UserMathias
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+n Absorb vs. Absorb n%
Whats the difference between %absorb and +number absorb?
Whats the difference between %absorb and +number absorb?
+n Absorb vs. Absorb n%
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hottystarfish
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the % obsorbed is baised on damage while the +x obsorb only obsorbs that much damage from that spell/damage from items.UserMathias said:
UserMathias
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:scratch: So, if I get hit for 15000 fire damage, and I have +40 fire absorb, I take 14920 damage?
suppasonic
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also, you'd have to include resists, which would make it different.
I'll assume you're talking about pvp, since you mention getting hit by 15000 
There are times +absorb is better than percentage absorb.
Say somebody hits you for 5000 lightning damage, like FoH.
That goes through the pvp hit of .17, so they do 5000 times .17 = 850 damage.
Now your resists apply...say you have 75% resists, they do 25% * 850 = 212.
Ok...so if you had a 20% Wisp on, it'd absorb 20% of that 212, and heal it back to you, in essence reducing that 40% to 127.2 (note that you take the damage first, and then heal it back...you CAN die first).
Now say Tgod's has +20. It absorbs straight 20 damage and heals it back, and you'd take 172 damage.
Now, where + modifiers can actually be better is with higher resists, cuz they can actually HEAL you...percentage absorb, by nature, cannot heal you (if you absorb 20% of 10 damage, you're only getting back 2).
Say I put on a Guardian Angel and TGods belt for 95%. They do 4000 damage time .17 for 680, reduced 95% to only 34 damage. TGod's absorbs 20 of that and gives it back, meaning it'll actually heal you roughly 6 points.
This also works on Gloams...they heal you too
There are times +absorb is better than percentage absorb.
Say somebody hits you for 5000 lightning damage, like FoH.
That goes through the pvp hit of .17, so they do 5000 times .17 = 850 damage.
Now your resists apply...say you have 75% resists, they do 25% * 850 = 212.
Ok...so if you had a 20% Wisp on, it'd absorb 20% of that 212, and heal it back to you, in essence reducing that 40% to 127.2 (note that you take the damage first, and then heal it back...you CAN die first).
Now say Tgod's has +20. It absorbs straight 20 damage and heals it back, and you'd take 172 damage.
Now, where + modifiers can actually be better is with higher resists, cuz they can actually HEAL you...percentage absorb, by nature, cannot heal you (if you absorb 20% of 10 damage, you're only getting back 2).
Say I put on a Guardian Angel and TGods belt for 95%. They do 4000 damage time .17 for 680, reduced 95% to only 34 damage. TGod's absorbs 20 of that and gives it back, meaning it'll actually heal you roughly 6 points.
This also works on Gloams...they heal you too
I have a question about % absorb because im still not clear on it.
I thought if you had 50% absorb it made you immune because it absorbed 50% of the dmg and healed you 50% back effectively doing no dmg to you.
But when i tested my theory it was wrong because i had 50% cold aborb on my druid and a cold sorc damaging me with only cold killed me.
Please explain to me how % cold aborb works.
I thought if you had 50% absorb it made you immune because it absorbed 50% of the dmg and healed you 50% back effectively doing no dmg to you.
But when i tested my theory it was wrong because i had 50% cold aborb on my druid and a cold sorc damaging me with only cold killed me.
Please explain to me how % cold aborb works.
UserMathias
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Thanks for the explanation Zroc.
Actually I recently found out the damage can go up to 20k :O
Actually I recently found out the damage can go up to 20k :O
