Energize question


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Hello everyone,

I am currently building up a level 35 Kat/ELA scrapper. I noticed that when I activate energize, the combat attributes say I am only getting a 34.89% endurance discount. According to the power, I should be getting a 53.6% discount (at level 35, 59.6% at level 50). Why the huge discrepancy?


 

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Actually, both figures are correct, but they're telling you different things.

The power description states it gives 53.6% discount. This is like slotting an extra 53.6% of endurance reduction in every power. Power costs are calculated thus: final cost = base cost / (1 + endredux)
The combat attributes are telling you how much less your powers actually cost. Note that 1/(1 + .536) = .651, or 65.1% of normal cost, or 34.9% off. Unfortunately, this number is less helpful, because to figure out the discount on your powers you have to add the discount from Energize to the discount from their slotting. The number in combat attributes is thus only correct for powers that are not slotted for endurance reduction.

I don't know why the devs decided to have combat attributes show it the opposite way to what most of the game does, though...


 

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Originally Posted by Hopeling View Post
Actually, both figures are correct, but they're telling you different things.

The power description states it gives 53.6% discount. This is like slotting an extra 53.6% of endurance reduction in every power. Power costs are calculated thus: final cost = base cost / (1 + endredux)
The combat attributes are telling you how much less your powers actually cost. Note that 1/(1 + .536) = .651, or 65.1% of normal cost, or 34.9% off. Unfortunately, this number is less helpful, because to figure out the discount on your powers you have to add the discount from Energize to the discount from their slotting. The number in combat attributes is thus only correct for powers that are not slotted for endurance reduction.

I don't know why the devs decided to have combat attributes show it the opposite way to what most of the game does, though...
Thank you, that is a great explanation. Makes all the sense in the world now