MHF2 and MHP2G (PSP)

[Sforza]

More Math Hunter Freedom 2 (MHF2). This is a discussion on bow damage formulas.

I wanted to compare the lv.3 pierce attacks of 2 bows at expert +3, the Akantor bow (300 atk, 200 drg, 80% affinity) and the Heartshot bow II (264 atk, 50% affinity).

On first glance, the Akantor bow obviously looks more powerful. However, computations must factor in the charge level where lv. 3 pierce becomes available. Pierce lv. 3 is charge lv. 2 on akantor, while Pierce lv. 3 is on charge lv. 3 on Heartshot II.

Given that the modifiers are the ff:

|Charge Lv. | Atk Mod. |
|-----------+-----------|
| 1 | 0.4 |
|-----------+-----------|
| 2 | 1.0 |
|-----------+-----------|
| 3 | 1.5 |
|-----------+-----------|
| 4 | 1.5 |

A lv. 3 pierce attack will actually do 1.5 times the damage from the heartshot II, compared to the 1.0 modifier on the akantor because it is from a lower charge level.

Therefore, the equations to be used are:

Heartshot: 264(1.5) = 396 raw atk at lv. 3 charge
Akantor: 300 raw atk at lv. 2 charge

Heartshot: 495(5) + 396 (5) = 2475 + 1980 = 4455
Akantor: 375(8) + 300(2) = 3000 + 600 = 3600

Which means if pierce shots are the only type of shots used, the Heartshot II would actually overpower the Akantor against dragon element resistant enemies. I chose to do these computations using pierce since they happen to be the most effective type of shot.