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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stalker0" data-source="post: 4377871" data-attributes="member: 5889">As others have mentioned, that while yes an individuals chance of critting isn't that high, for the party the chances are pretty good.For 5 players in a 4 round combat (which is short for 4e standards in my experience) the players should crit at least once. However, since we are considering high levels, we also have to factor in that there are epic feats that double crit ranges, and powers that often give temporary bonuses to crit ranges. Further, wizard spells often hit multiple creatures, greatly increasing the chance of a crit. I would bet the chances of critting at high levels is actually closer to 8% and not 5%.That means you'll see about 3 crits over 8 rounds of combat, and if crits are doing around +35 damage or so, that's an extra 100 damage from crits alone.One thing that has not really been talked about in this analysis are the parties encounter powers. Its fair to not look at dailies, as you can't assume a party is going to use them for any given fight (though I would think a solo would increase the likelihood). However, we should expect every player to use every encounter power in any given fight. I'm curious to see is someone wants to take on the challenge of seeing how much damage players kick out when you consider the high level encounter powers.</blockquote>