Editing Skill Modifiers and Combat Effects

<font size="2">There are 7 Parts of this guide.</font>

1. Non spell based effects is mostly about effects that have no entry in the spell database and usually stack.
::Accuracy, Attack, Attack skill DMG: +##, Avoidance, Combat Effects, Damage Shield, Dodge, DoT Shielding, Mana Regeneration, Regeneration, Shielding, Spellshield, Strikethrough, Stun Resist
2. Spell based melee foci and percentile skill mods is mostly about effects that do have a spell entry and don't stack.
:: Cleave, Ferocity, Furious Bash, Improved Block, Improved Dodge, Improved Parry, Skill mod: "Skill" +##%
3. Haste.
:: Worn Haste, Haste Spells/Songs, overcap bardsongs and Overhaste.
4. Attack, AC, and Damage is about the game mechanics behind Damage, AC and Attack.
:: Melee Damage, Armor Class, Attack
5. Notes, Trivia, Order of Processing (Procs), Attack combat order
:: How things work: % mods, Dodge, Lockpicking, Bash, Processing (Procing)
6. Worn Effect Caps

7. Buffs, Disciplines, Auras, etc.

== Non spell based effects ==
<font size="2">The first part of the compilation contains effects which can be a bit cryptic since they have no explanation in Lucy. They are not in the spell database and thus cannot be analyzed the same way as focus effects and spells can. They each have their own mechanics and differ from focuses in the way they stack.<br /><br /> Also you should pay extra attention to the fact that both AC and Attack have two different parts that have to do with hit chance vs damage. See section about AC, Attack and Damage below for an explanation on some terms used in this part.<br /><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Accuracy - </font>'''<font size="2">Improved chance to hit. This adds to the "hit chance" part of your Attack. 15 accuracy would equal to 1% more landed hits on the mob. According to the Safehouse, the cap is at 150 (wich there is no reason to doubt since the information is said to have come from a dev). See below for information on Attack and Accuracy.<br /><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Attack - </font>'''<font size="2">This used to be called Vengeance wich no longer exists, it's now just "+X attack". 10 attack = around 1% more dps. The +Attack stats on items add to the "Power" part of the whole Attack rating. Caps at 250. We should also note that spells that add to Attack to like Spirit of Bi'Lih and Ferine Avatar does </font>''<font size="2">not</font>''<font size="2"> count towards this cap while it seems that </font>''<font size="2">Avatar procced from Primals/Prismatic weapons in fact do count towards this 250 cap</font>''<font size="2">. See explanation below on difference between the "to hit" and "damage" parts of Attack. Paladins love +Attack items more than apple pie.</font>

'''''<font size="2">Attack skill</font>''<font size="2"> DMG: +## - </font>'''<font size="2">A very good example of this Damage mod is backstab, so I'm going to use the Rogues special skill as the prime example. On the new Rogue epic Nightshade we see two modifiers to backstab. The interesting one in this context is </font>'''<font size="2">"Backstab DMG: +15"</font>'''<font size="2">. This is damage that is directly added to your fixed damage . So if you normally hit for 600, you will hit for 615 with this effect. Sources indicate that this damage is not mitigated, and adds unmodified to your total damage score. As of yet, no rogues have accumulated enough of this gear to verify where the cap is, but one would assume that it might be around 100-150. As another example, Monks have a Flying Kick DMG: +15 on their epic 2.0 which works the same way.<br /><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Avoidance - </font>'''<font size="2">According to Magelo's script, Avoidance adds to the "avoidance" part of the AC. Taraddar also states: "Normally your defense skill and agility contribute to your "avoidance" ac and increase your chance of being missed. AC from gear doesn't effect this at all. The Avoidance stat directly adds to this and therefore increases ac." See details on AC below. Caps at 100. Parsing has shown these rough figures: </font>''<font size="2">"10 avoidance = +1% to avoidance. Compare to CA3 = +10% avoidance, LR5=+5% avoidance, RM5=+2.5% avoidance.</font>''<font size="2"> I assume that the results of the parse points to total number of evaded hits, and not "evasion AC". See </font>[http://samanna.net/sham.info/demystified.shtml <font size="2">Table 1. Melee Avoidance and Mitigation AAs on the Shaman AAs Demystified! page</font>]<font size="2"> for return per cost info on Avoidance AAs.<br /><br /></font>
'''<font size="2">Clairvoyance - </font>'''<font size="2">Gives a chance to gain mana equal to the total amount of the modifier when casting spells. This believed to apply to spells close to your level and possibly of minimum amount of mana to cast.<br /><br /></font>
'''<font size="2">Combat Effects - </font>'''<font size="2">Increases your chance of having your weapons proc. Parses show +10 combat effects is equal to 1 level of weapon affinity on normal weapons. Since weapons have different innate proc rate, the effect varies. 10 Combat Effects would have a higher impact on for example the Ethereal Destroyer, with a low innate proc rate of 85 (100 being standard). Bloodfrenzy has an innate proc rate of 155 while Hammer of Holy Vengeance has whooping 630, where adding 10 extra would do little difference. No parses have been made to suggest a cap, since no one has accumulated enough Combat Effects yet, but we can assume that a cap of 100 is realistic.<br /><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Damage Shield - </font>'''<font size="2">Permanent damage shield. Each point equals to one point of DS. Cap </font><strike><font size="2">is 15</font></strike><font size="2"> </font>[http://eqlive.station.sony.com/updates/recent_updates.jsp?id=64108 <font size="2">upped to 30 as of 22 Sep 2005</font>]<font size="2">. Stacks with DS spells. You also need to have some kind of spell damage shield spell or effect active in order to use the worn DS to be active. This would probably both include clickies and potions.<br /><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Dodge - </font>'''<font size="2">Once a dodge attempt is triggered, the Dodge skill (and +% modifiers) determine success. Dodges are attempted against swings prior to the hit/miss determination, so some of your dodges will be against swings that would have missed anyway. +Dodge mods do not stack, only the highest one is used for calculations.<br /><br /></font>'''<font size="2">DoT Shielding - </font>'''<font size="2">Percentage of dot damage mitigation. This works on the total amount of incoming damage, not part of it as it does when calculating melee damage. Your percentage on gear indicates exactly how much less each tick does to you in damage. Caps at 35%.<br /><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Mana Regeneration - </font>'''<font size="2">Points of extra mana regeneration each tick. Used to be Flowing Thought. Stacks up to 15 and can be increased up to 20 with AA. Mental Clarity 3 stacks. Player cast and clicky buffs generally stack with no cap. Tribute Mana Regen is subject to the worn cap though. <br /><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Regeneration - </font>'''<font size="2">The number of extra HP regeneration each tick. Cap increases with levels and can be increased with AA. Worn cap is 45 at level 70.<br /><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Shielding - </font>'''<font size="2">Percentage of fixed damage mitigation. Shielding works on the part of the damage that is fixed and not affected by AC. See </font>[http://samanna.net/sham.info/demystified.shtml <font size="2">Table 1. Melee Avoidance and Mitigation AAs on the Shaman AAs Demystified! page</font>]<font size="2"> for return per cost info on Mitigation AAs.</font>

<blockquote><font size="2">Quote from the ranger boards:</font>''<font size="2"> "If a mob has a hit range of 500-1000, the damage bonus portion is 500, and 1% shielding would reduce all hits by 5." </font>''<font size="2">This makes Shielding grant a higher percentage of total damage reduction to characters who's AC is high. Characters with low AC still get the same reduction in damage per point, but the damage reduced for them less percent-ably since they take more damage from the non fixed damage portion of each hit. See details about Damage and AC in the corresponding section below. Caps at 35%.</font></blockquote>


<font size="2"><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Spellshield - </font>'''<font size="2">Percentage of spell damage mitigation. The same thing as with DoT Shielding. The percentage on your gear is the raw damage you miss out on. Caps at 35%.<br /><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Strikethrough - </font>'''<font size="2">Percentage chance to ignore a dodge, parry or riposte and thus landing a hit even if the mobs succeeds with his skill. Does nothing if you are attacking from behind. Caps at 35%.<br /><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Stun Resist - </font>'''<font size="2">Percentage chance of avoiding being stunned. Caps at 35%.</font>

== Spell based melee foci and percentile skill mods ==
I name the following entries "spell effects" because their effects are listed in Lucy's spell database. These are in fact focus effects for melee. This also applies to Instrument modifiers and skill modifiers like Alteration and Tradeskills (for example). None of these effects stack, and the highest one always is the only one that takes effect. 

Note that there is a big difference between direct skill mods and "Improved" skill mods. The "Improved" are spells (or focus) if you like, while percentual skillmods are processed differently since they are not in the skill database. See Improved Dodge below for details. 

Also, there seems to be a special exception to lockpicking, see Fandele Longtooth's note at the bottom of this guide.


'''<font size="2">Cleave - </font>'''<font size="2">Added (or increased) chance of scoring critical hits. </font>''<font size="2" color="#660099">Does not require any initial, class-based Critical Melee Hit ability to modify; adds a flat +% to do so for all classes.</font>''<font size="2"> Does not stack with other Cleave, only the higher one applies.</font>

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<font size="2">Cleave I adds 4%<br /> Cleave II adds 8%<br /> Cleave III adds 12%<br /> Cleave IV adds 16%<br /> Cleave V adds 20%<br /> Cleave VI adds 24%</font>

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<font size="2"><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Ferocity - </font>'''<font size="2">Improved chance to double attack. </font>''<font size="2" color="#660099">Only applies to classes which have the Double Attack skill. </font>''<font size="2">Does not stack with other Ferocity, only the higher one applies.</font>

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<font size="2">Ferocity I Increases chance by 3%<br /> Ferocity II Increases chance by 6%<br /> Ferocity III Increases chance by 9%<br /> Ferocity IV Increases chance by 12%<br /> Ferocity V Increases chance by 15%<br /> Ferocity VI Increases chance by 18%</font>

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<font size="2"><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Furious Bash - </font>'''<font size="2">Increases the hate generated by the Bash skill from 10% to 70%. </font>''<font size="2" color="#660099">Only applies to classes which have the Bash skill (not shield block Warrior AA).</font>''<font size="2"> It does not affect the hit chance for bash (though I believe there are items that increase this skill separately). Does not stack with other Furious Bash, only the higher one applies. This skill is for tanks who like to be able to use their shield while retaining a high aggro generation.</font>

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<font size="2">Furious Bash I Increases generated by the Bash skill by 10%<br /> Furious Bash II Increases generated by the Bash skill by 20%<br /> Furious Bash III Increases generated by the Bash skill by 30%<br /> Furious Bash IV Increases generated by the Bash skill by 40%<br /> Furious Bash V Increases generated by the Bash skill by 50%<br /> Furious Bash VI Increases generated by the Bash skill by 60%<br /> Furious Bash VII Increases generated by the Bash skill by 70%</font>

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<font size="2"><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Improved Block - </font>'''<font size="2">Improves your chance of blocking. </font>''<font size="2" color="#660099">Only applies to classes which have the Block skill.</font>''<font size="2"> Does not stack with other Improved Block, only the higher one applies. See notes on Improved Parry and Dodge.</font>

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<font size="2">Improved Block I Increases chance of attempting a Block by 8%<br /> Improved Block II Increases chance of attempting a Block by 16%<br /> Improved Block III Increases chance of attempting a Block by 24%<br /> Improved Block IV Increases chance of attempting a Block by 32%</font>

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<font size="2"><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Improved Dodge - </font>'''<font size="2">Improves your chance of triggering a dodge attempt. </font>''<font size="2" color="#660099">All classes have the Dodge skill.</font>''<font size="2"> Does not stack with other Improved Dodge, only the higher one applies. Certain sources have expressed displeasure with the usefulness of this effect. See Urdegish's note below concerning the actual effect of Improved Dodge and +% Dodge items. Therefore we assume that the best worn Improved Dodge and the best worn +% Dodge will stack, since they are in fact two different effects that do two different things. Improved Dodge gives different effects to different classes based on those classes' innate Dodge cap.</font>

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<font size="2">Improved Dodge I Increases chance of attempting a Dodge by 10%<br /> Improved Dodge II Increases chance of attempting a Dodge by 20%<br /> Improved Dodge III Increases chance of attempting a Dodge by 30%<br /> Improved Dodge IV Increases chance of attempting a Dodge by 40%</font>

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<font size="2"><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Improved Parry - </font>'''<font size="2">Improves your chance of parrying. </font>''<font size="2" color="#660099">Only applies to classes which have the parry skill.</font>''<font size="2"> Does not stack with other Improved Parry, only the higher one applies. We can assume that Improved Parry is similar to Improved Dodge and thus affects the Success rate of the actual parry. Therefore the effect should stack with effects that give a percentage increase to the Parry skill.</font>

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<font size="2">Improved Parry I Increases chance of attempting a Parry by 8%<br /> Improved Parry II Increases chance of attempting a Parry by 16%<br /> Improved Parry III Increases chance of attempting a Parry by 24%<br /> Improved Parry IV Increases chance of attempting a Parry by 32%</font>
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'''<font size="2">Skill mod: "Skill" +##% - </font>'''''<font size="2" color="#660099">Requires an initial, class-based ability to modify.</font>''<font size="2">For reference I also decided to include one example of a skill modifier that affects one of the characters skills. I'm using rogues as an example again. </font>
:'''<font size="2">Skill mod: Backstab +12%</font>'''<font size="2"> is found on the new rogue epic, and affect the skill, not the damage. This effect thus increases your chance to land a backstab, not do more damage. The effect that increases damage is listed in the previous part of the guide. Since this is a percentual skill modifier, it does not stack with itself. If you have two or more pieces with Skill mod: Backstab +xx%, only the highest one will be in effect. 

There are numerous items that modify different skills this way, for instance the Shaman PoTime BP has a Skill Mod: Specialize Alteration +8%. See Fandele Longtooth's note on lock picking and stacking below.</font>

== Haste ==
:''Main articles: [[Haste]], [[Overhaste]]''
Haste is the original Melee Focus, and has been in the game since day 1. Haste basically consists of 3 parts. There are a few exceptions to this, but to put it simply Haste is made up from '''Worn Haste + Haste Spells/Songs + overcap bardsongs'''.

Worn Haste and Haste spells/normal bard songs have a haste cap of 100%.

Some bard songs have a higher haste cap, at 125%; if you check Lucy you can identify these higher-cap bardsongs with the denotation '''v3'''.  Example for Eriki's Psalm of Power "''<font size="2">Slot 2: Increase Haste v3 by 30%". </font>''<font size="2">All Bardsongs with the v3 stacks with worn haste and haste spells, up to 125%. Chanter and Shaman haste spells are generally called "Haste v1".</font>


'''<font size="2">For example: </font>'''<font size="2">You have a worn haste of 45% and have Speed of Salik cast upon you wich has 68%. You would hit the first cap of 100%. You also find yourself with a bard who is playing Eriki's Psalm of Power that potentially adds another 30% v3 haste wich takes you to the second cap of 125% haste, which currently is the highest haste you can receive.</font>


<font size="2">There are many false ideas on how haste actually works, so let me explain the correct way to interpret haste. If you consider your normal attack speed without any type of haste to be 100% of your attack speed, then full haste makes your attack speed 225% in total. This means you attack 125% more times than if you had no haste. </font>'''<font size="2">With 125% haste you get 125% more attacks in the same time it took you to make one attack with no haste.</font>'''


<font size="2">An example: You attack your opponent with a Reaver wich has a delay of 40 (attacking every 4 seconds). With 100% haste you land 100% more attacks in the same amount of time, and your effective delay will thus be 20 (attacking every 2 seconds). If you had a bard with you who played the v3 haste song you would end up with a delay of 17.4 (attacking every 1.74 seconds).</font>


<font size="2">There are a few items that add overcap haste like the Symbol of the Overlord from Mata Muram and Silverhoop of Speed from Quarm. These have effects with v3 haste and sources indicate that only the highest v3 haste component takes effect, so they would only be beneficial in a group without a bard (even if the other components stack, like regen etc).</font>


<font size="2">There is also a third type of Haste which is called v2, and are from old Velious era bard songs. They are subject to the 100% cap, and could be used to bring people up to the 100% cap even if they had no 41% haste item at the time. V2 haste is now more or less obsolete, but is still in the game.</font>

<font size="2">There is one more type of haste which is a Monk discipline. This directly lowers the delay of weapons and is unaffected by haste stacking rules.</font>

<font size="2">Hundred Hands can also be considered as a form of haste. It substracts a percentage of the weapon delay from the current hasted weapon delay. So if you have the max 125% haste you're effect delay is D/2.25. With 10 HH it becomes D/2.25 - 0.1*D (equivalent to 190% haste).</font>

== Attack, AC, and Damage ==
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<font size="2">To be able to fully understand how some of these effects work, we need to take a look at how AC and Attack really work, and how Damage is calculated. The first thing you need to know is that AC and Attack </font>'''<font size="2">both conisists of two parts, one part about damage, and one about hit chance.</font>'''<font size="2"> But in order to understand this better need to start off with melee damage.<br /><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Melee Damage</font>'''

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<font size="2">Brohg writes the following description of melee damage recieved from mobs: </font>''<font size="2">"Mob damage is two parts, DB </font>''<font size="2">(Damage Base/Bonus or Fixed Damage /Vig)</font>''<font size="2">, and (1-20)*DI, which is Damage Interval. You can see this by parsing, that there are 20 discrete amounts of damage any mob can deal on a successful hit. It's not quite /random 1 20, because AC makes a big huge difference in how many low hits you have, but you still have the whole range.<br /> If a mob has a damage base of 200, and a damage interval of 20, then (once they hit you) they'll deal either 220 damage, or 240, 260... etc ... 580, or 600 damage."</font>''

''<font size="2">"High AC </font>''<font size="2">(from gear /Vig)</font>''<font size="2"> reduces the damage taken from the (1-20)*DI portion a lot, making many more low #*DI than high."</font>''

<font size="2">So all melee damage has two parts, one wich is random and affected by the AC on your gear, and one part that is never modified by AC. The Shielding effect in particular is extra interesting heresince Shielding affects only the Fixed Damage (and is the only thing that affects it), not the random Damage Interval.</font>

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<font size="2"><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Armor Class</font>'''

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<font size="2">Armor Class is what decides how much damage you take and how often you take damage. It mitigates damage and it makes the mob miss it's attacks against you. The first part of the AC is "mitigation AC" wich is calculated from the worn AC you gain from your gear. Taraddar writes: </font>''<font size="2">"Your "mitigation" ac comes from the AC on your gear and is what effects the distribution you get in the 1-20 portion of attacks. Higher ac gets more lower hits etc."</font>''

<font size="2">This means that the gear you wear decides how much of the random part ie Damage Interval (as described above) of the damage coming your way actually hits you.</font>

<font size="2">The other part of AC is the "avoidance AC" wich is defined by your Defense Skill and your AGI stat. Taraddar writes: </font>''<font size="2">"Normally your defense skill and agility contribute to your "avoidance" ac and increase your chance of being missed. AC from gear doesn't effect this at all."</font>''

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<font size="2"><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Attack</font>'''

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<font size="2">Attack, like AC, is also composed of two parts. One is based on your Strength and wielded weapon to decided how hard you hit the mob when you connect. Let's call this Power. Brohg writes: </font>''<font size="2">The Power part of Attack is how hard you hit, when you hit. No amount of power will raise your max hit, but those who are familiar with the (1-20)*DI nature of Everquest damage will understand that shifting your average hits higher on the 1-20 scale will lead to much more overall damage. This is what Power does. Power is modified by Offense skill, Strength score, and +ATK mods on items. In combat, Power is opposed by the target's Mitigation.</font>''

<font size="2">The other part of Attack decides how often you hit. This is based on your weapon skills. We can also safely assume that your Offense skill is also one part of the calculation. Again, Brohg teaches us: </font>''<font size="2">"Displayed "Attack" is Accuracy+Power. Accuracy is how likely one is to hit one's target, and in combat is compared to the Avoidance part of AC (more on that later). Accuracy comes from two sources, Weapon Skills and +Accuracy mods on items."</font>''

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<font size="2"><br /></font>'''<font size="2">A graph to illustrate the diminishing returns of AC:</font>'''

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[[File:Dam-ac-shield2.png|725px]]

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<font size="2">Note that Attack reduction debuffs will move the line from red to blue.</font>
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'''PC Melee damage'''

The above description of Melee Damage applies to mobs and players alike, but players have an additional component called the damage table. Specifically the damage table is an additional roll between 1.00 and the Damage Table value (3.95 at level 100 for non-monks, 4.05 at level 100 for monks) in 0.01 increments. The maximum and minimum rolls are more common, probably implying they are artificial caps from a larger distribution, although the exact nature is not clear.

The hit formula therefore becomes:

 WeaponHit = floor(DI_Roll/10 * Weapon_Damage + 0.5)
 HStrDam=floor(HeroicStr/10)
 HDexDam=floor(HeroicDex/10) if ranged attack (0 if not)
 Damage = DamageBonus + HStrDam + floor((1 + DamMultBonus) * (HDexDam + floor(WeaponHit * DamTabRoll + 1)))

(NB: not +1 after DamTabRoll if the roll is 1.00)

DamMultBonus is a damage multiplier from discs or buffs, SPA185. Eg 0.1 for Champion.

WeaponHit uses DI for a normal damage roll. Special skills (SPA193; Skill Attack) like the rogue Incursion spell "Backstab Attack for 2754" use replace this WeaponHit value directly with a non-variable value and no DI roll.

The Backstab skill acts as if the Weapon_Damage is floor((2 + BS_Skill/50) * Backstab_Weapon_Damage). Ie a weapon with 63 backstab damage at 336 skill will enter the hit function with a Weapon_Damage of 549. This is then subject to the DI roll as usual.

If you have a critical hit then 5 is added to the inner portion and it is multiplied by the critical hit multiplier. This varies by class (Warrior and Berserker have a lower value, but most start off at 1.7) and is boosted by AAs. Eg Veteran's Wrath for normal melee hit and Assassin's Wrath for rogue backstabs. Ie:

 CritDamage = DamageBonus + HStrDam + CritMult * (5 + floor((1 + DamMultBonus) * (HDexDam + floor(WeaponHit * DamTabRoll + 1))))

Minimal damage modifiers (SPA 186) apply after the CritMult is factored in, but before DamageBonus and HStrDam is added. The minimum damage is simply a multiplier of the base weapon damage.

<font size="1">Apologies for some examples being a bit rogue-centric, but it is where my pairsing data came from. If you need a more complete model please PM me (Brogett).</font>

== Notes, Trivia, Order of Processing (Procs), Attack combat order ==

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'''<font size="2">Taraddar's note on how it used to be in Beta:</font>'''

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<font size="2">On ac (attack too). Each used to be 2 separate values. One for chance to hit or avoid hit and one for how hard you hit or got hit but apparently in beta they decided that was to confusing and just combined them into one number.</font>

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<font size="2"><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Orruar's note on Percentage mods:</font>'''

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<font size="2">Rule of thumb: Any % mods that affect skills you can find in your skills window do not stack.</font>

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<font size="2"><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Urdegish's note on Improved Dodge and Dodge modifiers:</font>'''

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<font size="2">Improved Dodge increases your chance of triggering a dodge. +% Dodge increases your chance of a successful dodge. As Brohg said, the best mod of each works, and they are not the same and therefore both have an affect when worn.</font>

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<font size="2"><br /></font>'''<font size="2">Fandele Longtooth's note on lock pick and stacking:</font>'''

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<font size="2">Lockpick modifiers do indeed stack, but in a very unique way. Modifiers that are equipped will not stack with each other, but a % mod that is HELD on the cursor will stack with worn mods. In order to pick a lock, the rogue needs to have their lockpicks held on their cursor to perform the action. My rogue, with 210 base lockpick skill, raises it to 216 while cheirometric lockpick device (3% mod) is equipped in the hand slot. I can now pick up mechanized lockpicks (2% mod) on to my cursor and go to 220 lockpick skill. Easily seen these days with the new green print in the skill window.</font>

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<font size="2"><br /></font>'''<font size="2">A note on Bash:</font>'''

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<font size="2">As a side investigation, we asked the Devs why a bash that failed to stun was so much more likely to interrupt casting than a bash that would have stunned, but didn't (due to resist or immunity). It turns out that the mechanism first determines if a bash will stun or not; if not a stun, it checks for interrupt or not. When bash was put in to the game, they did not take into account stun immunity or the development of stun resist mods; so that if the first check yeilds a (potential) stun, it doesn't check for interrupt (assuming the stun would do the interrupting). The Ogre racial immunity to frontal stuns seems to be well worth the 70 levels of experience penalty at this point.</font>

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<font size="2"><br /></font>'''<font size="2">The order of Processing - and what actually happens:</font>'''

'''<font size="2">A) Mob attacking you:</font>'''

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<font size="2">Per [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/question-about-how-procs-work.222683/ this DGC forum thread], here is the order that a mob's combat check against you is made:</font>

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<font size="2">1. Invulnerability (Divine Aura, Preincarnation, etc.)<br /> 2. Riposte check<br /> 3. Parry / Block (skill)<br /> 4. Dodge check<br /> 5. Block (Shield / Staff) check<br /> 6. Avoidance AC/Agility + Avoidance mod2 + Combat Agility AA<br /> 7. Start calculating damage taken if all those checks fail.</font>

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'''<font size="2">B) You Proccing on mob:</font>'''

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<font size="2">Here is the order that a player's combat check is against a mob is made (based on info at </font>[http://www.evilgamer.net/forums/showthread.php?t=58 <font size="2">EvilGamer</font>]<font size="2">):</font>

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<font size="2">1. Primary (and Secondary if Dual Wielding) Weapon/Aug/Powersource-based proc checks<br /> 2. Buff-based proc checks<br /> 3. AA-based proc check (SK AA: Touch of the Cursed)<br /> 4. Swing (Swings if Dual Wielding)<br /> 5. Double Attack check<br /> 6. Triple Attack check</font>

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<font size="2">These two distinct categories of procs are considered separately (based on info from Yoda at </font>[http://www.thesteelwarrior.org/forum/showthread.php?t=16325&page=2 <font size="2">The Steel Warrior</font>]<font size="2">):</font>

<blockquote>

'''<font size="2">Category 1</font>'''<font size="2"> - Procs from Weapons and Augs (and probably Powersources):</font>

<blockquote>

<font size="2">a) Only a single proc can fire in this first category for each combat round.</font>

<font size="2">b) The order is innate weapon proc first, aug proc second.</font>

<font size="2">c) No tests have further defined the check, but we predict multiple augs in slot order, then powersource.</font>

<font size="2">d) Procs from this first category are modified by Weapon Affinity AA, Combat Effects mods, and Dexterity (benefit caps at 255).</font>

</blockquote>

'''<font size="2">Category 2</font>'''<font size="2"> - Procs from Buffs and Innate (SK TotC AA) Procs:</font>

<blockquote>

<font size="2">a) Although a single proc can only proc once per round, multiple procs from this second category can fire within the same combat round, even if a proc of the first category fires too.</font>

<font size="2">b) Procs from this second category fire only in the combat round of the primary hand.</font>

<font size="2">c) Procs from the second category are modified by Dexterity (benefit caps at 255), but not by Weapon Affinity AA or Combat Effects mods.</font>

<font size="2">d) Each individual proc can have a proc rate mod built in that lets </font>''<font size="2">this particular proc</font>''<font size="2"> fire at an increased or decreased rate; this individual proc rate mod is </font>''<font size="2">not</font>''<font size="2"> applied to other procs.</font>

<font size="2">e) Warrior auras: Myrmidon's Aura shows a +1% proc rate mod and Champion's Aura shows a +2% proc rate mod. This is such a small boost that parsing has been inconclusive.</font>

</blockquote>

'''<font size="2">Note: Mainhand Modifier</font>'''<font size="2"> - There is a global proc rate modifier for the primary hand that multiplies by two every single proc rate.</font>

<blockquote>

<font size="2">ex: the bloodfrenzy has a proc rate mod of +55%; assuming a Dexterity of 255+ (giving the "1"):<br /> - in offhand it would fire at (1+55%+WA%+CE%)<br /> - in primary it would fire at 2*(1+55%+WA%+CE%)</font>

</blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>

<br />

'''Proc rate'''

{{Cquote|Proc chance is a function of your base hardcapped Dexterity / 35 + Heroic Dexterity / 25.||| Elidroth, EQ Developer, Feb. 13, 2014 Dev Chat}}

'''<font size="2">Updated by [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/gamparse-help-needed.252587/page-2#post-3719709 this EQ developer post by niente]:</font>'''
<blockquote>These are all the special melee attack types and the order in which they are checked:


Flurry

Lucky

Critical

Wild Rampage

Rampage

Double Bow Shot

Finishing Blow

Crippling Blow

Assassinate

Deadly Strike

Slay Undead

Headshot


They can combine to an extent but will always occur in exactly that order.



Heals and DoTs get the following:


Lucky

Critical

Twincast


[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/gamparse-help-needed.252587/page-3#post-3719748 Decapitate wasn't included because it's a spell, oddly enough.]

</blockquote>

== Worn effect caps ==
<center>

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#E6E6E6"
|+  '''Worn Effect Caps'''
|-
! colspan="2" |
<font size="2">Stacking Worn Effects</font>
|-
!
<font size="2">Effect</font>
!
<font size="2">Values Stack up to the Cap</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Accuracy</font>
|
<font size="2">150</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Attack</font>
|
<font size="2">250 (300 with AAs)</font>
|-
|
''<font size="2">Attack Skill: </font>''<font size="2">DMG: +##</font>
|
<font size="2">Unknown - assumed 100 or 150</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Avoidance</font>
|
<font size="2">100</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Bash *</font>
|
<font size="2">100</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Backstab *</font>
|
<font size="2">125</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Combat Effects</font>
|
<font size="2">Unknown - assumed to be 100</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Damage Shield</font>
|
<font size="2">30; only amplifies a cast Damage Shield</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">DoT Shielding</font>
|
<font size="2">35%</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Dragon Punch *</font>
|
<font size="2">100</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Eagle Strike *</font>
|
<font size="2">100</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Flying Kick *</font>
|
<font size="2">100</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Frenzy *</font>
|
<font size="2">125</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Kick *</font>
|
<font size="2">100</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Mana Regeneration</font>
|
<font size="2">15 (20 with AAs); MC3 stacks</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Regeneration</font>
|
<font size="2">45 (more with AAs): Regen AAs stack</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Round Kick *</font>
|
<font size="2">100</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Shielding</font>
|
<font size="2">35%</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Spellshield</font>
|
<font size="2">35%</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Strikethrough</font>
|
<font size="2">35%</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Stun Resist</font>
|
<font size="2">35%</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Tiger Claw *</font>
|
<font size="2">100</font>
|-
| colspan="2" |
<font size="2"><nowiki>* Updated per 02/21/06 Patch Message</nowiki></font>
|-
| colspan="2" |
----
|-
! colspan="2" |
<font size="2">Non-Stacking Worn Effects</font>
|-
!
<font size="2">Effect</font>
!
<font size="2">Values - Highest Wins</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Cleave I/II/III/IV/V</font>
|
<font size="2">40/80/120/160/200%</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Ferocity I/II/III/IV/V</font>
|
<font size="2">3/6/9/12/16%</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Furious Bash I/II/III/IV/V/VI/VII</font>
|
<font size="2">10/20/30/40/50/60/70%</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Improved Block I/II/III</font>
|
<font size="2">10/20/30%</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Improved Dodge I/II/III</font>
|
<font size="2">10/20/30%</font>
|-
|
<font size="2">Improved Parry I/II/III</font>
|
<font size="2">10/20/30%</font>
|-
|
''<font size="2">Skill mod: </font>''<font size="2">"Skill" +##%<br /> (includes Dodge)</font>
|
<font size="2">40/80/120/160/200%</font>
|}

</center>

== Buffs, Disciplines, Auras, etc. ==
<blockquote>

'''<font size="2">Critical Damage Mob:</font>'''

<blockquote>

<font size="2">Slot 10: (110) - Shaman, Prophet's Gift of the Ruchu (own group only)<br /> Slot 10: (70) - Shaman, Fateseer's Boon (own group only)<br /> Slot 7: (30) - Berserker, Bloodlust Aura Effect (own group only)<br /> Slot 7: (20) - Berserker, Aura of Rage Effect (own group only)</font>

</blockquote>

'''<font size="2">Increase Accuracy:</font>'''

<blockquote>

<font size="2">Slot 12: 130% - Bard, Kinsong (own group only)<br /> Slot 2: 45% - Ranger, Auspice of the Hunter<br /> Slot 10: 40% - Shadowknight, Lich Sting (own group only)<br /> Slot 10: 30% - Shadowknight, Reaper Strike (own group only)</font>

</blockquote>

'''<font size="2">Increase All Skills Damage Modifier by:</font>'''

<blockquote>

<font size="2">Slot 9: 30% - Berserker, Bloodthirst Effect (own group only)<br /> Slot 4: 10% - Shaman, Champion<br /> Slot 7: 5% - Shaman, Spirit/Talisman of Might<br /> Slot 7: 5% - Druid, Lion's Strength</font>

</blockquote>

'''<font size="2">Increase Attack:</font>'''

<blockquote>

<font size="2">Slot 3: 140 - Shaman, Champion<br /> Slot 2: 90 - Ranger, Howl of the Predator<br /> Slot 1: 60 - Ranger, Strength of Tunare<br /> Slot 6: 15 - Shaman, Spirit of Bih'li<br /> Slot ?: 50 - Offense Enhancement (Group Leader Ability)<br /> Slot ?: 50 - Offense Enhancement (Raid Leader Ability)</font>

</blockquote>

'''<font size="2">Increase Chance to Critical Hit by:</font>'''

<blockquote>

<font size="2">Slot 5: 120% - Circle of Power III Effect<br /> Slot 1: 100% - Berserker, Cry Havoc (own group only in practical use)<br /> Slot 4: 90% - Ranger, Auspice of the Hunter<br /> Slot 5: 80% - Circle of Power II Effect (own group only)<br /> Slot 11: 65% - Shaman, Prophet's Gift of the Ruchu (own group only)<br /> Slot 11: 50% - Shaman, Fateseer's Boon (own group only)<br /> Slot 5: 40% - Circle of Power I Effect<br /> Slot 6: 20% - Enchanter, Hastening of Salik</font>

</blockquote>

'''<font size="2">Increase Chance to Hit by (with All Skills):</font>'''

<blockquote>

<font size="2">Slot 5: 5% - Rogue, Theif's Eyes</font>

</blockquote>

'''<font size="2">Increase Chance to Riposte (and Parry and Block):</font>'''

<blockquote>

<font size="2">Slot 3: 10% - Monk, Master's Aura Effect<br /> Slot 3: 5% - Monk, Disciple's Aura Effect</font>

</blockquote>

'''<font size="2">Increase Double Attack by:</font>'''

<blockquote>

<font size="2">Slot 4: 6% - Monk, Fists of Wu (own group only)<br /> Slot 3: 3% - Ranger, Howl of the Predator</font>

</blockquote>

'''<font size="2">Increase Dual Wield (by):</font>'''

<blockquote>

<font size="2">?</font>

</blockquote>

'''<font size="2">Procs:</font>'''

<blockquote>

<font size="2">Slot 5: (400) Add Proc: Panther Maw rate mod 400 - Shaman, Spirit of Panther (own group only)<br /> Slot 1: (100) Add Proc: Storm Blade Strike rate mod 400 - Bard, Storm Blade (own group only)</font>

<font size="2">Slot 11: Increase Proc Modifier by 2% - Warrior, Champion's Aura Effect (own group only)<br /> Slot 11: Increase Proc Modifier by 1% - Warrior, Myrmidon's Aura Effect (own grouip only)</font>

</blockquote>

'''<font size="2">Special Haste-like Stuff:</font>'''

<blockquote>

<font size="2">Slot 2: Hundred Hands Effect - Berserker, Ancient Cry of Chaos (own group only)</font>

</blockquote>

'''<font size="2">Overhaste v3:</font>'''

<blockquote>

<font size="2">Slot 2: 30% - Bard, Eriki's Psalm of Power (own group only)<br /> Slot 2: 30% - Bard, Aura of the Muse Effect (own group only)</font>

</blockquote></blockquote>

== Credit ==
Much of this originally from http://samanna.net/eq.general/effects.shtml

Some of this compiled [http://forums.interealms.com/shaman/showthread.php?threadid=27183 here] from various sources by [http://www.magelo.com/eq_view_profile.html?num=204252&resize=true Vigdis of Zek</font>] (with the occasional spot heal by Hamlon of Zek).

Contributors who have been ninjaquoted and whose posts have been cornered and tanked for information (in no particular order): Shackleton/decius1, Payn_Prexus, Hurk, Brohg, Kevagron, Rydeon, Castina Solomnus, The Ranger Forums, Ladwenae, Orruar, Retron, Urdegish, Taraddar, Scowl, Jayabalard, Samanna, Swiftkique, Beimeith, Riou. Without you guys this compilation would not have been possible.


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