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About "A Guide to Dead by Daylight Math".

wimpy wimpy
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First of all, I would like to thank @Mandy for writing this.

For a lot of people, math isn't our strong suit in the first place. Add in dozens of perks, powers, add-ons and more that affect action speeds and things can get really confusing, really fast. But for those so inclined to bust out a calculator and figure out how long something will take- we've got you! In this post, we'll…

The various Dead by Daylight Math are now clearer and more enjoyable to play on a daily basis.

One thing I did notice.

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What is the number 0.69375? I assume you mean 16 / 0.804 = ≈ 19.9 seconds....

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  • sizzlingmario4 sizzlingmario4

    Not sure, though it actually shouldn’t be 0.804 either. The example incorrectly uses -25% for Mangled when in reality it is -20%.

    (The in-game description of Mangled says it increases the time to heal by 25%, but this is misleading because this is not the action speed debuff; this is the equivalent of reducing the action speed by 20%).

  • wimpy wimpy

    @sizzlingmario4 said:

    Not sure, though it actually shouldn’t be 0.804 either. The example incorrectly uses -25% for Mangled when in reality it is -20%.

    (The in-game description of Mangled says it increases the time to heal by 25%, but this is misleading because this is not the action speed debuff; this is the equivalent of reducing the action speed by 20%).

    That is correct. You are right Mangled is -20%.

    So, if I rearrange the relevant part and rewrite it correctly, it would look like this?

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    Example

    Say you have Botany Knowledge (+50%) and a First Aid Kit (-33%) with Medical Scissors (+10%), but you're under the effects of the Killer's perk, Sloppy Butcher (-20%). If you were to heal yourself, the math would something like this:

    1. The sum of the positive modifiers is: 0.5 + 0.1 = 0.6

    2. The product of the negative modifiers is: (1 - 0.33) * (1 - 0.20) = 0.536

    3. The final charges per second is therefore: (1 + 0.6) * 0.536 = 0.8576

    4. The total time it would take to heal a Survivor is: 16 / 0.8576 = ≈18.7 seconds


    Anyone else notice anything else, let's all help @Mandy out.

  • Peanits Peanits

    You are both correct! This post was written a while ago, but some things had changed since then. It looks like I made a mistake when updating it.

    I've gone back and fixed those mistakes, thank you for pointing them out!

  • wimpy wimpy

    @Peanits said:

    You are both correct! This post was written a while ago, but some things had changed since then. It looks like I made a mistake when updating it.

    I've gone back and fixed those mistakes, thank you for pointing them out!

    Thanks for the quick correction! I found GAME INFO articles like this one very useful.

    I hope you will write many more articles like this one in the future.

    Thank you @Peanits and @Mandy !

  • sizzlingmario4 sizzlingmario4

    @wimpy said:

    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3425098#Comment_3425098

    That is correct. You are right Mangled is -20%.

    So, if I rearrange the relevant part and rewrite it correctly, it would look like this?

    https://us.v-cdn.net/6030815/uploads/MYNGB5L7J4TF/image.png

    Example

    Say you have Botany Knowledge (+50%) and a First Aid Kit (-33%) with Medical Scissors (+10%), but you're under the effects of the Killer's perk, Sloppy Butcher (-20%). If you were to heal yourself, the math would something like this:

    1. The sum of the positive modifiers is: 0.5 + 0.1 = 0.6

    2. The product of the negative modifiers is: (1 - 0.33) * (1 - 0.20) = 0.536

    3. The final charges per second is therefore: (1 + 0.6) * 0.536 = 0.8576

    4. The total time it would take to heal a Survivor is: 16 / 0.8576 = ≈18.7 seconds

    Anyone else notice anything else, let's all help @Mandy out.

    Yep that looks correct.

    @Peanits said:

    You are both correct! This post was written a while ago, but some things had changed since then. It looks like I made a mistake when updating it.

    I've gone back and fixed those mistakes, thank you for pointing them out!

    Awesome! Thank you for fixing it

  • Mandy Mandy

    Just to clarify, I didn't write this - we do not allow me to do maths, that would not end well.

    All the credit for this post goes to @Peanits who is a wizard and took the time to explain this.

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