Understanding how skill damage is calculated

[Ozpa]

Hello everyone!

I have a few questions on how skill damage is calculated and other:

1) From the following picture:

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/121/11669675.jpg

Am I correct thinking that the Strength icon with 50% means that besides doing all the extra skill damages (like +Ice dmg) you deal half of your Melee damage in stats window?

2) What's the best weapon types to have if I want to maximize skill damage that is Inflicts ##% of Weapon DPS (like Titan Stomp or Doomquake for e.g.)? Slowest type of double-handed weapon? Is looking for a weapon with the highest DPS number enough or do I have to look at some other stats too? How is DPS counted with dual-weapons(2 weapons, not dual-handed), do they add up together or the highest DPS weapon is only taken to calculate skill damage?

[Basperios]

Those icons represent the stats, so you get that % of stat boost to the skill.

50-100% = of that stat to that skill

50% + 50% = 50% of each stat to that skill, both count not whichever is highest.

Weapon DPS = Big white number listed just under the description of item. (All damage mods on the weapon apply here.)

Weapon Damage = Numbers listed in grey just under the above. (Damage range shown in 1st line of grey text, elemental damages shown here count also I think)

DW alternates between the two weapons, damage for skills is taken from the MH weapon. (Pretty sure of this.)

[Ozpa]

50-100% = of that stat to that skill

50% + 50% = 50% of each stat to that skill, both count not whichever is highest.

But this ( http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/121/11669675.jpg ) is the stat you get half damage of, right?

DW alternates between the two weapons, damage for skills is taken from the MH weapon. (Pretty sure of this.)

What's the "MH weapon"?

[Basperios]

Pic says you have 62 strength, so 50% of 62 is 31.

The number you have highlighted is your total damage range. (This includes ALL modifiers)

MH = Main Hand.

[Ozpa]

Pic says you have 62 strength, so 50% of 62 is 31.

The number you have highlighted is your total damage range. (This includes ALL modifiers)

MH = Main Hand.

Which hand is MH then?


Also, does this critical bonus on weapons make your all magical/physical skills also crit? (not only normal attacks)

[Basperios]

Which hand wont carry the shield?

[dreamrider]

To see your current Crit Strike chance, for all forms of attack, hover your cursor over one of the "damage" range read-outs on the character sheet. That will include the +Crit Strike bonuses from all gems and gear.

dreamrider

[Ozpa]

Thanks both guys Basparios and dreamrider!