Is damage blocked in the combat log based on resistance?

[dodo]

My characters have 30+% armor ratings but they seem to take full damage quite often.

[Slawbug]

Yes. There is a large random factor, however.

 

Also, if you're playing on Torment, your effective resistances (including armor) are lowered 30% below what you've earned. This is not shown on the character sheet.

[dodo]

Oh. Is it multiplied or subtracted? If I have 40% armor, does that mean I will block 10% on average or 28%? What's the penalty for Hard?

[Slawbug]

It's subtracted, I believe.

 

I don't know if Hard has a penalty. I've never seen one reported.

 

The exact mechanism is unclear, but on average you should block about what it says -- sometimes more, sometimes less.

[Lilith]

Also, there are some slight bugs in the code for displaying blocked damage: if an enemy is blessed, the displayed proportion of damage blocked will be lower than it really is.

[AlphaDuck]

This is bothering me. I have a character with 50% armor (level 4) and at most he blocks 1 or 2 damage of a 50 damage attack, generally he blocks 0 damage. Is it just a display error? Because although I haven't tested it, it feels like he gets hit for less than the other 3 characters (he is the "tank" of the group).

[Randomizer]

On torment difficulty there is a hidden penalty of about 30% to physical armor and resistances.

 

There is a also a slight random factor in how armor blocks damage that makes the amounts vary every time you get hit.

[AlphaDuck]

Shouldn't I still be blocking more than? So 50% armor = 20% on torment, then I should be blocking about 10 damage on 50 damage attacks. I don't think I've blocked 10 damage ever. Not even 5.

[wasbear]

I've noticed the same phenomenon in my last playthrough. Even at the end of the game with most of my resistances at or close to 90%, I don't think I was able to block more than 2/3 of the damage reliably. That's why you need endurance/healing on Torment. No matter what the exact mechanics are, the game is still beatable on Torment with a party or solo.

[AlphaDuck]

Ya I realize it's still beatable, and even with not blocking anything he can survive ok just because of high endurance. It's still weird. Also if you had 90% resistances then that should be about 60% resist on torment after the 30% penalty, so blocking 2/3 of the damage seems right.