2h Blunt skill cap 252 vs 250?

[VincentVolaju]

Was looking at the wiki on Monks and noticed that there 1H and 2H Blunt skill caps are 252, so I checked Warrior and theirs are only 250. Was wondering what the reasoning behind that was? What kind of difference is 2 more skill points going to make when its already at 250?

[VincentVolaju]

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[Swish]

If the wiki is right, it'll mean a higher ATK rating... which isn't bad to have at all :)

[VincentVolaju]

Yeah I guess, but how much atk would 2 more skill points actually give?

I thought maybe it was like how bind wound works, where war / monk are able to to bind passed 50% hp cause they can get the skill like 5-10 points higher then everyone else. Thought maybe there was something specific that having 2 more skill points gave the monk?

[Kekephee]

It probably has something to do with roll mechanics. At 250 there's probably x modifier to a damage/hit roll upon swing, and beyond it there is probably some threshold that gets crossed that makes a big difference in the calculation. An example that I'm making up is, perhaps at 250 the bonus to chance to hit a level 60 mob breaks even with their innate chance to evade bonus, which means you are no more or less likely to hit them. With extra points, the roll crosses a threshold that puts you more likely to hit than if neither of you had any modifiers at all. Only slightly, but still ahead.

Just a completely unsubstantiated theory based on me trying to come up with a sensible answer to a pretty good question. I'd be curious to find out what the answer actually is.

[Yinikren]

Keke's right basically, your weapon skill affects your accuracy. It's your offense and STR that affects how hard you hit.