massivmampfer wrote:ich habe manchmal eher das gefühl, dass der lvl unterschied zwischen zauberspruch und ziel eine zu geringe rolle spielt.

flexagon wrote:und eine frage: wieso ist aug dex sinnlos geworden? was für ein patch bitte?

Nayru wrote:

massivmampfer wrote:ich habe manchmal eher das gefühl, dass der lvl unterschied zwischen zauberspruch und ziel eine zu geringe rolle spielt.

Richtig. Was eine größere Rolle spielt ist das Level desjenigen, der den Spell wirkt.

Q: Spell resists. Can you give me more details as to how the system works?

A: Here’s the answer, straight from the desk of the spell designer:

"Spells have a factor of (spell level / 2) added to their chance to hit. (Spell level defined as the level the spell is awarded, chance to hit defined as the chance of avoiding the "Your target resists the spell!" message.) Subtracted from the modified to-hit chance is the target's (level / 2). So a L50 caster casting a L30 spell at a L50 monster or player, they have a base chance of 85% to hit, plus 15%, minus 25% for a net chance to hit of 75%. If the chance to hit goes over 100% damage or duration is increased, and if it goes below 55%, you still have a 55% chance to hit but your damage or duration is penalized. If the chance to hit goes below 0, you cannot hit at all. Once the spell hits, damage and duration are further modified by resistances.

"In general, RvR is between opponents within 1 quanta of each other (in the frontiers for example, L45-50), and the spells cast are L40+. This results in a 2.5-5% modifier, which is somewhat lost in the noise of the bonuses from Int/Acuity, realm abilities, and modifiers from resistances. For characters using spells around L30, they will see a more significant reduction however, and this factor is part of it."

Q: Could someone please tell me what factors affect spell resists, and the order in which those factors are applied?



A: I'm pleased to have this excuse to announce a new Class/Spell/Style Slave, the Redheaded Stepchild. His actual name is DJ, and he has been working for Mythic in some capacity for longer than I have, first as a beta tester, then a TL, then in PQ, and at long last, with his dangerous hands on the wheel. Not the gas pedal, thank all small gods. Anyway. Bring it on, Red:



First of all, we need to get the terminology correct. Resist is used in two similar but different ways. One reduces the damage/effectiveness of a spell, one is the outright success or failure of a spell. I'm assuming we're talking outright resists, IE: "AlbGuy1 resists the effect!"

The only factors that should play in to this equation are, in no particular order:


-level of the player casting the spell
-level of the spell
-type of spell
-level of the target
-type of target (realm enemy or not)
-mastery of focus.

For example: A level 50 spell cast by a level 50 player on a level 1 player has a lower chance of being resisted than a level 50 spell cast by a level 50 player on a level 50 player. A level 1 spell cast by a level 50 player on a level 50 player has a higher chance of being resisted than a level 50 spell cast by a level 50 player on a level 50 player.

Mastery of focus is a realm ability that raises the effective level of the spell, with a cap of level 50. So, with mastery of focus 2, a level 41 spell would be resisted just like a level 50 spell.

Direct damage spells have a higher chance of success than combination or non direct damage spells in high level PVE. A level 50 player casting a level 50 DD against a level 50 target will have a lower chance of being resisted than a level 50 player casting a level 50 DD/Snare against a level 50 target.

I don't have any idea which order these are calculated, Marty would have to help me out on that. I'm also unsure as to exactly what differences there are between players and Mobs, though I'd wager a guess that players have a lower chance to be resisted than a Mob.

Things that do NOT factor in to this equation are:
-Resists (10% cold) from spells, RAs, MLs, items, etc.
-Acuity (200 intellegence)
-Bonuses to your spell line from RAs, items, etc (+10 to All magic)



Note from Mighty Marty: Levels matter the most - level of player, level of spell, etc. Things like what type of spell (nuke or combo), are less important. (One exception to the above is the buff shear category - player level matters less with that particular spell type.) Also, there should be one small side factor DJ didn't mention. If you are being clobbered by multiple attackers, you are less likely to resist magical attack.



Remember that all these things are added up, and the result from there is a simple yes/no check.



Note from Sanya: Redhead lists Mastery of Focus as a separate factor, as he should, but for the purposes of the formula, it's calculated first to determine the level of the spell, and then the ball starts rolling.



PLEASE NOTE: There are in fact other factors (for example, Master Level Storms, and there are more). But trying to determine their total impact on your resist rate is like, as Marty says, nailing jelly to a tree. You may assume that these "other factors" are not as important as the ones I have listed.