Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[Dervy]

Determination Down from Gaols was an erroneous label, which has been rectified. It never actually did that, and the Japanese client has always (correctly) had Damage Down.

I intend to give some reference values for every job, but it will not be that comprehensive. I just don't have the willpower/time for it (I graduated, time to go job hunting lol).

Unresolved mysteries like the actual damage formula will be left as "known unknowns". I would like to focus more on methods than results.

Wasn't that a mistranslation? The debuff was simple called Determination down - later it was renamed to "Damage down". Plus that debuff did not affect healing done - which would be impossible if it actually changed Determination.

Edit: Not missing Hirose's post above the quote would've helped.

Interesting. Never actually noticed that. Learn something new every day!

I'm personally not bothered about the exact formula either, as long as we have a model which accurately represents how stats scale damage, I'm more than happy (Which I have, but it needs more work). I might collect a lot more data in HW with much higher potencies and damage ranges and try to figure it out in my own time, but for now, I cba.

[Jonnycbad]

Makes me wonder how game devopers come up with these contrived and overly complex formulas for mechanics. Are programmers and developers all math gurus. Who comes up with these?

[Jollyy5]

Makes me wonder how game devopers come up with these contrived and overly complex formulas for mechanics. Are programmers and developers all math gurus. Who comes up with these?

I'd like to say: "Practice, practice, practice..."


But they most likely had a close to death experience and saw the light, or somehow travelled to the edge of existence, saw the truth, and came back.

[siverstorm]

Makes me wonder how game devopers come up with these contrived and overly complex formulas for mechanics. Are programmers and developers all math gurus. Who comes up with these?

Engineering and Computer Science disciplines are usually taught with an extremely heavy focus on math and statistics.

Computer Science at my university was literally in the faculty of mathematics, for every programming or cs theory course there was a required math course as well to take.

ninjaedit: It's not the same for every school but most still have strong focuses on math as well.