+ 40% Spell Success (WPA)

[alexsiki]

I am very confused by this. It used to be +30% WPA, now it has been replaced with spell
success.

So are my wizards 40% more powerful on offence only? or will they also be defending with an extra 40% modified WPA???

reason I ask is that some of you already pointed out that faery's gained mage fury, so if
40% spell success is only for when you cast spells and it doesnt give you an
extra 40% WPA to resist spells then its not worth it at all!!

[Bishop]

Wpa is in brackets after it. It's the same bonus.

[Andurilas]

I've had this argument with very experienced, strategically smart players. The spell/op success bonuses are wpa/tpa mods, nothing more exotic than that.

[Nightmare_]

I've had this argument with very experienced, strategically smart players. The spell/op success bonuses are wpa/tpa mods, nothing more exotic than that.

If spell success rate is partially determined by OwnWPA/OpponentWPA, then it'll be both. Probably a clue

[Andurilas]

It will be both over a long average, but for immediate calculation it's just a pa modifier. Some people are under the impression it gives you success *despite* your ratios.

[zorken]

It's a bit ridiculous that this issue surfaces every age start. But it's really the games fault for not using a stringent terminology. On top of "wpa" and "spell success", the science page uses "magic efficiency" (imho the best description). This game sure doesnt make it easy for noobs :/

[Nightmare_]

It will be both over a long average, but for immediate calculation it's just a pa modifier. Some people are under the impression it gives you success *despite* your ratios.

Oh, yeah. Multiplicative, not additive. Not logarithmic or exponential