by Skills Factor * Speed Factor.Īctual DPS = Sheet DPS * Skill Weapon Damage Factor (*Damage to Elites Factor). Sheet DPS = Base Stat Factor *Base Damage Factor * Crit Factor * Damage Inc. You have to multiply all together to figure out what your damage is going to be. You have your base weapon damage as a factor, your base stat as a factor, a crit derived factor, a skill weapon damage % factor, a damage to elites %, a damage to all skills factor and a few more. The DPS Formula:Īt large, the Damage formula is just a multiplication of factors.
(hint: It’s way more than you think)Ī later guide will work on how to calculate the damage of your actual skill rotation, but for now lets master the basic Damage Formula. This means that on this article we won’t analyze the value that Cooldown Reduction and Resource Cost reduction bring to the table. We will analyze our DPS when we are spamming a single skill without worrying about resources and cooldowns. Since this is our first rodeo, we will look at a simplified version of the problem. We also have others that don’t, like: Elemental Damage, Specific Skill Damage, Cooldown Reduction, Resource Cost Reduction and more. There are many stats that help your DPS in one way or another, we have some that are reflected on the character sheet DPS like: Base Stat, Crit Chance, Crit Damage, Attack Speed and Min-Max Damage. By the same logic One Hundred Percent equals one Stats and DPS: Note: Remember that percentages are actually a division by 100, 500% and plain 5 are the same thing. Today we are going to look at Damage in Diablo 3, where does it come from? How is it calculated? How can we maximize our damage output? How can I figure out what the best possible build for me is?Īll of those questions have one thing in common, and that is that they are a lot easier to answer once you know how Damage Calculations Work, so lets get into it. Hello everyone! My Name is Dannie Ray and I’ll be here every Saturday explaining all things theorycrafting so you can better understand your characters and the game you love, lets hope you haven’t forgotten all the math you’ve learned in school because we will finally have a chance to put it to good use.