Chance to block ??

[flapserdk]

I have a Necro with a Homu and Max block (75 %), but I'm a little confused. The Homu has 72 % chance to block, but does that mean that I have 75 % chance to achieve 72 % chance to block ??

Plz Help

[Herald of Doom]

I have a Necro with a Homu and Max block (75 %), but I'm a little confused. The Homu has 72 % chance to block, but does that mean that I have 75 % chance to achieve 72 % chance to block ??

Plz Help

Nope. Your shield has a base block (72% in this case). Your actual block is determined by your dexterity. If you very little dex, you'll get 70,60,50 etc block, while having very high dex you'll go over the base block.

HoD

[dang79]

Nope. Your shield has a base block (72% in this case). Your actual block is determined by your dexterity. If you very little dex, you'll get 70,60,50 etc block, while having very high dex you'll go over the base block.

HoD

I have a homunculous with max block too. I'm just wondering how come the base block is 72 and the blocking % shown on char screen is 75?

[Spiritofmars]

Its like HoD said,if ur dex is high,ur chance to block is higher than the shield's base block.

[Fercil]

Chance to block = [(blocking * (dexterity - 15)) / (character level * 2)]

Blocking in the formula means the amount of blocking you get from items. For example Homunculus has 72 and you might get some more from other items as well, Guardian Angel armor comes to mind atleast. The result is rounded down like all the calculations in D2.

[flapserdk]

I dont understand how it work yet. I also have a Lidless on switc, and it have a chance to block 40 %, but will I be able to get a higher block rate than 40 % just by raising my dex ???

[Project]

Yes, increasing your Dexterity will increase your chance to block.

Just to show the different in blocking as your level increases, I'll show you how blocking% is determined. I'll use the item in question, and well have, say, 80 dex.

Remember:

Chance to block = [(blocking * (dexterity - 15)) / (character level * 2)]

At level 42, this is what your blocking would be with 80 dex using Homunculus:
(72 * (80 - 15)) / (42 * 2)
(72 * 65)) / (84)
(4680) / (84) = 55.71 % Chance to block

At level 70, this is what your blocking would be with 80 dex using Homunculus:
(72 * (80 - 15)) / (70 * 2)
(72 * (65)) / (140)
(4680) / (140) = 33.42 % Chance to block

Hopefully that sheds a bit of light on the situation.

Edit:

I dont understand how it work yet. I also have a Lidless on switc, and it have a chance to block 40 %, but will I be able to get a higher block rate than 40 % just by raising my dex ???

Just use the forumula, but put the chance to block which is listed on the Lidless Wall. Remember to put your dexterity and level in right, and remember your basic math skills. :)

--Project

[flapserdk]

Thx guys :-)