Pets Strength

[haplol]

Pretty much just started on the server and I was wondering, I know pack instinct pets have reduced stats i.e. 250 str vs 1050 str
but what does 250 strength vs 1050 mean in damage reduction for pets exactly.

[Melkor]

Pets with Pack Instinct have lower STR because they work in a pack, the more you have the stronger each one is, up to five. It's 20% each pet. So 3 pets at 60% 5 pets at 100%. Non Pack Instinct pets have higher max STR to compensate. Imprisoned Pets are pack instinct, they drop with 270-370 STR, you cannot use oints to upgrade their STR. Also, Imprisoned Pets don't take stat loss when they die.

[haplol]

I appreciate the reply, but thats not what I was asking, I was just asking the diffrence in damage between 250str and 1050 on the same animal

[Asmodean]

You're asking the wrong question then. Because a pack instinct animal will NEVER have 1100 or 1050 strength. And a non pack vs a pack is an unfair comparison. If you want to compare a 250 vs 1100 str on a non pack, then the 1100 will do considerably more damage per hit. If you are trying to decide which pets you want as far as damage goes:

5 maxed mules will do less damage than 5 maxed nobles, which will do less damage than 5 imprisoned pets.

[haplol]

well I am asking the right question, people are just making assumptions that I am trying to get information about which pet to use, nobles, imps, and mules. There are other pets that exist and I am asking a specific question not about pack instinct, and that was, what was the exact difference between 250 and 1050 strength on a pet, I know it would be more, I was more looking for numbers, percents, something more specific

[Melkor]

I doubt anyone has the answer for you, you're probably going to have to get into breeding and put this to test yourself. Sorry we couldn't help.

[haplol]

Thanks, I apprieciate the help, i've already begun the arduous task of testing.

[Ilsanor]

I can only give you a little something I noticed while playing with imps. For them STR seems* to work as damage multiplier. Say an imp does 100 dmg before STR is calculated, then a 270STR one would do 100 * 270% = 270 dmg, while a 370STR would do 100 * 370% = 370dmg. I'm not sure where does the imps double damage (100% physical, 100% poison/fire) applies in this model, but I'd assume it's taken into account before STR calculations. Not sure if non-pack animals have the same calculation, or whether it's a straight point-to-point rate (as opposed to a ratio of, say, 1% increase for each 5 points.)

*NOT hard data

If you're trying to do the research yourself I'd suggest using a personal trainer (ask spanky to use his, for example) since it has 0 resists and unlimited health. That way you can observe even minor differences in damage dealt.