There are two separate damage caps in PvP for players; Melee and Spellcasting:
| Damage Cap Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Melee | Tactics + Anatomy + Total of 20% Damage Bonus from all Supplemental skills |
| Spellcasting | Evaluating Intelligence + Total of 10% Damage Bonus from all Supplemental skills |
Supplemental Skills
Supplemental Damage skills provide 10% * (skill / 100) damage bonus in PvP
- Blacksmithy (metal weapons only)
- Camping
- Carpentry (wooden weapons only)
- Cartography
- Chivalry
- Fishing (spears only)
- Focus
- Forensic Evaluation
- Inscription (only martial manuals or magery, when casting from a scroll)
- Item Identification
- Lumberjacking (axes only)
- Mining (maces only)
- Necromancy
- Tracking
Follower PvP Damage Window
In addition to player damage caps, a separate mechanic governs the damage dealt by Tamed and Summoned followers in PvP.
When a player is engaged in PvP with another player, a Follower PvP Damage Window mechanic applies, resetting every 3 seconds.
During each 3-second window, every Follower (Tamed or Summoned) belonging to a player is capped at inflicting a cumulative amount of Damage against another single player target. This limit is known as the Follower PvP Damage Cap.
Any cumulative damage inflicted by a Follower during a window that would exceed its Follower PvP Damage Cap for that target will be reduced to 0.
Calculating the Follower Damage Cap
The Follower PvP Damage Cap is calculated using the following formula: Cap = (Creature's Control Slots * (1 + (Controller's Total Printed Follower Skills / 100)))
Follower Skills include the sum of the controller's printed (real) skill points in:
Example: A player has 100 Animal Taming, 100 Animal Lore, and 100 Veterinary (Total Follower Skills = 300). They are using a Bullvore (3 Control Slots) and a Black Widow (2 Control Slots).
- The Bullvore can inflict a maximum of (3 * (1 + (300 / 100))) = 12 Damage every 3 seconds against another player in PvP.
- The Black Widow can inflict a maximum of (2 * (1 + (300 / 100))) = 8 Damage every 3 seconds against another player in PvP.
(For more details on follower interactions in PvP, see Animal Taming and PvP Events.)