About the Abyssus +50% increased physical damage taken

Its additive, but afaik since its the only increased physical damage taken mod on players, won't it effectively be multiplicative?

How do you deal with taking half again as much damage since it also decreases how effective your armor is?

the item seems like it was designed for the single purpose of getting new players killed.

What you said is true. The item becomes worst and worst as you party.

Also the combination of high crits and increased physical damage taken is just fucking asking to get 1 shotted from reflect.

And physical crit has always been a fucking joke. Crit is not good at raising dps compared to other stats.
Crit is only effective with ice and lightning for their debuffs.

There is no way to make the item work (at least in HC)

It's a manmode item.

Not for everybody. It's for the people that have the "HEART" and the "cohones"

Im using it right now. Totally usable, and I play melee.. I almost dont see the differece between 50% abyssus and a normal helm. (50% inc phsy dam dosent mean mobs hit 50% bigger..)

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Gagimoccapicci wrote:

Im using it right now. Totally usable, and I play melee.. I almost dont see the differece between 50% abyssus and a normal helm. (50% inc phsy dam dosent mean mobs hit 50% bigger..)

dosenit it?

There are a couple of tricks that can offset it, one is (almost) perpetual immortal call, then there's that lightning coil brigandine, and also mind over matter keystone, 7 endurance charges are a must.

It's still risky but manageable.

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Teridax wrote:

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Gagimoccapicci wrote:

Im using it right now. Totally usable, and I play melee.. I almost dont see the differece between 50% abyssus and a normal helm. (50% inc phsy dam dosent mean mobs hit 50% bigger..)

dosenit it?

well it is 50% increased,that is not much, its not 50% more physical damage from mobs

wording in this game is pretty important

increased-additive

more-multiplicative

'Damage taken' is in fact multiplicative, wording is a bit off there.