[2.0] Arctic Armor Mechanics Question

Does the new percentage-based phys/fire damage reduction of arctic armor in the awakening interact additiveley or multiplicatively with other sources of damage reduction like fire res or armor?

An example: I have 75% fire res and get hit by something that does 100 nominal fire damage. Due to my res, I lose 25 life. If I now run lvl 18 arctic armor for 12% fire damage reduction, do I lose 13 life or 22 life?

(75+12=87% damage reduction if interacting additively; or 12% reduction on the 25 damage that are left after the res if interacting multiplicatively.)

Less = multiplicative.

So if you take 100 fire dmg, you get hit for 25. AA removes 12% of the 25 so you take 22 dmg. Same with phys. But note that it applies BEFORE armor, so it makes your armor marginally more effective because of the scaling system.

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KuteKitteh wrote:

Less = multiplicative.

So if you take 100 fire dmg, you get hit for 25. AA removes 12% of the 25 so you take 22 dmg. Same with phys. But note that it applies BEFORE armor, so it makes your armor marginally more effective because of the scaling system.

Thank you, the part with armor is kinda interesting, even though it wont make too much of a difference. ;)

I may be late but it only mitigates damage when you are standing still. If you are moving you aren't getting any mitigation from arctic armor... so GG.

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KuteKitteh wrote:

But note that it applies BEFORE armor, so it makes your armor marginally more effective because of the scaling system.

Modifiers to damage taken are applied after mitigation.