EXPLANATION
Critical Hit Runes work as follows: Prior to level 100, they increase your crit rate by a flat 2, 4, 6%.

FIRST NOTE
The highest critical hit rate possible is a True(and/or Vernal, TBD) Ascendant with a level 3 critical hit rune. Clocking in at about .2% short of 50%, that's quite impressive.

TABLE
Level 1: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 2: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 3: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 4: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 5: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 6: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 7: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 8: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 9: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 10: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 11: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 12: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 13: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 14: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 15: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 16: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 17: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 18: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 19: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 20: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 21: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 22: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 23: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 24: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 25: 0.0000% (L1: 2.0) (L2: 4.0) (L3: 6.0) Gain: (0.0000)
Level 26: 0.0001% (L1: 2.0001) (L2: 4.0001) (L3: 6.0001) Gain: (0.0001)
Level 27: 0.0008% (L1: 2.0008) (L2: 4.0008) (L3: 6.0008) Gain: (0.0007)
Level 28: 0.0027% (L1: 2.0027) (L2: 4.0027) (L3: 6.0027) Gain: (0.0019)
Level 29: 0.0064% (L1: 2.0064) (L2: 4.0064) (L3: 6.0064) Gain: (0.0037)
Level 30: 0.0125% (L1: 2.0125) (L2: 4.0125) (L3: 6.0125) Gain: (0.0061)
Level 31: 0.0216% (L1: 2.0216) (L2: 4.0216) (L3: 6.0216) Gain: (0.0091)
Level 32: 0.0343% (L1: 2.0343) (L2: 4.0343) (L3: 6.0343) Gain: (0.0127)
Level 33: 0.0512% (L1: 2.0512) (L2: 4.0512) (L3: 6.0512) Gain: (0.0169)
Level 34: 0.0729% (L1: 2.0729) (L2: 4.0729) (L3: 6.0729) Gain: (0.0217)
Level 35: 0.1000% (L1: 2.1) (L2: 4.1) (L3: 6.1) Gain: (0.0271)
Level 36: 0.1331% (L1: 2.1331) (L2: 4.1331) (L3: 6.1331) Gain: (0.0331)
Level 37: 0.1728% (L1: 2.1728) (L2: 4.1728) (L3: 6.1728) Gain: (0.0397)
Level 38: 0.2197% (L1: 2.2197) (L2: 4.2197) (L3: 6.2197) Gain: (0.0469)
Level 39: 0.2744% (L1: 2.2744) (L2: 4.2744) (L3: 6.2744) Gain: (0.0547)
Level 40: 0.3375% (L1: 2.3375) (L2: 4.3375) (L3: 6.3375) Gain: (0.0631)
Level 41: 0.4096% (L1: 2.4096) (L2: 4.4096) (L3: 6.4096) Gain: (0.0721)
Level 42: 0.4913% (L1: 2.4913) (L2: 4.4913) (L3: 6.4913) Gain: (0.0817)
Level 43: 0.5832% (L1: 2.5832) (L2: 4.5832) (L3: 6.5832) Gain: (0.0919)
Level 44: 0.6859% (L1: 2.6859) (L2: 4.6859) (L3: 6.6859) Gain: (0.1027)
Level 45: 0.8000% (L1: 2.8) (L2: 4.8) (L3: 6.8) Gain: (0.1141)
Level 46: 0.9261% (L1: 2.9261) (L2: 4.9261) (L3: 6.9261) Gain: (0.1261)
Level 47: 1.0648% (L1: 3.0648) (L2: 5.0648) (L3: 7.0648) Gain: (0.1387)
Level 48: 1.2167% (L1: 3.2167) (L2: 5.2167) (L3: 7.2167) Gain: (0.1519)
Level 49: 1.3824% (L1: 3.3824) (L2: 5.3824) (L3: 7.3824) Gain: (0.1657)
Level 50: 1.5625% (L1: 3.5625) (L2: 5.5625) (L3: 7.5625) Gain: (0.1801)
Level 51: 1.7576% (L1: 3.7576) (L2: 5.7576) (L3: 7.7576) Gain: (0.1951)
Level 52: 1.9683% (L1: 3.9683) (L2: 5.9683) (L3: 7.9683) Gain: (0.2107)
Level 53: 2.1952% (L1: 4.1952) (L2: 6.1952) (L3: 8.1952) Gain: (0.2269)
Level 54: 2.4389% (L1: 4.4389) (L2: 6.4389) (L3: 8.4389) Gain: (0.2437)
Level 55: 2.7000% (L1: 4.7) (L2: 6.7) (L3: 8.7) Gain: (0.2611)
Level 56: 2.9791% (L1: 4.9791) (L2: 6.9791) (L3: 8.9791) Gain: (0.2791)
Level 57: 3.2768% (L1: 5.2768) (L2: 7.2768) (L3: 9.2768) Gain: (0.2977)
Level 58: 3.5937% (L1: 5.5937) (L2: 7.5937) (L3: 9.5937) Gain: (0.3169)
Level 59: 3.9304% (L1: 5.9304) (L2: 7.9304) (L3: 9.9304) Gain: (0.3367)
Level 60: 4.2875% (L1: 6.2875) (L2: 8.2875) (L3: 10.2875) Gain: (0.3571)
Level 61: 4.6656% (L1: 6.6656) (L2: 8.6656) (L3: 10.6656) Gain: (0.3781)
Level 62: 5.0653% (L1: 7.0653) (L2: 9.0653) (L3: 11.0653) Gain: (0.3997)
Level 63: 5.4872% (L1: 7.4872) (L2: 9.4872) (L3: 11.4872) Gain: (0.4219)
Level 64: 5.9319% (L1: 7.9319) (L2: 9.9319) (L3: 11.9319) Gain: (0.4447)
Level 65: 6.4000% (L1: 8.4) (L2: 10.4) (L3: 12.4) Gain: (0.4681)
Level 66: 6.8921% (L1: 8.8921) (L2: 10.8921) (L3: 12.8921) Gain: (0.4921)
Level 67: 7.4088% (L1: 9.4088) (L2: 11.4088) (L3: 13.4088) Gain: (0.5167)
Level 68: 7.9507% (L1: 9.9507) (L2: 11.9507) (L3: 13.9507) Gain: (0.5419)
Level 69: 8.5184% (L1: 10.5184) (L2: 12.5184) (L3: 14.5184) Gain: (0.5677)
Level 70: 9.1125% (L1: 11.1125) (L2: 13.1125) (L3: 15.1125) Gain: (0.5941)
Level 71: 9.7336% (L1: 11.7336) (L2: 13.7336) (L3: 15.7336) Gain: (0.6211)
Level 72: 10.3823% (L1: 12.3823) (L2: 14.3823) (L3: 16.3823) Gain: (0.6487)
Level 73: 11.0592% (L1: 13.0592) (L2: 15.0592) (L3: 17.0592) Gain: (0.6769)
Level 74: 11.7649% (L1: 13.7649) (L2: 15.7649) (L3: 17.7649) Gain: (0.7057)
Level 75: 12.5000% (L1: 14.5) (L2: 16.5) (L3: 18.5) Gain: (0.7351)
Level 76: 13.2651% (L1: 15.2651) (L2: 17.2651) (L3: 19.2651) Gain: (0.7651)
Level 77: 14.0608% (L1: 16.0608) (L2: 18.0608) (L3: 20.0608) Gain: (0.7957)
Level 78: 14.8877% (L1: 16.8877) (L2: 18.8877) (L3: 20.8877) Gain: (0.8269)
Level 79: 15.7464% (L1: 17.7464) (L2: 19.7464) (L3: 21.7464) Gain: (0.8587)
Level 80: 16.6375% (L1: 18.6375) (L2: 20.6375) (L3: 22.6375) Gain: (0.8911)
Level 81: 17.5616% (L1: 19.5616) (L2: 21.5616) (L3: 23.5616) Gain: (0.9241)
Level 82: 18.5193% (L1: 20.5193) (L2: 22.5193) (L3: 24.5193) Gain: (0.9577)
Level 83: 19.5112% (L1: 21.5112) (L2: 23.5112) (L3: 25.5112) Gain: (0.9919)
Level 84: 20.5379% (L1: 22.5379) (L2: 24.5379) (L3: 26.5379) Gain: (1.0267)
Level 85: 21.6000% (L1: 23.6) (L2: 25.6) (L3: 27.6) Gain: (1.0621)
Level 86: 22.6981% (L1: 24.6981) (L2: 26.6981) (L3: 28.6981) Gain: (1.0981)
Level 87: 23.8328% (L1: 25.8328) (L2: 27.8328) (L3: 29.8328) Gain: (1.1347)
Level 88: 25.0047% (L1: 27.0047) (L2: 29.0047) (L3: 31.0047) Gain: (1.1719)
Level 89: 26.2144% (L1: 28.2144) (L2: 30.2144) (L3: 32.2144) Gain: (1.2097)
Level 90: 27.4625% (L1: 29.4625) (L2: 31.4625) (L3: 33.4625) Gain: (1.2481)
Level 91: 28.7496% (L1: 30.7496) (L2: 32.7496) (L3: 34.7496) Gain: (1.2871)
Level 92: 30.0763% (L1: 32.0763) (L2: 34.0763) (L3: 36.0763) Gain: (1.3267)
Level 93: 31.4432% (L1: 33.4432) (L2: 35.4432) (L3: 37.4432) Gain: (1.3669)
Level 94: 32.8509% (L1: 34.8509) (L2: 36.8509) (L3: 38.8509) Gain: (1.4077)
Level 95: 34.3000% (L1: 36.3) (L2: 38.3) (L3: 40.3) Gain: (1.4491)
Level 96: 35.7911% (L1: 37.7911) (L2: 39.7911) (L3: 41.7911) Gain: (1.4911)
Level 97: 37.3248% (L1: 39.3248) (L2: 41.3248) (L3: 43.3248) Gain: (1.5337)
Level 98: 38.9017% (L1: 40.9017) (L2: 42.9017) (L3: 44.9017) Gain: (1.5769)
Level 99: 40.5224% (L1: 42.5224) (L2: 44.5224) (L3: 46.5224) Gain: (1.6207)
Level 100: 42.1875% (L1: 44.1875) (L2: 46.1875) (L3: 48.1875) Gain: (1.6651)
Level 101: 43.8976% (L1: 45.8976) (L2: 47.8976) (L3: 49.8976) Gain: (1.7101)
Level 102: 45.6533% (For Arti Comparisons)
Level 103: 47.4552% (For Arti Comparisons)
Level 104: 49.3039% (For Arti Comparisons)
Level 105: 51.2000% (For Arti Comparisons)


Edit: Table is now more readable.

sweet...

where did you get the data?

Lots and lots of bashing, that he gave us constant updates on until I was ready to reach through the internet and bash his face into his keyboard

I got a crit rate fromula from someone who plays another IRE, and compared that formula to my own. I then ran it to its conclusion, doublechecked against my massive track and samples of crits.

Anyone wanna sticky this?

pinned

This is sweet, thanks Vis.

So, I'm bashing with criticals at about 6 levels higher than my real level. Nice!

I'm no statistician, so you explain to me exactly what the gain means?

The difference between current level and previous level.

thanks! Thats so awesome

Good lord. You win.

Very nice. Thank you!

I'm actually seeing a new pattern that may invalidate the numbers for crit artis.. I've been noticing some serious discrepancies between predicted crit rate and actual crit rate that I'm seeing (with a huge sample size of 30k+ attacks)..

It's only visible at higher levels, but I think that critical hits may work entirely different than I assumed. I"ll make a post once I confirm it and update the guide.

Why does it have to be so mysterious? Would it be so troublesome for the administration to post the formula used?

They never do that, do they?

I'm not disagreeing with you, though, I think they should. I like it when games state clearly how things are calculated. A lot of RPG's I've played have the formula for calculating attacks and spells right in the in game skill description.

Original post updated.

These figures are far more accurate and correct a mistaken assumption I had about the nature of the Runes.

As for the topic of transparency, I have mixed feelings. I think something like crit rate, where you're paying to up it, should be much more clear. It wasn't until I had this startling epiphany that I realised how they ACTUALLY worked, and the truth is that at almost every level before the mid-80s and early 90s, Critical Hit Runes are worthless.

A bump in 4 levels is nothing when you're only gonna get 2%.

When you're dealing with artifacts, I think transparency is crucial. Maybe these figures will nudge the Admin towards that.

QFT

This is the big reason why I don't have influence runes.

Should probabbly get crit runes fixed so they are usefull at all levels.

I've sent an email to artifacts as well as bugged it. Hopefully it'll get changed.

I'm so confused, can you explain what the problem is again? I sort of get it, but not at all.

I'm pretty sure that everybody thought that a crit rune adds 2%/4%/6% to your crit chances.

but it doesn't, it adds 2/4/6 levels to your crit level calculator, which has different effects at different levels.