Lightning vs. Regular weapons?

skeyslayer wrote:So, I'm a strength build with the STR level about 30.

Anyway, with my Club +10, I can deal about anywhere up to 350 damage with a single hit.

However, when I tried converting it to a Lightning Club, I was only dealing a max of about 90 damage.

Same goes for weapons like the Lightning spear, which I have heard the lightning weapons are by far more powerful than regular weapons.

Is something wrong here? Is it my stats? Or just the scaling? I'm really confused and could use some help.

Thanks guys!

skeyslayer wrote:So the lightning is not dealing damage each hit? It's an effect like bleed?

Sorry these are such dumb questions, I was just confused because I thought it did lightning damage each hit.

And thank you Dissville for clearing that up. I'm still curious as to if lightning is an effect, though!

You guys are great, I might have to stick around these forums!

Dibsville wrote:Lightning does damage, yes.
All lightning does is add a second damage type. In return, your scaling is removed. Think of it like your scaling, except it's just split apart. It gives you a base damage instead of extra damage as you increase your levels. This means it's great when your levels are low. Unfortunately, as it has no scaling and is split damage, once your levels begin to get higher pure physical will outdamage it.


Here's an example as to why:

Okay. Say your opponent has 150 physical defense and 150 lightning defense.
Your two weapons are a Lightning weapon which does 300 physical + 300 lightning and a normal weapon which does 300 physical + 200 physical from scaling.

This means your Lightning weapon does 600 damage, and your normal one does 500 damage. Lightning wins.
But then there's your enemies defense. As I said before, the enemy has 150-150 defense. This means it will subtract 150 physical AND lightning damage.
So, 150 damage from your normal weapon, and 300 damage from your lightning weapon.
Through the defenses, your end damage with your normal weapon is 350, while your lightning weapon will only do 300.

This comes into play in many areas. Pure physical always wins out once you have higher scaling.

Dibsville wrote:Lightning does damage, yes.
All lightning does is add a second damage type. In return, your scaling is removed. Think of it like your scaling, except it's just split apart. It gives you a base damage instead of extra damage as you increase your levels. This means it's great when your levels are low. Unfortunately, as it has no scaling and is split damage, once your levels begin to get higher pure physical will outdamage it.


Here's an example as to why:

Okay. Say your opponent has 150 physical defense and 150 lightning defense.
Your two weapons are a Lightning weapon which does 300 physical + 300 lightning and a normal weapon which does 300 physical + 200 physical from scaling.

This means your Lightning weapon does 600 damage, and your normal one does 500 damage. Lightning wins.
But then there's your enemies defense. As I said before, the enemy has 150-150 defense. This means it will subtract 150 physical AND lightning damage.
So, 150 damage from your normal weapon, and 300 damage from your lightning weapon.
Through the defenses, your end damage with your normal weapon is 350, while your lightning weapon will only do 300.

This comes into play in many areas. Pure physical always wins out once you have higher scaling.

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skeyslayer wrote:

Dibsville wrote:If you look to the side of a post, there's a few little buttons. It kind of looks like this;
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Meh, don't see it. Maybe you have to have so many posts? I dunno. Anyways, thanks again guys.

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