-.

**Ivramire** · 02-08-2009, 10:34 AM

I'm pretty sure it doesn't even if it's been a while.

This is for enhancement right? Getting a weapon to +9 doubles the damage range you can inflict as stated on the weapon description. It however doesn't literally double the damage you do with actual spells/skills so defense is taken into account first.

If it's for stats from greens/blues, that also does not bypass defense.

AegisXOR · 02-08-2009, 10:56 AM

It's a good thing it doesn't, then, because it keeps all the weapon types relatively balanced. If it did, and I had been suspecting that it might, then a hell of a lot of axe fighters would be feeling pretty stupid right about now.

**Ivramire** · 02-08-2009, 11:07 AM

Think of it this way.

One of the Hellgait weapons that dropped recently had a range of about 5k to 6k damage. That's before +9. Now double that damage.

That's 10k-12k, 4-6k of damage that goes right past defense. If bonus damage from enhancement bypassed defense, it would break the game.

AegisXOR · 02-08-2009, 11:20 AM

Pardon me for not being intimately familiar with the stats of extremely high level items. :P

**Ivramire** · 02-08-2009, 11:25 AM

Uhh, sorry if I sounded blunt or something.

Typing fast because my internet connection is going to go at any time, so I can't exactly think of better ways to phrase it >__<

**Enraya** · 02-08-2009, 12:07 PM

What lvra said.
If the enhancement damage bypassed def, it would be pretty scary.

Sir_Jacob · 02-12-2009, 06:22 PM

xD if that happened, there would be no way to play the game without spark cash, because that's really the only reliable way of getting +9s and have a chance to live.

Also, what would +9 def gear do? bypass attack? xD confusing @_@