Question about damage Dex vs. (Str + Attack power)

[carraway]

It's always interesting to see particular datasets; when I have time I'll take a closer look, but one thing I want to reiterate is that the patch notes were misleading. The assumption that different stats affect auto-attack/shot damage or weaponskill damage individually has never been corroborated and casual observation in 1.20 continues to demonstrate that that assumption is wrong. Even in 1.19., PIE affected WS and auto-attack damage for LNCs. Since 1.19, ATK has always affected minimum, maximum, auto-attack, shot, and weaponskill damage for all physical DPS classes.

[Kiara]

It's always interesting to see particular datasets; when I have time I'll take a closer look, but one thing I want to reiterate is that the patch notes were misleading. The assumption that different stats affect auto-attack/shot damage or weaponskill damage individually has never been corroborated and casual observation in 1.20 continues to demonstrate that that assumption is wrong. Even in 1.19., PIE affected WS and auto-attack damage for LNCs. Since 1.19, ATK has always affected minimum, maximum, auto-attack, shot, and weaponskill damage for all physical DPS classes.

Hi carraway,

Ah thanks. So in your last sentence "ATK has always affected minimum, maximum, auto-attack, shot, and weaponskill damage" you mean "whatever Stat SE is now listing in the patch notes that raises that class' specific Attack" to be what you're talking about right?

I'm still curious as to why SE made a separate entry under Strength that lists it affecting "Attack Power" but it's starting to seem like STR really doesn't do anything at all for ARC.