02-13-2004, 02:27 PM
IIRC:
The base damage of exploding arrow's explosion is calculated based on the slvl of exploding and any sources of +% fire skill damage (e.g. fire mastery, Facets).
The base fire damage of the arrow itself is the sum of all fire damage items, holy fire and enchant (which was itself modified by +% fire skill damage when cast).
This fire damage on the arrow is copied over to the explosion.
Then, +% fire skill damage comes into effect again and affects your arrow, but not the explosion.
Example:
You have a 100 fire damage charm and a 100 fire damage exploding arrow. You can cast 100 fire damage enchant and have +100% fire skill damage.
The base explosion damage is 100 + 100% = 200.
The base fire damage on your arrow is 100 + (100 + 100%) = 300.
Then the arrow damage gets copied to the explosion, so that's 500 now.
Then the damage on the arrow is affected by the +% fire skill damage, so it's 600.
The base damage of exploding arrow's explosion is calculated based on the slvl of exploding and any sources of +% fire skill damage (e.g. fire mastery, Facets).
The base fire damage of the arrow itself is the sum of all fire damage items, holy fire and enchant (which was itself modified by +% fire skill damage when cast).
This fire damage on the arrow is copied over to the explosion.
Then, +% fire skill damage comes into effect again and affects your arrow, but not the explosion.
Example:
You have a 100 fire damage charm and a 100 fire damage exploding arrow. You can cast 100 fire damage enchant and have +100% fire skill damage.
The base explosion damage is 100 + 100% = 200.
The base fire damage on your arrow is 100 + (100 + 100%) = 300.
Then the arrow damage gets copied to the explosion, so that's 500 now.
Then the damage on the arrow is affected by the +% fire skill damage, so it's 600.