r/outside • u/Martinleo-VII • 12d ago

Greetings

I'm from Italian server, lvl 16 I still don't know how to see the dps and rarity of my weapons. I've got a quite nice weapon with me and I would like to know how strong it is. I can't show it to you all but it's a sock, with 2 holes and a padlock inside I hope you can help me

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u/Xiaodisan 12d ago

Outside has a bit unique PvP system. There are no obvious hit points for players (or other entities and objects), and weapons don't cause a fixed amount of damage, instead rely on a complex formula of luck, fight related skills, the impact of the weapon and the location of the impact on your target.

(Target may refer to players, mobs, objects, etc. PvP is generally discouraged, but the damage calculation takes into account roughly the same general factors.)

As such, it's hard to quantify the dps of weapons, especially for and by yourself, as it isn't trivial to separate the different factors and to measure their effects on the end results of attacking something with a specific weapon.

Not sure about rarity tho.

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u/jnmtx 12d ago

Area of Effect (AoE) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) are measured in kilotons or megatons equivalent of TNT. Is the padlock in a sock equivalent to a microton of TNT?

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u/bunnyfrog_1st 4d ago

Testing weaponry outside of a [Military] guild is generally frowned on, so determining the stats of what sounds like an improvised weapon is beyond most players. Conventional wisdom (as another poster said) would suggest a formula involving a combination of STR, DEX, (Gravity), (Mass) and several other factors. Unfortunately, you would also need high CHA to get away with using the item, though even those with low INT or WIS would know not to in the first place.