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Originally Posted by WarpathEQ
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Seems pretty challenging when you have an unknown variable as an input (mob AC). No way to validate if the data output is accurate or if we're just reverse engineering the output based on actual parses to determine AC values as they would align to this calculator therefore rending the calculator itself meaningless.
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This is incorrect. You can prove the calculator is correct by parsing a low level mob like Corudoth (level 5) on P99 and comparing the results to the calculator. If the parsed P99 DPS against Corudoth (level 5) matches very low AC and Defense values in the calculator, then you have a baseline to scale the rest of your AC off of. I already did this, and it is correct.
Remember also we have a comment in the EQEMU code:
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According to the guild hall Combat Dummies, a level 50 classic EQ mob it should be ~115
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When parsing the two FM Giants under the fort (level 50 mobs), the P99 parse matches the calculator when using 115 AC and 200 Defense.
The odds of both the Corudoth parse (level 5) and FM Giants parse (level 50) just happening to match the calculator with low AC/Defense on the level 5 and 115 AC/200 Defense on the level 50 is very low.
You can take a look at the parses I am refering to here:
https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...&postcount=440
My calculator gets basically the same DPS on Corudoth (level 5) and the FM Giants (level 50).