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Post by imeco on Oct 26, 2011 7:23:03 GMT -5
A lot of you have mentioned that transmute generates false damage numbers, I am unsure as to what this actually means, can someone please explain this? Thank you.
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Post by Kallark & Stark Cold on Oct 26, 2011 8:17:22 GMT -5
Hey Tris,
I'm not 100% sure how it works but the way it was explained to me is that transmute is used to blow-up items like the bombs in Outer or the crystals in FoS so it gives numbers for that "damage" but it doesn't do any actual damage to any of the mobs or bosses.
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Post by soar on Oct 26, 2011 8:57:13 GMT -5
Transmute works by doing an large amount of damage to objects (like say 1000 per object). This damage counts in the damage numbers for the player.
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Post by imeco on Oct 26, 2011 12:02:02 GMT -5
so that dmg is not doing dmg to the NPCs? only the objects? if it only destorys the objects, what really is the point of the power other than the feat in FoS1?
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Post by Kallark & Stark Cold on Oct 26, 2011 13:02:24 GMT -5
so that dmg is not doing dmg to the NPCs? only the objects? That is my understanding. if it only destorys the objects, what really is the point of the power other than the feat in FoS1? Not sure? |
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Post by soar on Oct 26, 2011 14:01:34 GMT -5
The objects do damage to the NPCs. Here is how it works...
You activate transmute. There are three destroyable objects and two AI's in the power's area.
The power does 1000 damage to each object. Each object explodes for 100 damage. The two AI's therefore take a total of 300 damage each.
You have therefore done 600 damage to the actual enemies and 3000 damage to the objects. You get credited for 3600 damage even though only 600 actually did anything.
All numbers have been pulled out of my ass for illustrative purposes.
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Post by Kallark & Stark Cold on Oct 26, 2011 15:29:27 GMT -5
You're ass illustration is...er...never mind!
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Post by imeco on Oct 26, 2011 16:32:13 GMT -5
does might or anything else affect how much dmg is put out with the transmute to the NPCs?
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Post by soar on Oct 26, 2011 18:14:09 GMT -5
Yes. I also think there is a base damage level to NPCs even if there is nothing to blow up. I do not know if might scales the damage accredited to blowing up objects but I wouldn't be shocked if that was true. It would be indicative of the sloppy, poorly thought out programming that is unfortunately a hallmark of this game's initial implementation.
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Post by imeco on Oct 26, 2011 20:05:18 GMT -5
i am still really confused as to why that random healer got so pissed off on that outer raid we did the other night when we told him that his transmute didnt do shit to the bat family..
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Post by recurve on Oct 26, 2011 20:15:49 GMT -5
In my experience, it's really just the general bad behavior that is rampant in that particular league. Besides, i guess he expected to get the same falsely inflated numbers the other sorc was getting but with his obvious fresh 30ness he just didn't have the gear or the might to get it done and I think that is what pissed him off so he ended up acting like a child.
Don't forget, this is the guy who was trying to call out Pop Blue for his damage while trying to heal the raid in all blue gear. Truth was that for an outer raid Pop was doing just fine with his damage. The raid went fine and there was nothing to complain about.
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Post by Kallark & Stark Cold on Oct 27, 2011 9:01:17 GMT -5
It may just be me and my low tolerance for douche-baggery but when I've been in PUG's lately there seems to be an influx of toolbags to deal with, it's very annoying.
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Post by soar on Oct 27, 2011 9:38:52 GMT -5
I was not there. Which particular league?
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Post by recurve on Oct 27, 2011 19:27:46 GMT -5
Infinity Force
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