150DR% vs Cursed

[In the name of Zod]

Since you can stack up the extra elemental resistances in order to counter conviction auras and the like can you do the same with DR gear in order to counter the affects of an amp curse?

Does it work like this 150% DR - 100 (amp curse) = 50% DR and still cursed?

[jozipper]

IIRC .. DR, the % kind, is capped at 50%.

You can add on extra DR with damage reduced by X mod.

[lendial]

it would also be very difficult to find 150%dr

[Ax2Grind]

The physical resistance cap is after the curse, so if you have 150% and Amplify Damage you'll still end up with 50%. OTOH, 35+20+30+15+10+21 I think is 131 with Crainte Vomir, so I don't see it happening. Against Decrepify is another thing (-50%).

I've been told, however, that reduction is much better and isn't capped. Jeweler's body armor of Amicae with four Sol runes is a valued commodity.

Edit: beat you. =P

[Orphan]

Does it work like this 150% DR - 100 (amp curse) = 50% DR and still cursed?

Yes. You can stack up extra DR% to combat amplify damage and decrepify.

[In the name of Zod]

Wonderful. Thanks! :sunny:

[Eilo Rytyj]

I've been told, however, that reduction is much better and isn't capped. Jeweler's body armor of Amicae with four Sol runes is a valued commodity.


I'd say it's a lot better. Say a Cursed boss monster and his minions do 80-100 damage. You have a total of 100 PDR. Normally, any damage they try to do will be completely negated. Then the monster hits you and curses you with Amp Damage. Your "physical resist" or "DR%" stat is now at -100%. PDR is calculated before DR% in the damage formulae, so you still take 0 damage, despite having -100% physical resist... thus rendering the boss' Cursed status useless.