Path of Exile 1 Gameplay Help and Discussion - is lightning coil really that good? - Forum

" unlucky_child wrote: Lets say i receive 1000 physical damage, have 40% physical damage reduction from armours and LC change 300 damage into lightning damage. So 700 * 0.6 = 420 dmg taken 300 * 0.25 = 75 dmg taken Total 495 dmg taken Without LC 1000 * 0.6 = 600 dmg taken The difference is about 100+ dmg, LC reduces 20% more dmg. Is that correct? So the main question, is 20% extra dmg reduction worth? Physical damage reduction depends on damage you take (note the word ESTIMATED). You may have "40% physical damage reduction" when taking 500 damage, but you will have close to zero when taking 7k damage. Check the Wiki for the formula. This is not the case for Lightning Coil, which always mitigates % of the damage. And in the end game, you can expect more big hits, meaning LC mitigates a lot of damage. Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.	Posted by Perq#4049 on Jan 15, 2016, 4:41:35 AM Quote this Post
" Perq wrote: Physical damage reduction depends on damage you take (note the word ESTIMATED). You may have "40% physical damage reduction" when taking 500 damage, but you will have close to zero when taking 7k damage. Check the Wiki for the formula. This is not the case for Lightning Coil, which always mitigates % of the damage. And in the end game, you can expect more big hits, meaning LC mitigates a lot of damage. ^ THIS! @OP: Remember all these "Buhuu I was oneshotted by a Devourer" threads or the "Oneshotted by a Plummeting Ursa dropping out of thin air" threads, with a LC this shit will not kill your char (unless you are ll glasscannon). German saying: Schönheit und Funktionalität in Sekundenschnelle zu ruinieren, ist dem wahren Dilettanten keine Herausforderung! torturo: "Though, I'm really concerned, knowing by practice the capabilities of the balance team." top2000: "let me bend your rear for a moment exile"	Posted by 666lol666#3140 on Jan 15, 2016, 8:33:36 AM Quote this Post
I like using a LC as cyclone. I use enfeeble and fortify on slam and have 48% reduction since the bug fix few days ago. I was torn between using Coil or a high Armour tunic since I dont need another 6l but I feel it helps out on the vaal giants or powerful crit mobs on t12+ maps. I get my end charges via vengeance- endurance on stun. I dont have a taste of hate but I use a Rumi's.	Posted by Dorithe#1743 on Jan 15, 2016, 9:51:36 AM Quote this Post