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Originally Posted by bcbrown
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Yes, I agree it is mostly redundant. It would mostly apply to fighting red mobs I suspect, if in fact Haynar's formula is in effect.
The squelch point for a level 45 mob was 200 AC. Haynar's formula implies a cap of 199 at level 29, so it would only come into play for a player under 29 fighting a level 45 mob. Almost completely irrelevant.
I don't know what that mob's squelch point, but the data is consistent with a squelch point under 55 AC. In order to rule out that possibility you would first need to find the mob's squelch point. To find evidence supporting or disproving the existence of Haynar's formula you need to fight a mob where the mob's squelch point is higher than the Haynar cap.
This is what I meant by the midpoint. Find the worn AC value for a mob such that there's an equal number of min-hits and max-hits. Get a toon with a Haynar cap of about that value. Wear AC that hits the squelch point. If the results show almost no max-hits, the Haynar cap is not in effect. If the results show an equal number of max-hits, the Haynar cap is a hardcap. If the results are somewhere in between, the Haynar cap is a softcap.
Does that makes sense?
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The main problem I have with this theory is Haynar specifically added this formula to solve a problem. Based on his post it didn't sound like the problem was a niche issue like low levels fighting reds. It was more about how effective AC was as you equip more.
But I can do a few more test to confirm there isn't a "squelch point" before 55 AC. What AC do you want me to test?