INtelligence cap

[ailees]

<div></div><div></div>being level 60. 406 intelligence and 4864 power. I add a doll : 418 intel and 4924 power (ratio : 6 power/intel). i cast flash : 441 and 5032I suspect ratio is 6 till 421 included, then 4.5is it correct ?BTW, maximum damage of spell does not folow same rule :Ice comet max 5094/5143/5235 : ratio is 4  for both intelligence modificationFiey inferno 1301/1313/1337 : ratio is 1<div></div><p>Message Edited by ailees on <span class="date_text">12-22-2005</span> <span class="time_text">01:45 AM</span></p><p>Message Edited by ailees on <span class=date_text>12-22-2005</span> <span class=time_text>02:40 AM</span>

[IllusiveThoughts]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> ailees wrote:<BR> being level 60<BR><BR>. 406 intelligence and 4864 power<BR>. I add a doll : 418 intel and 4924 power (ratio : 6 power/intel)<BR>. i cast flash : 441 and 5032<BR><BR>I suspect ratio is 6 till 421 included, then 4.5<BR><BR>is it correct ?<BR><BR>BTW, maximum damage of spell does not folow same rule :<BR>Ice comet max 5094/5143/5235 : ratio is 4  for both intelligence modification<BR>Fiey inferno 1301/1313/1337 : ratio is 1<BR><BR> <P>Message Edited by ailees on <SPAN class=date_text>12-22-2005</SPAN> <SPAN class=time_text>01:45 AM</SPAN></P> <P>Message Edited by ailees on <SPAN class=date_text>12-22-2005</SPAN> <SPAN class=time_text>02:40 AM</SPAN><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>soft cap is 420, hard cap is 440 after that you get no dmg bonus and no +power bonus from int.</P> <P> </P> <P>spell dmg bonus isn't off a + point system but a + % of the max dmg.  it also varies and isn't linear.</P>

[ailees]

What do you call soft/hard ? hard from gear and soft from casting ?for the max damage of spell : I allways have same value with same intelligence level, and it is progressive, with the ratio I indicated.<div></div>

[IllusiveThoughts]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> ailees wrote:<BR>What do you call soft/hard ? hard from gear and soft from casting ?<BR><BR>for the max damage of spell : I allways have same value with same intelligence level, and it is progressive, with the ratio I indicated.<BR> <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>soft cap usually means that once you reach that point, you get a diminishing bonus.  the hard cap is once you reach that point you no longer get a bonus.</P> <P>for me at lvl 60 anything over 440 int does not provide a dmg bonus or a + power bonus. thats the "hard cap".</P>