01-11-2007, 09:41 PM
Quote:This is exactly how is should be. It is also exactly how it is for melee classes, as mob armor values and agi per % crit increases and such.
If it were on a percentage basis that changed with level, then the percentage would get smaller, but you base would increase with new spells, and you start evening out... again exactly like happens with melee. The system makes sense and fits in with existing mechanics on multiple levels.
If you want look at melee comparison... Let's say a player has top-notch gear at 60 - 95 DPS 2-hander, DPS gear, etc. He probably won't replace any of it before he hits 70, simply because there is no better gear. And yet, his crit rate will go from 30% to 20%, and his hitrate will take a hit as well, so as he levels up, his actual DPS against unarmored mob of his level will be higher at 60 than it is at 70.
Now, crit rate has a hard ceiling, so it is quite understandable why it should change in this case. However, I think in situations that we CAN avoid it, it's silly to make people feel as if their power is decreasing as they level. Mobs already take longer to kill because they have more life and more armor, there is no need to compound it further, especially when all ratings are multiplicative of each other. I guess some people might like it that way, but I am not masochistic enough for that.
As for spell casters, you should probably be aware that right now, damage increase in spells you get by going from 60 to 70 is not nearly enough to cover the 35% drop in effectiveness of rating across the same level gap. I just don't see the need to make things overly complex and change mechanics so drastically when a much simpler solution is available (Reduce cost of +healing).