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Old 02-16-2003, 10:31 AM   #12
Jim
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Join Date: May 1, 2001
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Age: 45
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Yeah, 2 * (Ram's damage) is bigger than 2 * (Ages' damage), but it is offseted by the dact that 17 * (Ram's damage) is lower than 17 * (Ages' damage).
Is there any reason why you have chosen to multiply by 17 here? I'm getting a bit confused!

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We'll see about that.
It'll take some serious convincing though

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As i suggested to Rataxes, , just browse some high level CRE files in NI or SK. At higher levels, physical immunity IS common. Take a look at the Five's files, for instance. There's no point in saying "Kobolds have 25% elemental resistance but 0% physical resistance", because Kobolds don't pose a threat anyway. Kobolds don't really have 25% elemental resistance, BTW. High level enemies, however, always have physical resistance. Moreover, High level enemies usually have Stoneskin.
Ahhh, but if creature X has 30% resistance to crushing damage, then ages is affected too (since the bulk of ages damage *is* crushing damage), and you can bet your bottom dollar that if creatures X has physical immunities/resistances, then it will have some elemental immunities/resistances too, so ages will always lose out here.

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Heh... That's why i said that Kensais and Blades protest - under the effect of Kai/Offensive Spin, Ram will trump Ages. It is to no avail, though, because we're not judging whether "weapon Y is more damaging than weapon Z in the hands of class X", but whether "weapon Y is more damaging than weapon Z in general".
True, but the SoTR will always have a higher maximum and higher critical damage range And I think that a weapon that is capable of dishing out the most damage can be crowned the most damaging [img]tongue.gif[/img]

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The Emerald Dragon avatar sucks... The Red Dragon is nice, though. It only lasts for 100 posts... It's time to actually play BG2!
LOL I quite like the Emerald Dragon avatar! The milestone I'm looking forward to, is Fzoul Chembrol (sp?), though, although most people hate this one, I think it's pretty cool, and it's also the avatar that Dundee was on when I started to take note of his knowledge of the game!
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