Based on an extreme variety of bug and feedback reports, there are clearly multiple bugs that affect armor scaling, gem scaling, certain perks on armor (such as resilience), weapon damage calculations, etc.
I wanted to request a concrete list of known issues and bugs relating to the calculation of damage and armor. These issues have created a PvP experience where players are no longer using weapons and armor classes they want to use, but rather ones that they need to use in order to stay relevant in PvP.
Instead of going off of various youtube videos, bug threads, and reddit posts outlining tests being performed by users themselves, It would be really helpful to have confirmations and explanations of known issues related to weapons, damage scaling, armor scaling, gem scaling, and ability scaling.
Because there is a lack of transparency with which effects are intended, and which are not working, players are left to guess the difference.
To specifically give examples of questionable behavior:
- Light armor 20% damage boost: is it supposed to apply to base dmg or total dmg, against heavy armor users it feels useless.
- Which gems scale based on what values, why are some gems multiplicative and some are additive to dmg and dmg resistance. Is this intended?
- Which weapons have bugged abilities? The ice guantlet’s storm sometimes only hits a few times before not doing any damage at all. How do we mitigate this until there is a real fix?
- How is damage calculated in general, from base damage all the way to ability scaling? Can we be given a true formula to test and find additional bugs in the future?
Many of the bugs mentioned or concerned are laid out in the two youtube video links I provided in the following section. The main purpose is to just shed official light on the known issues so that players can adequately change their playstyle to avoid frustration and also provide concrete bug reports on damage calculations in the future.
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Don’t forget to check the Known Issues List to see if your issue is currently being worked on by the dev team.
We also have existing workaround for some issues that you can find here:
- What is your character name in New World: Fug the Wise
- What server/world did you experience your issue on: Dominara
- Describe the issue you are experiencing: Bugs related to damage abilties and armor effects (gems)
- Is this a bug or an exploit: bug
- (if a bug) How did the issue effect your gameplay: Negatively
- (if a bug) Were you able to recover from the issue: No
- (if a bug) Please include a screenshot or video of the issue that you have experienced:
youtube.com/watch?v=zH0_vyIUA2g&t=0s&ab_channel=MorrolanTV
Testing New World Part 2: Weapon Damage | Gem Scaling | Bugged Skills & Perks | "Grit" & CC - YouTube