AP and SP scale with threat linearly

[cordelia]

SLOPE of AP line: 0.583227
SLOPE of SP line: 0.56973087

But the graph is scaled based on item points, as 2 AP costs the same as 1 SP. So, item points spent on AP are effectively 2.04x as useful as SP.


Note: The graph was made using Psiven's spreadsheet, inputting arbitrary numbers in for AP and SP, producing TPS.

[Sharlos]

of course they do

[Levantine]

Were you really expecting anything different?

[Sharlos]

Were you really expecting anything different?

tbh i was expecting surprise ass.

[Elsie]

Linear gains is obvious since +ap or +sp is strictly +damage done.

Expertise and hit rating give you a % increase, thus multiplicative.

[cordelia]

The linearity is not necessarily surprising. What's important is the rule of thumb of 1 AP ~ 1 SP for threat, and also that 17 AP ~ 10 TPS.

[Fridmarr]

I don't understand why half the posters in this thread felt the need to post. You are wasting space and being rude, stop it.

[majiben]

I don't understand why half the posters in this thread felt the need to post. You are wasting space and being rude, stop it.

Have I mentioned that I love you Fridmarr? Keep on doing what you do .

[Levantine]

I'm not sure why Fridmarr posted in this thread, he's wasting space and being rude.

[Blutreich]

so ap is better then sp, and strength blows them both away?

[majiben]

so ap is better then sp, and strength blows them both away?

Indeed.

[Worldie]

Were you really expecting anything different?

tbh i was expecting surprise ass.

Did you call?





(again, i couldn't resist)

[Worldie]

On a more serious note, even if cordelia stated the obvious ( ) at least now i got something to link when someone asks "wut why we dont want spelldam anymoar"

[Seraphia]

Charts do wonders for those sorts.

Numbers are just "math" that makes the head hurt, but a clearly superior line!


Well the answer is clear now


-edit- I'm sad I don't get the surprise ass joke

[cordelia]

Linear gains is obvious since +ap or +sp is strictly +damage done.

Expertise and hit rating give you a % increase, thus multiplicative.

All complex ideas start with simple building blocks. If it's so obvious that AP and SP are linear, it helps to see it to understand the mechanics upon which our total threat is built. At this point, I'm convinced that hit, crit, and expertise are all linear as well. I should have more obviously linear graphs up tomorrow. If these assumptions are true, that should make for a very simple N-d threat space, and make figuring out how to maximize threat similarly trivial.

PS> Apologies for the snark.