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Hello : ),
when using the physical damage (on succesful hit) calculation formulae ,
found in Forum FAQs
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Post #24 Arctic 2008-06-07 23:21:22 )
especially when mutual faction resistance bonus applies in pvp,
we often end up with non-integer numbers
could you please confirm the way damages are rounded ?
for instance, we could have one of the 3 sample methods below or even something else :
Method 1) damages are rounded according to decimal part of number
decimal part of number >= 0.5 : damages rounded up
decimal part of number < 0.5 : damages rounded down / floored
Method 2) damages always rounded up
Method 3) damages always rounded down / floored but cant be inferior to 1
Do we need some example ? (neednt? dont read further ; )
Lets imagine a duel opposing two level 1 knights, who both have 1 attack and 0 defence.
They both trained their knight faction skill to level 1 (bonus +1 defence to troops).
They battle with their farmers only, for fun.
Both sides have only a single farmers stack (both stacks same strentgh).
All attacks and defences bonuses are equivalent thus cancel each other.
As a result of that, we end up with a simpler formulae (only for this example !)
damage dealt = number of farmers * 0.97
where 0.97 is modifier for the reduction of damages because of the 3% resistance against knights)
With the above methods 1 and 2,
2 farmers hitting two others with their forks would still do 2 damages,
as if there was not the 3% knight skill resistance bonus
(2*0.97=1.94 and when you round up 1.94 damages you get 2 damages).
With method 1, you can notice a damage drop only when there are like 17 farmers or more
(when keeping same parameters with no attack bonus).
With method 2 - i didnt check - but its like
you need like 100 farmers to notice any difference.
With method 3, 2 farmers would hit 1 instead of 2 because of 3% the knight resistance bonus.
Thank You for reading : ) | | this is a very deep thought...i think your method 1 is right, i don't see how it will make a difference in battle though since it's just 1 damage... | Thank you for your reply
It can sound fun but 1 damage is evrything in a battle, its the diference between death and survival, especially with farmers haveing only 4 hp (there are many other units with low hp).
in our example :
Method 1&2 the 2 farmers kill the others in 4 hits (8 hitpoints total)
Method 3 the 2 farmers will need to hit 8 times to kill the others,
(if the heroes dont help them off course)
Method 3 will always make a difference when farmers are protected with resistance against other knight (faction bonus) while for other methods the effect wont be noticeable with under certain amount of troops and attack bonuses. |
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