Critical Strike

[Arkai]

I was wondering.  Are critical strikes suppose to be a percentage of a normal hit?  Is it different for every class?Thanks in advance. <span>:smileywink:</span><div></div>

[Baynne]

tho i do not know for sure someone will most likely correct or verify this... crits are i believe 150% of normal damage.  hit for 100 would crit up to 150.<div></div>

[Illustrious]

<P>Crits are 30% better than normal and for auto attack and also i beleive spell damage, a crit will always hit for at least the max weapon or spell damage value +1. Thats why a weapon (or spell) with a high damage spread will own due to crits even if the DR rating is not as high as other weapons..</P> <P> </P> <P>f.ex a weapon with damage spread of 1-390 (made up figures to aid the sums). With a weapon like this any hit under about 300 that then crits will do 391 damage. seen as roughly 3/4 of all hits will be under figure, if you have a decent crit chance then your overall dps will be raised significantly more than you would think. Even a damage roll of a 1 would still hit for 391 which does make a big difference.</P> <P> </P> <P>Unfortunatly it seems that normal CAs do not use the max hit+1 and instead just do 30% more than the actual roll. I am unsure if thats a bug or whether its a bug that spells and auto attack do it instead. alternatly it may all be "working as intended"</P> <P> </P> <P>And in case i misinterpreted your original question, then i think the base crit chance of all toons is 1%. This can be raised by items like MOA, buffs from Bards, Potions and certain AA  lines.</P><p>Message Edited by Illustrious on <span class=date_text>10-25-2006</span> <span class=time_text>07:48 AM</span>

[tvies]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Arkaine wrote:<BR>I was wondering.  Are critical strikes suppose to be a percentage of a normal hit?  Is it different for every class?<BR><BR>Thanks in advance. <SPAN>:smileywink:</SPAN><BR> <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P>This has already been discussed in great detail of the FAQ at the top of the forums:<BR><A href="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=4&message.id=22672#M22672" target=_blank>http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=4&message.id=22672#M22672</A></P> <P>Basically it states that Critical Hits on average give you a 54% increase in AA and CA damage.  Take that number and mutliple it by the % increase modification you have to get the total increase in DPS.  For example the STR line give a 24% increase x 54% give ~13% increase in DPS.</P>