Path of Exile: Damage & Elemental Resistance Mechanics

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I guess i don't see why penetration works the same was as -resistance effects (curse). They read differently so i assumed that one pens the percentage of total resistance and the other just does a flat - to those resistances.

Actually not as complicated as I thought it would be. Great job explaining for noobs like me.

What skill are you using in thr beginning with thr green looking ninja stars.

I literally don't understand the game at all. Everytime I ask a question people dont answer with an answer.

can monsters go down to negative resistence or is the cap 0%?

my brain hurt

HOLD THE PHONE!!!!!!
2 Things......
1: Penetration can take effective resists into negative??????? (i.e.: 10% penetration vs 0% resist = -10% resist?)
I was always led to believe that penetration only pushed resist to zero........
2: More multipliers are multiplicative with other More Multipliers?!?!?!?!?! (i.e.: Support gems damage * 1.44 * 1.49 * 1.55 * 1.29 = damage*4.29)
I was always lead to believe that all "More" multipliers were additive..... (i.e.: Support gems damage * (.44+.49+.55+.29) = damage*2.77)
What have i been doing with my life?!

I have ~200 hours into this game and these videos are most useful; both ridiculously clear and helpful.

Conclusion... resistances = good.

When you're a mathematician but also a gamer..

Everyone knows how good penetration is, right? XD

Another source of information 😊👏🏼

I thought elemental resistance was your chances of dodging shock, chill, and burn. Turns out it's much better. Oof.

The math is correct but is a snake oil approach. Looking at the raw numbers you still only save 1% of the applied damage per point. Scaling and exponent but at the start you say its linear. Simple each point = remove 1% of the incoming damage. Changing the formula so that you are showing how much you are reducing the left over by is ridiculous. You should use these formula with a company and show that if they reduce the discount on an item by 1% when its at 75% will increase profit by 4%. Margins are not profit.



The correct argument here is that Damage Resistance is not affected by scale of level (diminishing returns). Hence. 50% res at low level damage 100 per hit = 50HP saved. where as 2% res at high level damage 1000 = 50HP saved.

I have -55% to all elements and -40% to chaos. Note this is without any gear? Why do I have minus to resistances?? Please help!

Is there a video/site JUST LIKE THIS that explains the difference between stats? Like (Cast Speed vs. Attack Speed) or (Spell Damage, Cold Damage, Cold Damage to Spells, etc.) Is there something like that out there?

brilliant

Jesus christ man. Understanding this game feels like a ffking job.

honestly this video is very well done YOU DESERVE MORE SUB and support

Main ability is RF. I already have ee on tree. Is it smart to have flammability curse as well?

what about darkness?

The math and thinking about the increasing gains on resistances is wrong. Sorry. For 1000 damage, each percentage point of resistance reduces damage taken by 10. Every point is equally valuable and removes the say amount. Considering the delta damage taken between x and x+1 is an arbitrary, and I would argue unhelpful, metric. This is a longstanding issue of confusing though, and you are by no means the first to consider it from this perspective. But the effect of increase resistances is pretty simple, and it's linear :)

Numbers!?!?! faints

3.55 onwards is why i didnt took maths class LUL

can you make a guide on amor and all the damage medigation pls? like how does amor work and how does buffs like artic amor or basalt flask or endurance charges add up? or lightning coil & taste of hate etc

very nice video mate, However i still have the same question in my head: Against heavy resistance targets, whats the optimal penetration? 40? 50%? i need a number please

Great videos, informative, not confusion, straightforward. Keep up the good work!

I've notice when looking at other peoples gear it seems like people have a way to add an elemental resistance to their rare items. Anyone know how they are doing this?

well as i played alot ... always max res ... always die cuz of elemental dmg .... i wish if ne of these new games have all resistance working for real

Only one thing is clear here, this game requires a 8 year degree to fully understand.

really nice vid

WHAT AN AMAZING JOB MEN you literally cleared my mind, i was thinking about a 100% phys to fire with ngamahus and avatar of fire, getting flamability fire pen and some other fire pen from the bottom of the tree, also, infernal with abyssal is a 18% monster life as dmg on dead that cannot be reflected so thats pretty much what im doing and why i like it, sad i cant do any fire build anti reflect bcs of the consuming dark nerf, if possible only with legacy and well.... is not worth.

your guides are amazingly well created and illustrated. Keep up the good work

you didnot count burning damage in this case.

You don't seem to mention negative resists at all - I think it factors in rather heavily. lets say a mob has 10% fire resistance, and you have 30% fire penetration. If you deal 100 base fire damage, you would deal 90damage without penetration, and 120 damage with the penetration as they take 20% more fire damage - so basically its a 33more multiplier.
I think its worth factoring in, as resistance reduction stacking (by curses and penetration) can be quite valueable - especially on RF for example :-)

"Both reduction (as from curses), and penetration (as from Penetration gems), can reduce a target's resistance below 0%. There is no minimum resistance floor." - From 'Resistance' on wiki.

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Man, I just started focusing on fixing up my resists and learning about them, and then this video shows up.

Tldr;know when to penetrate and when not to.

Thanks for the great guide. Please do one on armor, evasion optimization, at what point they get too expensive to stack. Thanks.

I rue the day when some corporation showers you with money to go and work for them..... You'll definitely deserve it though !

No offence, but I think that your fire pen vs slower proj comparison is incorrect due to mobs being able to have negative resistance and increasing the damage you do with more pen.

Nice video!
But I have a question, did I just missed your streams lately or did your schedule not allow streaming in the last weeks?

Question: What's that spin to win build in the video?

Love your videos! They are big part of my experience with Path of Exile, thank you! :)

Awesome Video there bro - keep pouring in :)

just subscribed after watching this video. thank you for your quality and informative videos.

why not make it available in lower quality, not everyone have your godlike net

nice video as always.

Can you do a video on how to use Vaal Orbs? I have no idea what to do with them.