Chained Echoes Beginner’s Guide to Combat Mechanics

The Damage Formula

• Different modifiers stack multiplicatively.
• Attacker Modifier: player character = 1 || enemy character = 2
• Overdrive Modifier: damage dealt and healing done = 1.25 || damage received = 0.85
• Overheat Modifier: damage dealt = 1 || damage received (physical) = 1.25 || damage received (magical) = 1.5
• Critical Modifier: 1.5 (tot 2 with passive)
• Gear 0 Mech Modifier: damage dealt and received = 0.75
• Gear 2 Mech Modifier: damage dealt and received = 1.25 || heal done = 1.5
• Random = 1 ~ 1.025

• The offensive stats (ATK and MAG) have a significantly higher weight in damage calculations than defensive stats (DEF and MND).
• Considering the first point, offensive buffs / debuffs make a bigger difference than defensive buff / debuffs, so always prioritize applying the former first. (bijv. Debuffing an enemy’s attack would protect you significantly better than buffing your party’s defense, especially so in harder difficulties.)
• The ATK and MAG stats are so strong that it’s not a good idea to prioritize Critical Chance over them in the vast majority of cases.
• Anderzijds, it’s never worth equipping DEF UP passives. MND UP should only be equipped on characters who do mostly nothing but heal.
• In mech battles, healing is especially very effective at gear 2 with a modifier of +50% extra healing.
• Om de een of andere reden, magic casting enemies are especially dangerous in overheat, omgaan +50% extra damage instead of the typical +25%.

Aggro Mechanics

• I’m yet to find the formula of how enemies pick their targets based on aggro numbers…
• Defending decreases aggro on character by 5 punten. (All Enemies)
• Normal attacking increases aggro on character by 5 punten. (Target Enemy)
• Most single-target abilities increase aggro on character by 10 punten. (Target Enemy)
• Most multi-target abilities increase aggro on character by 5 punten. (All Enemies)
• Most buffing, healing, and utility abilities increase aggro on character by 5 punten. (All Enemies)
• Most ultimate abilities increase aggro on character by 15 punten. (Target Enemy / All Enemies)
• Taunting abilities increase aggro on character by 20. (Target Enemy / All Enemies)

• Taunting abilities aren’t very effective at drawing aggro.
• The accessory, “Ridder’s Honor”, and the passive, “Oorlogskreet”, are your best bets if you want enemies to aggro a certain character. Do keep in mind that they do not stack.
• Defending is the only action in the game that drops accumulated aggro, although it’s very minor.

Overdrive Mechanics

• Foot Battles
  • Wide: 30 – 95
  • Normaal: 40 – 90
  • Extra Tight: 40 – 80
  • Twisting Wind (Boss Ability): 0 – 20 en 41 – 60
• Mech Battles
  • Wide: 14 – 86
  • Normaal: 24 – 76
  • Extra Tight: 34 – 66

• Switching Characters: -5
• Defending: -5
• Normal Attacking: +5
• Abilities: +7
• Abilities that match the Overdrive action type: -12
• Ultiem: -15

• Gear 1 Mech Overdrive changes are the same.
• Gear 2 Mech Overdrive changes are inverted.
• Gear 0 Mech do not alter the Overdrive.

Passive Ability Notes

• Attribute and Resistance passives stack. All other passives do not.
• For other passives, als je dat hebt 2 or more passives of the same effect equipped, the game utilizes only the strongest one.
• Attribute passives provide stats relative to the character’s base attributes excluding equipment and other passives.
• Passives that increase inflicted damage stack with similar passives multiplicatively. Bijvoorbeeld, TP Sacrifice, HP Sacrifice, niveau 2-3 Water Attack, enz.
• De Crit Damage Up passive increases critical damage by a flat 30/40/50% up from 150%.