I started this thread because i think weapon element is a major oversight to players in this game. So i am gathering what information I can, as well as recording my testings. Here is what we've got so far....
DAMAGE FORMULA
Spoiler!
Originally Posted by Z-0
Total Damage: (Damage + Elemental Bonus) * PA Modifier (the power is a percentage)
Damage: (Total Attack / 5 - Enemy's Total Defense / 5) * Location Modifier (eg: rockbear face has a multiplier of something compared to its body)
Elemental Bonus: (Weapon's TOTAL attack power excluding affixes / 5 * Elemental Bonus) * Elemental Modifier (this varies from enemy to enemy, but it's a good rule of thumb that a weak enemy increases this value by 20~30% which is quite a lot)
When it comes to the modifiers (Location and Elemental), some examples of this reducing damage is:
Kartargot Body (think about it, you do extremely little damage)
Vol Dragon Elemental Resistance (think about the huge decrease if you use fire on him versus ice; it's far different to other enemies)
But a good rule of thumb is that elements will increase your damage on all enemies; it's just there are rare occasions when it will actually decrease the damage you do (mainly Vol Dragon, MAYBE Quartz as well).
PART II: Using Weak Bullet & JA, Not hitting Weak Point
*Ignore the first sneak shot in each clip, I forgot i was JA'ing off weak bullet - Just going by JA damage* Video available in 1080p (so you can actually read what i am writing)
I only applied and began cramming for it in October because my current job asked if I passed it during my final interview (already done with N2). I'm still a fledgling translator, but the coordinator for my department said I should worry more about really "knowing" the Japanese rather than having the piece of paper.
While getting that piece of paper would be awesome (really awesome), I agree with what he said. I rarely come across any of the material from N1 in my translation work. Then again, I don't get to translate all the juicy stuff at work yet.
On Topic: Although it was focused more so on the benefits of Wand Gear, there's at least one brief video on Niconico where someone tests weapons with 0, 20, 50 of an element against Rock Bear.
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