Help with Bard Darklight Set please!

[Viridiana]

What stats and program are you using to get that readout?

[LunarEmerald]

What stats and program are you using to get that readout?

http://valk.dancing-mad.com/?page_id=202

Stats were

433/431 dexterity
250/242 determination
41 weapon power
44.82 auto attack
429/440 critical hit rate
367/382 skill speed

[Arrik]

http://valk.dancing-mad.com/?page_id=202

Stats were

433/431 dexterity
250/242 determination
41 weapon power
44.82 auto attack
429/440 critical hit rate
367/382 skill speed

The formula will produce numbers that are consistently 1-2 points off. I am not sure why, but since the error is a consistent systematic error and not a random error, this should not be much of a concern.

Also, the methodology section shows all testing was done with melee damage, not ranged. While there is a good possibility they function similarly, that combined with the fact that it's a best guess at best, means you should take it with a grain of salt.

[Viridiana]

http://valk.dancing-mad.com/?page_id=202

Stats were

433/431 dexterity
250/242 determination
41 weapon power
44.82 auto attack
429/440 critical hit rate
367/382 skill speed

So, I do get the results you posted with the numbers you gave (didn't doubt that, just testing to see if any buffs were checked).

Then I put in my actual numbers:

441 Dex
224 Det
40 weapon power
43.73 AA damage
482 crit rate
385 skill speed
150 WS Potency

The numbers I got returned were:
176 AVG WS DMG
130 AVG AA DMG

The problem is, I can't get my Heavy Shot damage that low. I can't. The lowest I'm seeing is about 205 damage. That's a 30-damage error before factoring in any critical damage. I would normally agree that it's better than conjecture, but not when it's so far off. The auto-attack numbers are within the 1-2 point variation he mentions, but the WS damage is way off.

While my hat's off to Valk and all the theorycrafting work he does, we should all admit that his page is out of date. . .

[ziddyt]

The problem is, I can't get my Heavy Shot damage that low. I can't. The lowest I'm seeing is about 205 damage. That's a 30-damage error before factoring in any critical damage. I would normally agree that it's better than conjecture, but not when it's so far off. The auto-attack numbers are within the 1-2 point variation he mentions, but the WS damage is way off.

While my hat's off to Valk and all the theorycrafting work he does, we should all admit that his page is out of date. . .

The WS variation is due to your passive 20% action damage bonus. Taking the Valk numbers gives you an average of 211 Heavy Shot damage with the ARC trait.