Can anyone help with the following question:
Absorbtion, is said to absorb up to 85% Magic Damage received and up to 50% of that damage added to mana (nice regenerator). I.o.w, the way I understand it is, if a monster attacks you with magic and he deals 100 damage, but because of absorbtion, only 15 of that 100 gets through. Right?
Now, if your (for example) Fire Resistance sits at 80% (which is max) and your Absorbtion at 85%, what happens next?
Example:
1) Monster throws a 100 Damage Fireball. With 80% resistance on fire, only 20 of that 100 Damage gets through to you. Of that 20 that got through, 85% of that gets absorbed, meaning that only 3 of that 20 Damage will hurt you. So, out of a fireball thats supposed to deal 100 Damage, only 3 Damage hurts you. Right?
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2) Monster throws a 100 Fireball. 85% gets absorbed, leaving 15 Damage that gets through. Of that 15 that got through, 80% Fire Resistance blocks 12 Damage and deals you only 3 Damage. Exactly same as above...
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3) The 85% Absorbtion gets calculated on the 100 Damage AND the 80% Fire Resistance gets calculated on that 100 as well, giving you answer of 85 Damage absorbed and 80 Damage resisted, leaving you with 2 answers, 15 Damage and 20 Damage.
Which answer is right or is all of them wrong? What a friend of mine have noticed, with 77% Absorbtion and about 60% Magic Resistances, is that your character becomes invulnerable to Magic Damage, meaning that it should shoot over 100% in Damage Resistance.
Don't worry if you don't understand the question, coz I don't understand half the stuff I say either...
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