Weaponskills Power Based on DPS or Damage Value?

[Rukkirii]

In case anyone is curious whether it’s a weapon’s damage value or DPS value that puts the punch in a WS, I’d like to give a brief explanation of the system.

As you all know, with our Armoury system it is possible for actions to be used on different classes.

With that said, in the case that we made only the damage value affect a WS’s power, those classes that are able to equip themselves with weapons that have high damage values would become more powerful than the classes that could originally use those abilities.

In order to avoid this situation, we set the DPS value to dictate a WS’s power and we have no plans on changing this in version 2.0.

[Meleena]

So its DPS for WS and Weapon damage for auto attack?
Now if we ever get an explanation on how crafting stats work... :P

[Dargoth_Draconia]

So its DPS for WS and Weapon damage for auto attack?
Now if we ever get an explanation on how crafting stats work... :P

Yes please!

[Stufoo]

So its DPS for WS and Weapon damage for auto attack?

If it uses TP (thereby making it a weapon-skill), it uses the DPS rating. Steel Cyclone, Spirits Within, Shield Bash, etc.

If it only has a timer, it uses the DMG rating. Auto attacks, Light Shot, Jump, Shoulder Tackle, etc.

Delay (and delay-regulated tp gain) will be the factor that evens out auto-attack damage and effectiveness over time, and in a perfect world it would even out Light Shot as well, but Jump and Shoulder tackle just benefit from it since the recast time doesn't change. Going by the dev's logic, the abilities that use DMG aren't cross-class actions so it's fine.

[Gukie]

what about explanation for gathering c.C?

[Alhanelem]

I don't understand it- the DPS was just calculated from the damage/delay right? I thought the DPS was just added for reference purposes?

[Skies]

I don't understand it- the DPS was just calculated from the damage/delay right? I thought the DPS was just added for reference purposes?

See, that's the thing. DPS is just damage/delay. So perhaps the 'DPS' factoring into the WS's values is not even new, it could have been there forever with them simply factoring "damage/delay" instead of DPS, which would give the same final result.

[PeaceWalker]

In case anyone is curious whether it’s a weapon’s damage value or DPS value that puts the punch in a WS, I’d like to give a brief explanation of the system.

As you all know, with our Armoury system it is possible for actions to be used on different classes.

With that said, in the case that we made only the damage value affect a WS’s power, those classes that are able to equip themselves with weapons that have high damage values would become more powerful than the classes that could originally use those abilities.

In order to avoid this situation, we set the DPS value to dictate a WS’s power and we have no plans on changing this in version 2.0.

But when adding Base state (STR for example) or ATK power the WS do in fact raise in dmg output. Can you please let us know how does that factor in the equation?

[Madrox]

so.. does this create a situation where an axe with higher damage and more delay beats a less damage axe with less delay? I dont like how unclear this makes my weapon options... or is it enough of a difference to not even worry about...

[Babydoll]

Meier kept telling everyone this and no one believed him haha =D Well, thanks for finally confirming it SE. <3