Claw of Lightning is disappointing (ranger)

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Originally Posted by TytosOfEight [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The data doesn’t demonstrate this though, you’re just assuming this to be the case at higher levels, as no one has provided that data for higher levels. For example, the testing done so far at lower levels may not of hit the (upper) soft cap yet. Lots of other people who have done their own testing suggest that ranger AC is broken at higher levels. So this still remains to be seen.

Yes. The only data that I provided in that thread demonstrates that against a level 40 mob, a druid, cleric, and ranger all have similar response to adding AC; that there's no cap whether hard or soft up to 160 worn ac; that adding ac makes otherwise-max-hits into min hits; and that above a (mob-specific) "squelch point" of 160 ac for this mob there's no longer much if any value to ac. Sogundordor provided data against a level 45 mob with a ranger and sk that are in line with my conclusions. No one has yet provided similar data against higher mobs.

Originally Posted by TytosOfEight [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I’ve done my own testing at level 60 on Geonids and there was no difference in terms of damage mitigation between 100ac on my Ranger, whereas my Monk saw a fairly meaningful difference. So there does seem to be differences between classes.

I think you missed a couple words. Between 100 ac and what? I would be very appreciative if you read through that thread, especially the last 4-5 pages, and added some data from your testing. Ideally hit distribution charts similar to the ones I provided.

And I have an open offer to anyone who wants to do some ac parsing to heal them on either blue or green.