42 - Change upgrade percentage calculation
Currently: Pawn will calculate for Items with a higher score a percentage value. The value is calculated as
IMPROVEMENT = NEW_ITEM_SCORE / OLD_ITEM_SCORE - 1
which is the improvement in the current slot. While some might find this usefull, I would prefer to know how much this will improve my overall performance. For example replacing a chest slot item usually has a larger effect than replacing a wrist slot item even though both might show the same percentage.
What is the enhancement in mind? How should it look and feel? I would suggest calculating the improvement as follows:
IMPROVEMENT = (NEW_ITEM_SCORE - OLD_ITEM_SCORE) / SUM_ITEM_SCORE
This will ensure that the displayed value reflects the change in the total score of your equipment rather then the slot only.
Obviously others might prefer the current system, hence adding an option for this would make sense.
| User | When | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VgerAN | Jun 27, 2011 at 01:08 UTC | Changed status from New to Accepted |
| Graveeater | May 22, 2011 at 18:55 UTC | Create |
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- May 22, 2011
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- Enhancement - A change which is intended to better the project in some way
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VgerAN Jun 27, 2011 at 01:12 UTC - 0 likesYes, I agree; that's a good idea for an option. I use the raw scores for that sort of information—I know that for a particular scale 40 points is a good upgrade for wrist armor, and 20 points is a pretty inconsequential one. Percentages would be handy for that sort of thing. That's good to know for when, for example, you're spending valor points, and you want to get the best upgrades first.
But for chest armor, 40 is not very much. Since I can't put bracers on my chest no matter how nice they would look on my boobs, I mostly care about the percentage improvement for that particular slot, at least when an item drops. At the very least, the current system allows you to get somewhat of a grasp on both aspects of the upgrade.