NVM.
NVM.
I remember there was some short test on +2 PLD body but I run my own to confirm it.
I used Cactuar and 1000 needles:
- 25%PDT + body + cap hate - 652 dmg
- 25%PDT + body + low hate - 730 dmg
- 48%PDT + body + high hate - 511 dmg
Seems to be -10,5% PDT cap (or some rounding up I am missing) with cap hate and starting from 1% or maybe 0% with no hate. Seems to stack with other -DT -PDT and also cap at 50% overall.
Does anyone know how the 5/10% skillchain bonus was confirmed on the Savant's Bracers? I'm doing a lot more damage than expected on the skillchain using the +2 gloves... or I don't understand how the damage is calculated.
Darksday, wind obi + Twilight Cape
Level 1 skillchain should start with 667 damage normally (50% of 1354). If the 10% from the gloves bumps the base damage modifier up to 60%, then it would be 812 and the weather bonus (multiply by 1.15, single weather + Twilight Cape bonus) would only take it to 933. I'm not using Klimaform, so no bonus from Savant's Loafers +2 or anything like that.
Here's a Fragmentation. I'm not wearing an obi until the Aero V.
I'm not very good with SC damage, but I can tell you that Twilight Cape is a separate 1.05 term that's not the same as day bonus.
IDK anything about skillchain damage either but is it possible staff bonus affects sc dmg?
EDIT: also half of 1354 is 677 not 667
I hadn't even thought of that, but it makes sense. Explains why level 1 skillchains are getting better damage than either level 2 that SCH can do (Fusion and Fragmentation). My Vayu's (wind) is only Affinity+4, and I'm using Neptune's since I don't have Soma's started.
I wouldn't say it makes sense .... If staff bonus affects it why not MAB? Would have to do more testing to be sure. The numbers i played around with at work this morning didn't match a +5 magian staff (didnt try +4) they were off by quite a bit, but that's probably because I have no idea how skillchain damage works so I was doing something wrong.
We do know that Affinity is different from the modifier on elemental staves, though. It's lumped in with the elemental damage atmas.
Just did a few tests,
naked, + cruor buffs + MM atma
Aero1 94
detonation 47 (50% exactly)
Added Savant's Bracers +2
Aero 100
detonation 55 (0.5 * 1.1 perhaps)
Added +5 mag dmg wind magian staff
Aero 128
deto. 91 (0.5 * 1.1 (probably truncated, see below. works either way) * 1.3)
Added Atma of the Gales
Aero 158
deton. 137 (0.5 * 1.1 (truncated) * 1.6 (truncated again))
Elemental Staves do it, too, not just the Magians.
Death Wasps in Rolanberry Fields (mostly) Naked:
Blizzard 138
Induration 69
(Mostly) naked with Aquilo's:
Blizzard 163
Induration 93 (half would be 81)