Originally Posted by Raze

Survival is the major component of initiative, luck, regeneration and elemental resistances, and a minor component of accuracy.
Yes all you have to do is put some points on it to see that.

Hit points are regained based on the square of regeneration, and are independent of constitution and vitality. Magic points are restored at a rate based primarily on Intelligence and partly on regeneration.

We will get backto this,since it is at the heart of my question.

The math appendix of the Beyond Divinity Strategy Guide goes into the secondary stats a bit, and gives some general recommendations on stat point distribution.
There is a typo in the last formula in the 'other secondary stats' section; in the formula for evasion, the second term should be speed, rather than survival.


Downloaded that but did not explain what is going on.


I was playing the game and got to the imp village. Was to the point where I was basically walking around killing things. I was putting my points into strength and agility on dk and agility,inteligence and adding a little on strength on my mage. I started spreading my points out more because I wasn't getting killed. Then my dk started healing real fast. even when his hp was half gone it amazed me how fast they refilled. I thought it was because I put points on survival and did not think much about it then my vidio card went out and I had to start a new game on one of my other computors I put most of my points on survival but to my surprise It does not seem to effect healing much. So I started doing research and can not find the reason my dk was healing at that speed. It is like I hit some magic number. It will be about a month before I can look at the stats on the old game but I was thinking maybe someone else could explain it.

I need to experment with points a lot more. my assumption was that if I did not put points on strength I would be killed faster but last night I Stopped in the middle of a fight and lit a cigarette then watched three skels beat on me They barely even effected my hp. I do not know if it has something to do with my resistance or what but I had just entered the first battlefeild so that means I got to this point faster than the first time around. The only thing that seems to really effect me is the spiders and then I can kill 3 of them without the dk's help. And still have half my hp left. I am not putting anything on strength or agility unless I have to. So I am using low grade weapons.

Is anyone else expermenting with points or is everyone just following the math.