Point Blank damage is bugged

[luvckay]

After several runs, I don't believe Point Blank is working properly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIfK4bFSvf4

Damage varies, but they are all melee ranged attacks. Can someone explain why if this is not bugged?

[kermat_]

I'm not sure what exactly you mean. The damage that you deal in Dead Cells always varies with most items. The variance is ±10%. There are some items/damage types that have a fixed number. But most items have some variance built in their damage.

Point Blank at 5 Tactics gives you +34% (IIRC) damage for close-ranged attacks.
Around 1:13 you encounter a Bombardier enemy. You hit him for 512+ (buffed by PB) damage and then again for 392 damage (not buffed). So the un-buffed damage is around ~400 and when you're close enough, the damage becomes 400 x 1.34 = 536 (so, 500-ish).

Also your bow probably deals +70% damage to stunned enemies. Occasionally you stun an enemy and hit it for ~900 damage, which is approximately 400 x 1.34 x 1.7.

[luvckay]

Originally posted by kermat_:

I'm not sure what exactly you mean. The damage that you deal in Dead Cells always varies with most items. The variance is ±10%. There are some items/damage types that have a fixed number. But most items have some variance built in their damage.

Point Blank at 5 Tactics gives you +34% (IIRC) damage for close-ranged attacks.
Around 1:13 you encounter a Bombardier enemy. You hit him for 512+ (buffed by PB) damage and then again for 392 damage (not buffed). So the un-buffed damage is around ~400 and when you're close enough, the damage becomes 400 x 1.34 = 536 (so, 500-ish).

Also your bow probably deals +70% damage to stunned enemies. Occasionally you stun an enemy and hit it for ~900 damage, which is approximately 400 x 1.34 x 1.7.

Thank you, that is very helpful. I couldn't really find a damage formula like you are giving me. I believed at this specific run, my crit damage for the bowl was around 700. So the next question is really about why it only deals ~400 unbuffed? How is that part calculated?

[kermat_]

Originally posted by luvckay:

Thank you, that is very helpful. I couldn't really find a damage formula like you are giving me. I believed at this specific run, my crit damage for the bowl was around 700. So the next question is really about why it only deals ~400 unbuffed? How is that part calculated?

Damage per hit is different from damage per second (DPS). A weapon that can hit multiple times per second will have a higher DPS than the damage you get per hit. This is the first thing to keep in mind.

Every item/weapon has a base damage. This damage depends on two things: the item's level, depicted by a Roman numeral, like Infantry bow-IV. And the item's quality, depicted by <nothing>, +, ++, S or L. Both of these "modifiers" add to the base damage that a level I weapon will do. The wiki has specifics on the numbers:
https://deadcells.fandom.com/wiki/Infantry_Bow
The percentage on the item card depicts how much damage this item does compared to its base level I no-quality counterpart does.

So a level I++ Infantry bow deals more damage than a level I Infantry bow. Just like how a level VII infantry bow deals more damage than a level IIII Infantry bow.