More on Luck

[Winter Wind]

Mr Tact posted on the stratics forums the exact luck formula:

Luck translates directly into a % chance to get a bump in number of items, number of item props and property intensity. The % is calculated very simply: it's luck ^ ( 1/1.8 ), which ends up being slightly better than the square root. As you know, luck maxes out at 1200, which gives you roughly a 51% chance of getting the bump.

MrTact

Then wilki24 (UOstratics poster) posted this handy table showing us the different pecentages:

I figured I'd make a table, and post it here since we Bards certainly can use more luck!

Luck Chance for better item

100 13 %

200 19 %

300 24 %

400 28 %

500 32 %

600 35 %

700 38 %

800 41 %

900 44 %

1000 46 %

1100 49 %

1200 51 %

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Anybody seem to think this means luck is just a waste of time?

[kodoz]

not when you hit the 800 and higher luck, and 900+ is when you can get items that can be up to 50% damage increase! Woohoo

[Shaun]

I got a 40% damage increase item and a +8 taming ring at 40 luck last night...

*Cheblis' Bard*

[Elathiel]

I've gotten up to 38% damage and +13 to a skill at 666 luck (yes, I really really need to get off this number heh).

[Valshea]

I've gotten a +13 magery ring off an Air Ele at zero luck

--Valshea

[kodoz]

the thing is, you can get kickass items off crap critters with no luck. but the fact is if you had luck, that item wouldve been even better. or perhaps youd get another item along with that.