Solo Barbarian Shaman Stat Allocation

[Spithridates]

You guys always do this.

[Vivitron]

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

P.S. The relevant file (for anyone who is curious) is "Magelo_body.php" in the "Magelo" folder. Even if you don't know PHP, but you have some programming background, the code is fairly straightforward and most programmers should be able to understand it.

For instance, here's the function to calculate total HP; as you can see it is fugly PHP code [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] ... but it is straightforward :

function get_total_hp($level, $class, $sta, $item_hp)
{
  $lmod = Magelo::get_class_level_factor($level,$class);

  $post_255 = 0;
	
  if ($sta-255/2 > 0)
    $post_255 = ($sta-255/2);
  
  $base_hp = (5)+($level*$lmod/10) + ((($sta-$post_255)*$level*$lmod/3000)) + 
	       (($post_255*$level)*$lmod/6000);

	$nd = 10000;
	$max_hp = $base_hp + $item_hp;
	$max_hp = ($max_hp * $nd) / 10000;
	return round($max_hp);
}

That's interesting; it looks like it's trying to soft-cap sta at 255, but due to an error soft caps it at 127.5.

One of the wiki pages I found claimed STA soft caps at 255, but I ignored it because I don't believe stats have any effect post 255 in era, a belief the posters in this thread implicitly share.

But, the code seems (without knowing php) to have an error: it calculates the post_255 sta as sta - 255/2 instead of sta - 255. This puts the soft cap at 127.5 instead of 255.

Lobnor posted 181 sta, 2068 magelo hp, and 2148 game hp. Lets run the numbers on him.

(181 - 127.5) = 53.5 sta that will only give half return on the magelo but full in game.

And (53.5 * 3) / 2 = 80.25; sure enough 2068 + 80.25 = 2148.25.

[Crede]

OP, rerolling to troll/iksar/ogre with 25 points into intelligence would result in a much better shaman than a barb who optimized his starting stats.

[ArbiterBlixen]

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

OP, rerolling to troll/iksar/ogre with 25 points into intelligence would result in a much better shaman than a barb who optimized his starting stats.

/mic drop

[Jimjam]

We did really well making it to page 15 before suggesting to reroll to another race !

[eqravenprince]

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

OP, rerolling to troll/iksar/ogre with 25 points into intelligence would result in a much better shaman than a barb who optimized his starting stats.

Much better is a bit of a stretch. I like not having to invis every single time I run through a town.

[ArbiterBlixen]

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

Much better is a bit of a stretch. I like not having to invis every single time I run through a town.

Just bank in OT, dumbass

[eqravenprince]

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

Just bank in OT, dumbass

Umm ok lol cause that's convenient.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

Umm ok lol cause that's convenient.

I think he is referring to the wall trick. You can bank through the wall, even if you are KoS. Between that and OT hammer it is pretty convenient regardless of faction. You just need to invis over to the bank so you don't get attacked by the guards.

You basically right click one of the corners of the wall where the banker is on the other side and you can actually bank with them.

[eqravenprince]

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

I think he is referring to the wall trick. You can bank through the wall, even if you are KoS. Between that and OT hammer it is pretty convenient regardless of faction. You just need to invis over to the bank so you don't get attacked by the guards.

You basically right click one of the corners of the wall where the banker is on the other side and you can actually bank with them.

I guess I spend too much time in the 1-50 game running in classic world where faction matters. I just thought calling me a dumbass was a bit extreme. And yes, sticking to my original statement, there really isn't a HUGE difference between shaman races. I like not being kos everywhere.