How does AC work?
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Wiz explained it once a while back. A certain amount of AC goes towards a pure mitigation of that mobs damage then the remaining AC is formulaed with the mobs atk and str etc to give a chance of mitigating down the damage that remains. yaya or something like that.
In the end -> more the better. Even though it may not seem like a few new armor pieces are doing anything AC in SoD is designed to have more of an impact over the course of a fight rather than a few hits.
In the end -> more the better. Even though it may not seem like a few new armor pieces are doing anything AC in SoD is designed to have more of an impact over the course of a fight rather than a few hits.
Wiz
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AC directly translates into a % of potential damage reduction on hits. For example, 1500 AC is ~80% potential reduction. Then, a fourth of that is turned into certain reduction (meaning at 1500 AC you always reduce hits by at least 20%) and the rest is randomized for the true reduction number for a single hit (so reduction is anywhere from 20-80%, and on average 50%, at 1500 AC).
There are two softcaps of AC, and they do not vary based on class. One at 100 (each point before 100 makes a much bigger difference, so that AC on lower levels is more useful), and one at 500 (each point before 500 makes a bigger difference, same reason as above). After 500 all AC is the same.
There are two softcaps of AC, and they do not vary based on class. One at 100 (each point before 100 makes a much bigger difference, so that AC on lower levels is more useful), and one at 500 (each point before 500 makes a bigger difference, same reason as above). After 500 all AC is the same.