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Edited by kklathan8613: 3/28/2016 6:28:44 PM
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DI - How Light affects damage

Brief off the cuff explanation on how light affects damage and why a 15 Light increase in the upcoming 2.2.0 patch can be significant. Also on my channel I have brief explanations on how Range and Stability works if you are interested. If you have a topic you want explained in a later video send a mesaage or leave a comment. I am not trying to grow a channel, just trying to inform and explain as Destiny is in a bit of a lull. Obligatory Edit: Trending. Wait... what?

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  • Edited by Maxx Powers 1: 3/28/2016 11:18:21 AM
    Good videos, I watched all 3. Nice work covering accuracy in particular. Not many people know how the aiming mechanics work in this game. They assume their bullets will land dead center of their reticle every time (like CoD), but in Destiny there is a "accuracy bloom" system that can cause them to miss perfectly lines up shots or even hit shots they should have missed (sometimes the accuracy bloom works in our favor). Range stat = win stat in year 2. Side note on light level and gun attack value: Your conclusion on light level is true, but sometimes increasing your gun attack value does NOT increase your damage amount at all. I was in a lvl 41 heroic mission (recommended light 260 I believe) doing some field testing of perks. My light level was over 300, so that had no impact here. I was testing a 287 Treads Upon Stars, then when I was done, I switched back to my 314 Hung Jury and was surprised that my damage numbers were completely identical (same archetype gun). Going from 287 to 314 didn't matter. This needs more testing, because there is obviously some kind of damage cap going on, where lower recommended light level content will cap your gun's damage beyond a certain light level. Maybe I should test the 287 and 314 in a recommended 280 light level nightfall. Tldr; at some point, not only does your light level become irrelevant if you exceed the recommended light level, but your gun's attack value will become irrelevant too when you exceed the hidden damage cap for that particular content.

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