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The YouTube video discusses weapon selection for characters in Diablo 4, focusing on factors like damage calculation, critical strike chance, and affixes such as critical damage and vulnerable damage. The speaker compares swords and daggers, explaining how to optimize damage output based on weapon attributes. They emphasize understanding damage brackets, dexterity bonuses, and additive damage calculations. The analysis concludes that specific affixes like critical strike damage and vulnerable damage play crucial roles in determining the effectiveness of weapons, with swords often being preferred for Rogue characters. Overall, the video provides insights into enhancing late-game character optimization in Diablo 4.
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In this part of the video, the content creator discusses how to choose the right weapon for your character in Diablo 4. They share personal experiences of finding a rare dagger and wondering whether to replace their current weapon. Damage calculation in Diablo 4 is complex, with important stats being somewhat hidden. The attack power shown in the inventory is a rough estimate and not the true DPS. The creator explains a formula to calculate damage in Diablo 4 accurately, allowing players to determine if a new weapon is better than their current one. They emphasize the importance of understanding these calculations for late-game character optimization. Comparing different weapon types like swords and daggers is essential when making such decisions.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker compares a sword with a dagger in terms of attack speed and base stats like Critical Strike damage and damage to close enemies. They discuss the pros and cons of fast weapons versus slow weapons, highlighting that the choice depends on resource regeneration and your character’s build. The speaker mentions their preference for the sword due to its affixes, like vulnerable damage, which suits their Rogue character. They also talk about affixes on the dagger that are beneficial for a poison build. Viewers are encouraged to share their thoughts on which weapon might be stronger based on the affixes discussed.
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In this part of the video, the content creator discusses calculating critical damage for Weapon 1 and Weapon 2 in their game. They explain how to determine Critical Strike chance and Critical Strike damage stats, adjusting for additional skills. The example used involves a 50% Critical Strike chance and 110% Critical Strike damage. The calculation results in a final number of 1.55 for the first weapon. For the second weapon, with a different set of stats, the calculation yields a final number of 1.425. This process is part of calculating the damage brackets for the player’s weapons.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker explains how to calculate vulnerable damage and dexterity bonuses in Diablo 4. Vulnerable damage is obtained by dividing the percentage number by 100, giving 1 for zero percent. For example, a dagger may have 2.75 and a sword 3 damage due to these bonuses. Dexterity is a primary core stat for certain classes like Rogue, yielding skill damage for each point. The skill damage from dexterity is multiplicative, with 80 free dexterity providing 8.3% skill damage. Additive damage brackets are discussed as a more complex calculation method compared to multiplicative ones, with stats like damage to close contributing to overall damage output.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker explains how various damage types such as chill, poison, and core skill damage are added together in an additive damage bracket. The speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding which damage attributes benefit their specific build, such as poison, physical damage, and close damage, while disregarding others like bleeding and burning. The process involves adding up these damage values to optimize build effectiveness. Tweaks can be made, like halving a value for specific abilities.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the comparison between two weapons based on their damage calculation. The analysis includes factors like Critical Strike damage and Vulnerable damage, highlighting their importance in scaling overall damage efficiently. Despite the dagger having more affixes, the sport weapon proves to be more powerful within this particular damage calculation due to the potency of certain affixes. The example demonstrates that Critical Strike damage, Critical Strike chance, and Vulnerable damage are key aspects in optimizing damage output. The conclusion drawn from the calculation suggests that the sport weapon is more valuable than the dagger, showcasing the impact of specific affixes on damage efficiency.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the affixes in Diablo 4, highlighting the importance of critical damage and vulnerable damage. They emphasize that critical damage is often more valuable than other affixes. Swords are preferred over daggers for Rogues due to critical strike damage. The speaker mentions using a unique dagger for high lucky hit chance with poison imbuing skills but generally prefers swords. The video provides insights into weapon decision-making, especially in the late game of Diablo 4.