parry overpowered?

[Annaise16]

I just made a brief test of this. (The test really needs to be done for more attacks to be conclusive.)

For a level 12 dok with WS = 102 against a level 12 mob with str = 140:

Experimental value
The dok parried 26 out of 175 attacks = 14.9%

Expectation value from formula:
Parry = 7.5% x defender's WS / attacker's str + 10% (for dual wield) = 7.5% x 102/140 + 10% = 15.5%

So the experimental value of 14.9% is conisistent with theoretical value of 15.5%.


For a level 13 Chosen (shield rating = 130, WS = 102) versus a level 13 mob (str =147):

Experimental values
The chosen blocked 23 out of 138 attacks = 16.7%
The chosen parried 8 out of 115 attacks = 7.0%

Theoretical values based on the formulas are:
Block% = 20% x shield rating / attacker's str = 20 x 130/147 = 17.7%
Parry% = 7.5% x 102/147 = 5.2%

So, again, the experimental values are similar to the theoretical values.

When testing percentage based stats, you need to ensure that the test is done with toons of the same level and that you are testing a lot of attacks. The number of attacks you should use depends on how small a percentage difference you are looking to measure. If you are looking for a percentage difference of larger than about 20%, you should use at least a few hundred attacks. If you are looking to distinguish between a difference in percentages of less than 10%, you should use 1000+ attacks.

[Hrihor88]

i will test it again and then report if needed