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08-04-2014, 02:45 PM
The admin are constantly evaluating the battle system and taking into consideration the player comments on how it seems to be working. We've noticed a few more issues with the battle system and stats so we are working to fix these to make the system fair to everyone. We will again be changing some of the formulas and how the HP is calculated, so everyone should expect some minor changes to their numbers.
That said, before you start any new fights, be sure to check with the admin to make sure your stats are current.
Rest assured that all of these changes are to improve your experience here at Helovia and we will continue to take feedback. Thank you for all of your patience as we have worked to develop this battle system into something that is both functional and fair. It has been and will continue to be a work in progress.
For those who are interested, changes are as follows:
- HP will be calculated as HP = 2*[(strength+speed+agility+endurance+offensive item+defensive item)] + 20 + (Magic, Companion) + (1 for all buffs except Pinnalce) + (5 for Pinnacle Buff)
- This will give similar numbers to what is currently used while mitigating some of the gap between players with base stats of 20, 21, 22, etc.
- Damage will be calculated as Damage = 1/5*[(2*agility+3*strength)]+1/2*[(1 for buffs: Bulk, Dance, Sense)].
- This will create some numbers with decimals other than 0.5 (0.2, 0.4, etc.). These will either be rounded to 0.5 or a whole number.
- This will help create a more realistic distinction between the damage of strong characters versus the damage of agile characters.
- The attack roll will now be 1d14 + 1d2 to help increase the importance of the attack and damage stats, as the dice seem to be playing into this too much right now.
- There will be an HP cap of 80, with the final buff Pinnacle allowing an HP increase above the cap to a possible total of 85.
- This will help prevent massive overpowering of large characters. Your attack, damage and defense will still increase with the buffs even if you max your HP, so you will still gain some advantage by continuing to spar.
- The rubric score at the end will now be multiplied by 2 in order to increase the importance that writing plays when compared to the stats and HP.
Another notice:
In order to make sure that everyone is receiving quality instruction during IC Spars with OOC teaching notes, and also to make sure that those doing the teaching spars are not receiving extra VP for passing on poor quality information, the admin have created a requirement that must be met.
In order to do IC Spars with OOC teaching notes, you must have completed four fights that were judged (with rubrics!) and which you won. These four spars can be with any combination of your characters. Those approved to do OOC teaching spars will now be listed in a new thread in the battle board.
:: Teaching Spar Approval ::.
All stats have been edited to reflect these current changes, both in profile and the spreadsheet.
PLEASE NOTE: a tab in the spreadsheet called "OLD" has been created. All characters that are: dead, deleted, hidden, suspended, abyssed or otherwise unable to be seen on the memberlist and edited, have had their stats moved to that tab. You can use CTRL + F to do a quick search for the name.
In the event you bring a character back and it is taken off the OLD tab, it will have to have its stats updated by admin to ensure all numbers are correct.
