Critical Damage vs Piercing/Armor Penetration

[Arkus86]

Just been trying out different types of games, and often come across these two terms

For criticals, I assumed it to be 200% of the initial damage, but what about Armor Piercing?

Criticals are usually percentage increase to "base" damage, triggered by RNG or a hit on weakpoints.
Armour piercing/penetration does not affect "base" damage, but how much of the damage gets through to the target by negation a portion of its armour, on every hit.

In theory, crits are much better on unarmoured targets, where Armour piercing has nothing to negate, and armour piercing on heavily armoured targets, allowing you to deal reliable damage where most of it would be blocked otherwise.

Obviously though, this is a heavily simplified look at things, omitting any calculations on actual damage reduction rate of armour, crit rate, and critical damage - or any other relevant factor.

 

[TheEldritchGod]

Depends in the system. In hero if you have 1d6 damage normal. A 1 is 0 body, 2-5 is 1 and 6 is 2. The number rolled is stun.

But if you use AP, the body damage becomes stun that always gets through, no matter the armor.

 

[Le_ther]

every fucking game wants to be unique these days. Should keep it simple, as it was meant to be.

If they don't become unique they won't be able to become different from one another

 

[CupcakeNinja]

If they don't become unique they won't be able to become different from one another

being convoluted isnt being unique, though.

 

[Le_ther]

being convoluted isnt being unique, though.

Your right... I guess luck, gameplay, and advertisement are the variables that would complete a game