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<blockquote data-quote="Lauberfen" data-source="post: 4805723" data-attributes="member: 71418"><p>I was merely demonstrating that it is always better for more optimised characters, and thus increases the power gap.</p><p></p><p>To think about higher levels a little, my rogue is almost optimised, Eldarin with max dex. 9th level. She does 1D4+2D6+10 with sly flourish, for 19.5 damage on average.</p><p>Her bonus to hit is +15, +17 with combat adventage.</p><p>Monsters at that level have ACs around 24- usually higher, because I'm usually fighting higher level monsters (probably level 10 on average, with level 11-12 encounters as standard).</p><p>That gives a 0.8 chance of hitting. 0.8 x 19.5 is 15.6</p><p>Adding expertise gives an extra 0.975 damage, compared to focus which gives 0.8.</p><p></p><p>So expertise is better at increasing damage per round for a character who has almost the highest bonus to hit possible at her level (a better magic item is all she's missing, she's using a lifedrinker dagger +1)</p><p></p><p>Significantly, Average damage increases over levels, but chance of hitting doesn't. This means that expertise becomes disproportionately useful, even without staging at 15th and 25th.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lauberfen, post: 4805723, member: 71418"] I was merely demonstrating that it is always better for more optimised characters, and thus increases the power gap. To think about higher levels a little, my rogue is almost optimised, Eldarin with max dex. 9th level. She does 1D4+2D6+10 with sly flourish, for 19.5 damage on average. Her bonus to hit is +15, +17 with combat adventage. Monsters at that level have ACs around 24- usually higher, because I'm usually fighting higher level monsters (probably level 10 on average, with level 11-12 encounters as standard). That gives a 0.8 chance of hitting. 0.8 x 19.5 is 15.6 Adding expertise gives an extra 0.975 damage, compared to focus which gives 0.8. So expertise is better at increasing damage per round for a character who has almost the highest bonus to hit possible at her level (a better magic item is all she's missing, she's using a lifedrinker dagger +1) Significantly, Average damage increases over levels, but chance of hitting doesn't. This means that expertise becomes disproportionately useful, even without staging at 15th and 25th. [/QUOTE]
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