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Host(s): Thetechboy & FiestyOrange

In this episode of Beyond the Spiral, Thetechboy brings on FiestyOrange to discuss the current stat system within Wizard101 and ways to improve it with a system broadly used in other MMOs, Flat Stats.

Overview of the stat system:

• Percentiles:
• • Damage:
    • Multiplier for damage, no hard cap.
  • Resistance:
    • Takes away percentage of incoming damage, no hard cap.
  • Accuracy:
    • Decreases chance of fizzle/miss spells, over 100% counteracts debuffs.
  • Armor Piercing:
    • Takes away percentage of pierce from player, starts from aura -> tower shield -> stats. “Counter” to resistance.
  • Stun Resistance:
    • Chance to resist stuns.
  • Healing in/out:
    • Multiplier for healing, no hard cap.
  • Power Pips:
    • Increases chance to get power pips, over 100% doesn’t give any benefit.
  • Shadow Pip Bonus:
    • Increases chance to get shadow pip, the effect of maxing out is unknown.
  • Fishing Luck:
    • Increases chances to get fish.
• Flat Stats:
  • Critical/Block Rating:
    • Solid number, translates into a percentage based on a predetermined ranged. This range changes as you level.
  • Pip Conversion:
    • Refer to Critical/Block Rating.