Buffing VIT Nerfing STR - Some simple math...

[MiniTyra]

Is there any reason that the ratios for VIT and STR have to add up to 1? Couldn't they do something like VIT*0.7 and STR*0.1 if they wanted to?

There's absolutely no point SE doing that, as you can just convert those values to equal 1 and do the math that way, then rescale it down if need be.

(0.7*1.25) + (0.1*1.25) = 1

So 0.7:0.1 is exactly the same as 0.875:1.25

SE have usually taken the most simplistic approach to their formulas. It's just, because everything is a multiplier and has a base value, it's harder to convert linear regressions into direct formulas. SE are very good at hiding the real numbers.