Fighter Feats Q&A

[Ahku]

Hello!

Is Overwhelming Critical achievable on the server?

Also, if one is using a Scythe (piercing and slashing), does weapon mastery (slashing) work for it, or do i need both weapon mastery slashing and piercing?


thanks,
~Ahku

[dzidek1983]

Its there but its rubbish, dont take it. You can choos one of the mastery feats, either will work but they wont stack if you take two.

[Ahku]

Is the Overwhelming critical feat broken?

Thanks for the feedback about the weapon mastery stuff.


~Ahku

[Tsidkenu]

Usually the only reason anyone would take Overwhelming Critical is to qualify for Devastating Critical, which does not exist in NWN2. Otherwise I believe the feat is working, although I don't think it stacks with other Massive Critical properties on items. The feat is a mediocre boost to damage because it only applies on criticals, whereas a feat like Great Str, Weapon Spec or Weapon Mastery is effective, critical or not.

[dzidek1983]

The bonus damage is not multiplied by a critical hit, rather it is added to the total. This damage does not stack with bonus damage from the massive critical item property. If you are using a weapon with the massive critical property you get that damage instead of the overwhelming critical damage.

At best, overwhelming critical is worth about the same as a flat +1.6 to damage. If one considers a Weapon Master with a 13-20 x3 weapon (The calculation works out to be the same with 17-20 x5) and all his attacks per round can only miss on a 1, that character would be expecting a mean 0.95 hits per attack, 0.4 critical hits per attack (1 is not an autofail on the confirmation roll). Overwhelming Critical would add a mean 7 points of damage per critical hit or, 2.8 points of damage per attack (7*.4), the same as a flat +1.6 to damage (2.8/(.95+2*.4)). At the other extreme where the target's AC is higher than the character's AB+24 (0.05 hits per attack, no critical hits), Overwhelming Critical isn't worth anything.

Personally i think this feat should either be deleted or fixed or changed.

[Sun Wukong]

Is Overwhelming Critical achievable on the server?

Yes, it just requires Character level 21, Strength 23, Power Attack, Cleave, Great Cleave, Weapon Focus (in chosen weapon), Improved Critical (in chosen weapon), feats that most Fighter/Weapon Matser/Frenzied Berserkers get.

Also, if one is using a Scythe (piercing and slashing), does weapon mastery (slashing) work for it, or do i need both weapon mastery slashing and piercing?

I remember you just needing one feat, could be wrong, but one feat should be enough.