Defense/Armor Calculator

Here is what has worked!! tried on multiple characters now Thanks @J0K3R and @Josh_K for providing the missing pieces

BaseArmorValue = ROUND(((CharaterLevel*7.5)*BaseArmor%))/(100-BaseArmor%),0)

%DefModArmorAdded = TRUNC((BaseArmorValue-ArmorAddedatCurrentGearLevel)*(%defMods/100))

ModdedArmorValue =
BaseArmorValue + %DefModArmorAdded + IntegerDefModArmorAdded

ModdedArmor% = ROUND((ModdedArmorValue*100)/(ModdedArmorValue+(CharaterLevel*7.5)),2)

Example 1
5's Base Armor 37.89%
Level 80
G10 with +15 armor added at G10
Mods with Defense
Diamond +8 and +11.75
Triangle +9
Cross +8

BaseArmor Value = Round(((80*7.5)*37.89)/(100-37.89),0)= 366

%DefModArmorAdded = TRUNC((366-15)*(11.75/100)) = 41

ModdedArmorValue = 366+41+8+9+8 = 432

ModdedArmor% = ROUND((432*100)/(432+(80*7.5)),2) = 41.86% Armor.

Shows same in game

Example 2
Kylo Ren Base armor 19.35
Level 70
G7 with 0 armor added at G10
Mods with Defense
Diamond with 11.75%

BaseArmor Value = Round(((70*7.5)*19.35)/(100-19.35),0)= 126

%DefModArmorAdded = TRUNC((126-0)*(11.75/100)) = 14

ModdedArmorValue = 126+14+0 = 140

ModdedArmor% = ROUND((140*100)/(140+(70*7.5)),2) = 21.05% Armor.

Shows Same in Game

Very nice. Me and another have been working on the formula for a couple a days and yours seems to also have the same problem of not coming out right, typically off by 1-3 flat defense.

So far the ones I have found off are 5's, sunffac, bariss, teebo

If you want to make it easier the Flat Armor value can be calculated

ArmorValue = (600*Armor%)/(100-Armor%)
Example 5's base armor is 37.89%
(600*37.89)/(100-37.89)=366.02

We have also found when calculating the % armor added but % defense mods if you truncate and not round the numbers come out closer

Example 366*.1335=48.86474
Don't round to 49 just truncate to 48

So I believe the below formula yields almost exact results:

Damage Reduction % = Modded Defense / (Modded Defense + (level * 7.5))

where Modded Defense = Floor(Floor(gear_level_armor_rating_compoundable + agi_armor_rating + str_armor_rating) * Def % multiplier from mods + Flat Defense from Mods + gear_level_armor_rating_noncompoundable)

gear_level_armor_rating_noncompoundable is any direct defense added from the current level of gear.

gear_level_armor_rating_compoundable is any accumulated defense stats added from previous gear levels other than the current

agi_armor_rating = Agi * 0.07
str_armor_rating = Str * 0.14

e.g. Fives has 15 armor added on gear level 10; this is non-compoundable. However, the armor from +30 str +5 agi added from equipped gear on g10 is compoundable.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/SWGalaxyOfHeroes/comments/52n4mc/brute_forced_defensearmor_calculator/

@Josh_K Yeah that mostly works. I have seen some characters, as I mentioned that are off by a +/- 3 defense if adding %defense via mods.
5's for example if you add just 11.75% defense and calculate it out out it is off by 2
Maxed 5's has 366 base armor adding 11.75% defense should add +43 armor. Somehow in game it is only adding +41 armor.

So this is also excluding armor from gear at g10 in the fives example? He gets 15 armor at g10 so not compounding that and accounting for some rounding could account for that 2 defense.

"Finity;67830" wrote:
Recently, I have noticed (and I have had them too) questions about how defense impacts armor. As of right now, since a clear formula isn't out there, the only way to figure it out is by actually trying to equip mods, but this doesn't help if all you want to do is theorize on your character if you don't have the mods. I recently brute forced an equation to help create the relationship between the defense stat on mods and the armor % your character will have. I have posted the calculator in a couple of places for testing, and now I would like the help of the SWGOH Forum community too. So far through testing, the armor % is accurate within 0.10% armor, although most tests have been within 0.03%. I am still working on adjusting the formula, but I think this is a good start to the testing. Please use the calculator, test it out on your characters, and please let me know if you get any large deviations between the actual armor and the estimated armor. Hopefully this will be a tool to help everyone on figuring out how to use defense mods/stats on their characters and which characters will have the greater benefit. There is also a video that goes through how to use the calculator. For right now, the formulas used are only for level 80 characters. I hope to work on non-level 80 characters moving forward.

http://realsithofgenius.blogspot.com/2016/09/defense-and-armor-calculator.html

Please let me know what you think and how your results of testing went.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SWGalaxyOfHeroes/comments/4amo0g/as_the_game_evolves_there_seems_to_be_a_great/d12hhch

You're welcome.

"Josh_K;673434" wrote:
So this is also excluding armor from gear at g10 in the fives example? He gets 15 armor at g10 so not compounding that and accounting for some rounding could account for that 2 defense.

That is it!!! The Armor added by +armor at current gear level is not used in the BaseValue*%ModDefense Calulation

"Pcx99;673439" wrote:

"Finity;67830" wrote:
Recently, I have noticed (and I have had them too) questions about how defense impacts armor. As of right now, since a clear formula isn't out there, the only way to figure it out is by actually trying to equip mods, but this doesn't help if all you want to do is theorize on your character if you don't have the mods. I recently brute forced an equation to help create the relationship between the defense stat on mods and the armor % your character will have. I have posted the calculator in a couple of places for testing, and now I would like the help of the SWGOH Forum community too. So far through testing, the armor % is accurate within 0.10% armor, although most tests have been within 0.03%. I am still working on adjusting the formula, but I think this is a good start to the testing. Please use the calculator, test it out on your characters, and please let me know if you get any large deviations between the actual armor and the estimated armor. Hopefully this will be a tool to help everyone on figuring out how to use defense mods/stats on their characters and which characters will have the greater benefit. There is also a video that goes through how to use the calculator. For right now, the formulas used are only for level 80 characters. I hope to work on non-level 80 characters moving forward.

http://realsithofgenius.blogspot.com/2016/09/defense-and-armor-calculator.html

Please let me know what you think and how your results of testing went.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SWGalaxyOfHeroes/comments/4amo0g/as_the_game_evolves_there_seems_to_be_a_great/d12hhch

You're welcome.

Without mods that formula works. That was a post from 6 months ago and I have seen it, but mods put that formula into question.

"Josh_K;673408" wrote:
So I believe the below formula yields almost exact results:

Damage Reduction % = Modded Defense / (Modded Defense + (level * 7.5))

where Modded Defense = Floor(Floor(gear_level_armor_rating_compoundable + agi_armor_rating + str_armor_rating) * Def % multiplier from mods + Flat Defense from Mods + gear_level_armor_rating_noncompoundable)

gear_level_armor_rating_noncompoundable is any direct defense added from the current level of gear.

gear_level_armor_rating_compoundable is any accumulated defense stats added from previous gear levels other than the current

agi_armor_rating = Agi * 0.07
str_armor_rating = Str * 0.14

e.g. Fives has 15 armor added on gear level 10; this is non-compoundable. However, the armor from +30 str +5 agi added from equipped gear on g10 is compoundable.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/SWGalaxyOfHeroes/comments/52n4mc/brute_forced_defensearmor_calculator/

yeah, it is the separation of the gear at the current stage that is making the difference, because I could not get the formula to work properly without that.

I am updating the calculator based on yours and czarbss post.

Thanks to @Josh_K and czarbss for helping get the formula for the latest version: http://realityskewedgamers.blogspot.com/2016/09/defense-and-armor-calculator-version-2.html

The original post has been edited to reflect the new calculator