STR/PIE/ATK Testing

[Gidonoidon_Sur]

Maintenance, can anyone answer my question above?

[Silvano]

What weapon?

[Gidonoidon_Sur]

Giantsgall Trident with +16STR

[Silvano]

Giantsgall won't benefit from anything more than ~320/290. Then pump w/e.

[Gidonoidon_Sur]

Giantsgall won't benefit from anything more than ~320/290. Then pump w/e.

Those caps are so low...why? I easily surpass those. So after those numbers str and pie no good? What should i stat for instead of str and pie, if true?

[Silvano]

Stat caps are based off of Weapon DPS, hence the lower caps. Once you hit those caps, aka "soft" caps, the STR reverts back to the 2:3 Str:Attack Power ratio, so pumping Attack Power is cheaper, easier, and more effective. Actually it may 3str:2apow, I haven't tested that part of it.

[Raubahn]

Stat caps are based off of Weapon DPS, hence the lower caps. Once you hit those caps, aka "soft" caps, the STR reverts back to the 2:3 Str:Attack Power ratio, so pumping Attack Power is cheaper, easier, and more effective. Actually it may 3str:2apow, I haven't tested that part of it.

i'm wondering whats the Flame Lieutenant's Spear caps are because currently i can hit 350-310 np but when i have 332 STR and 300 Piety but in the process adding extra ATK (51+) and more Crit attack (40+) i'm seeing some "small" changes to my Doom Spike and Chaos Thrust on parser to level 54 Pigs.

any idea?

[Silvano]

Good changes or bad changes? Keep in mind that hogs have a DEF buff.

[Raubahn]

Good changes or bad changes? Keep in mind that hogs have a DEF buff.

kinda good tbh i'll try it on some other mobs the only reason i tried it on Hogs in mor dohna was because some of them are 54 i didnt want to test it for 52

[Tango]

Been focus'ing on a pure atk build lately using DL and atk gloves, seems like my dps is stronger. Finally got a few different sets to test stat caps vs atk build. I can get 375/320, or 320/260+710atk. I'll probably do some testing this weekend. The problem with testing this is the result is simple for lvl 52 ish mobs ie on trash you go stat caps rout for most impact. But when you look at ifrit it seems the atk build is much stronger. Also I can get divine on food so there is also a bonus from that standpoint.