Hemo normalized

[zeroflow]

Can someone tell me how Hemo normalizion works?

Lets say if it normalizes to 2.6

Can you also take an Dagger with 1.8 spd and 97dps for hemo, or am i misunderstanding how this works?

Could someone explain me this?

[devilwarrior]

You still would not want to use daggers with hemo.

How normalization works is that it picks a fixed, or "normalized" speed modifier for the attack power calculations of the ability. Previously, the attack power bonus of hemo worked like the following:

Assume 1400 AP, and 2.6 speed weapon:

(1400 / 14) * 2.6 = 260

So you would receive an additional 260 damage on your attacks from attack power. Now if you had a 2.8 speed weapon:

(1400 / 14) * 2.8 = 280

So, slower weapons with the same damage range were always better because they received more bonus damage from attack power, if you were using a dagger:

(1400 / 14) * 1.8 = 180

You wouldn't receive nearly as much damage. With normalization, all dagger instants are fixed at 1.7 speed, so no matter what dagger you use, you will always receive:

(1400 / 14) * 1.7 = 170

This is actually a nerf compared to previously using a 1.8 speed dagger. It is also a nerf compared to previously using weapons slower than 2.4 speed, as now the bonus would be:

(1400 / 14) * 2.4 = 240.

Thats how normalization works.

[zeroflow]

Ok...then another Question...

i'm able to get the S1 weapons in 2.3 ... should i pick the swords for Raid Combat Sword/hemo or the Maces for PvP Combat/Hemo ?

[devilwarrior]

Depends if you want to PVP... or PVE. Sword > Mace for PVE, but Mace > Sword for PVP.

[Noc]

Depends if you want to PVP... or PVE. Sword > Mace for PVE, but Mace > Sword for PVP.

Just to clarify for people who might not understand why for one reason or another.

Swords > Maces in PvE because an extra swing (that is dealt with the MH btw) beats a stun on trash and 5% increased critical strike damage.

And Maces > Swords in PvP because an extra stun owns an extra swing with a sword because it can be devastating to a crucial heal or keeping someone in place who's trying to take out your teammate and it always brings extra control (and now with the 5% increased critical strike dmg it is even better)

If you do both PvE and PvP I'd say go with Maces because the new 5% increased crit dmg lowered the difference between maces and swords in effectiveness in PvE, and only gimped swords more in PvP.

I chose fist-weapons in S2 because "I like fisting people kekekekeke, and it shows up on your character stats!".... stupid choice.

[zeroflow]

ok thanks for the answer, i gonna take Swords cause of the extra hit