Description:

Increases your cumulative total damage by 1% per level. (Max Level: 10).

Classes:

• Weapon Master 

Prerequisites:

Must be level 75 + the level of the skill you currently possess to purchase. (75 + 0 for buying level 1, 75 + 1 to buy level 2, etc.)

Costs:

 5 points per level. 

Experimental Data:

The description of Advanced Damage Bonus is rather ambiguous. Okay, it adds "1% cumulative total damage" but what does that mean exactly? How effective is Advanced Damage Bonus exactly?

Here are some tests which provide some more solid data to assess how effective Advanced Damage Bonus is.

Test 1

Level 25. 300 Damage Bonus. Tests conducted with a Vorpal Shock Rifle Primary Fire.

Without Advanced Damage Bonus:

Vorpal +10 weapon: 202 damage

Without Advanced Damage Bonus:

Vorpal +11 weapon: 212 damage

Without Advanced Damage Bonus:

Vorpal +12 weapon: 222 damage

With Advanced Damage Bonus Level 10:

Vorpal +10 weapon: 222 damage

Test 2

Level 25. 0 Damage Bonus. Tests conducted with a Vorpal Shock Rifle Primary Fire.

Without Advanced Damage Bonus:

Vorpal +10 weapon: 72 damage

Without Advanced Damage Bonus:

Vorpal +11 weapon: 75 damage

Without Advanced Damage Bonus:

Vorpal +12 weapon: 79 damage

With Advanced Damage Bonus Level 10:

Vorpal +10 weapon: 79 damage

Test 3

Level 100. 0 Damage Bonus. Tests conducted with a Vorpal Shock Rifle Primary Fire.

Without Advanced Damage Bonus:

Vorpal +10 weapon: 24 damage

Without Advanced Damage Bonus:

Vorpal +11 weapon: 25 damage

Without Advanced Damage Bonus:

Vorpal +12 weapon: 26 damage

With Advanced Damage Bonus Level 10:

Vorpal +10 weapon: 26 damage

Conclusions:

Although these tests do not definitely demonstrate the effect of Advanced Damage Bonus on other weapons, it at least provides us with a general guideline on the effectiveness of Advanced Damage Bonus in a relatively "optimal" situation. In these cases the Advanced Damage Bonus skill provides a constant benefit equivalent to an additional +2 when using a Vorpal Shock Rifle +10.

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