How to calculate hunter ranged weapon normalization exactly?

Sienna · 07/21/06, 5:52 AM

I've been trying to make a simple excel macro which calculates most stuff given the agility/ap/crit rate but I don't exactly know how normalization is calculated. This is the formula I used for aimed shot:

(weapon damage / weapon speed * 2.8) + 600
I'm calculating damage by (min+max)/2

If this is true then aimed shots don't depend at all on weapon speed. Same with multi. But I read somewhere that normalization only normalizes the dps coming from AP and from arrow damage. If that is true, slow bows will still have slightly more powerful aimed/multi. Does anyone know how exactly this is calculated?

Xaeroflex · 07/21/06, 9:40 AM

This is the formula for Aimed Shot that I've been using:

Average Weapon Damage + ((Attack Power/14)*2.8) + Scope + (Arrow DPS * Weapon Speed) + 600

To my knowledge Arrow DPS is not normalized, haven't tested it with a weapon that has a very small damage range -_-.

Sienna · 07/21/06, 10:37 AM

But do you know if wow uses that? Some people normalize arrow damage too. I think it does normalize weapon damage also. Does anyone know for sure?

Arkat · 07/21/06, 11:41 AM

I recall Lactose testing it and saying arrows -aren't- normalized. It should be in some of the older hunter threads, even on this forum.

Sienna · 07/21/06, 12:50 PM

I can't find it. Please link it if you can. Btw here is my macro which can be downloaded. I'm trying to fine tune it still and need to know how normalization exactly works.

http://homepage.mac.com/ibug/.Public/Hunter.xls.zip

• Shalas · 07/21/06, 5:27 PM

Arrow damage isn't normalized. http://www.thottbot.com/?i=5148 + Ice Threaded Arrows + no gear makes it pretty easy to test.