User blog:Godofcyanide/Help GoC crack more combat math!

Hey folks,

I've been hard at work trying to arrive at some combat math calculations and seem to have stumbled onto something. However, due to the slow nature of the current event, I will require a bit more help, as I cannot get enough numbers quickly without burning energon I'd rather not burn.

Here is what I need:

Focus on one of your three trios (L, S, S). I need each man's defense (from the Edit numbers in the team window) and a few recordings of combat damage dealt in one boss hit to all three members. The latter is best accomplished by screenshotting as the hit is dealt. (This does require some good timing.) For now, position is irrelevant. Also, let me know which boss and level you have fought (Bonus points for Hotspot 8 and 10, which I have used to begin these calculations.)

I've spoken in the past about how important it is for one to know how many hits a man can take before a boss kills him. I may have stumbled onto a calculation that will greatly assist us in determining this number WITHOUT having to put the man into the team and using up one or more cubes in combat.

Should this work, my next goal will be to calculate the damage team members deal to bosses as a function of their attack.

Note that both of these formulas will require at least one individualized number per boss (and maybe per level) for each episode. I can arrive at those numbers on my own or as a group project as situations warrant. But I think I'm on to something big here, and would appreciate any and all help you could contribute to this cause.

Thank you for your time. - the god of cyanide