R.I.S.C. Damage Scaling samples
Below is a series of data samples used to evaluate R.I.S.C. scaling.
Note this is done by using a fixed 400 damage attack on Ky at 100% health, on a pre-set R.I.S.C. value.
| RISC | Value | Proportion: |
| 0 | 400 | 100.0% |
| -500 | 378 | 94.5% |
| -1000 | 350 | 87.5% |
| -1500 | 323 | 80.8% |
| -2000 | 298 | 74.5% |
| -2500 | 275 | 68.8% |
| -3000 | 251 | 62.8% |
| -3500 | 229 | 57.3% |
| -4000 | 209 | 52.3% |
| -4500 | 190 | 47.5% |
| -5000 | 171 | 42.8% |
| -6000 | 140 | 35.0% |
| -7000 | 109 | 27.3% |
| -8000 | 78 | 19.5% |
| -9000 | 60 | 15.0% |
| -10000 | 45 | 11.3% |
| -11000 | 29 | 7.3% |
| -12000 | 18 | 4.5% |
| -12800 | 12 | 3.0% |
| -13000 | 12 | 3.0% |
| -14000 | 12 | 3.0% |
| -15000 | 12 | 3.0% |
This second table is done using 1,000,000 damage to collect more accurate data.
A couple additional notes:
- Damage only changes in 100 RISC intervals. e.g. -1099 and -1001 are identical.
- Damage scaling doesn't begin at all until -200 R.I.S.C.
- Certain values line up very cleanly to an X/256 scale. These are shown in the fourth column.
- This is a working document, and is still being updated.
| RISC | Value | /256 Scale | Δ Scale |
| 0 | 1,000,000 | 256 | - |
| -100 | 1,000,000 | 256 | 0 |
| -200 | 984,375 | 252 | 4 |
| -300 | 972,656 | 249 | 3 |
| -400 | 957,031 | 245 | 4 |
| -500 | 945,312 | 242 | 3 |
| -600 | 929,687 | 238 | 4 |
| -700 | 917,968 | 235 | 3 |
| -800 | 902,343 | 231 | 4 |
| -900 | 890,625 | 228 | 3 |
| -1000 | 875,000 | 224 | 4 |
| -1100 | 863,281 | 221 | 3 |
| -1200 | 847,656 | 217 | 4 |
| -1300 | 835,937 | 214 | 3 |
| -1400 | 820,312 | 210 | 4 |
| -1500 | 808,593 | 207 | 3 |
| -1600 | 792,968 | 203 | 4 |
| -1700 | 781,250 | 200 | 3 |
| -1800 | 769,531 | 197 | 3 |
| -1900 | 757,812 | 194 | 3 |
| -2000 | 746,093 | 191 | 3 |
| -2100 | 734,375 | 188 | 3 |
| -2200 | 722,656 | 185 | 3 |
| -2300 | 710,937 | 182 | 3 |
| -2400 | 699,218 | 179 | 3 |
| -2500 | 687,500 | 176 | 3 |
| -2600 | 675,781 | 173 | 3 |
| -2700 | 664,062 | 170 | 3 |
| -2800 | 652,343 | 167 | 3 |
| -2900 | 640,625 | 164 | 3 |
| -3000 | 628,906 | 161 | 3 |
| -3100 | 617,187 | 158 | 3 |
| -3200 | 605,468 | 155 | 3 |
| -3300 | 593,750 | 152 | 3 |
| -3400 | 582,031 | 149 | 3 |
| -3500 | 574,218 | 147 | 2 |
| -3600 | 562,500 | 144 | 3 |
| -3700 | 554,687 | 142 | 2 |
| -3800 | 542,968 | 139 | 3 |
| -3900 | 535,156 | 137 | 2 |
| -4000 | 523,437 | 134 | 3 |
| -4100 | 515,625 | 132 | 2 |
| -4200 | 503,906 | 129 | 3 |
| -4300 | 496,093 | 127 | 2 |
| -4400 | 484,375 | 124 | 3 |
| -4500 | 476,562 | 122 | 2 |
| -4600 | 464,843 | 119 | 3 |
| -4700 | 457,031 | 117 | 2 |
| -4800 | 445,312 | 114 | 3 |
| -4900 | 437,500 | 112 | 2 |
| -5000 | 429,687 | 110 | 2 |
| -5100 | 421,875 | 108 | 2 |
| -5200 | 414,062 | 106 | 2 |
| -5300 | 406,250 | 104 | 2 |
| -5400 | 398,437 | 102 | 2 |
| -5500 | 390,625 | 100 | 2 |
| -5600 | 382,812 | 98 | 2 |
| -5700 | 375,000 | 96 | 2 |
| -5800 | 367,187 | 94 | 2 |
| -5900 | 359,375 | 92 | 2 |
| -6000 | 351,562 | 90 | 2 |
| -6100 | 343,750 | 88 | 2 |
| -6200 | 335,937 | 86 | 2 |
| -6300 | 328,125 | 84 | 2 |
| -6400 | 320,312 | 82 | 2 |
| -6500 | 312,500 | 80 | 2 |
| -6600 | 304,687 | 78 | 2 |
| -6700 | 296,875 | 76 | 2 |
| -6800 | 289,062 | 74 | 2 |
| -6900 | 281,250 | 72 | 2 |
| -7000 | 273,437 | 70 | 2 |
| -7100 | 265,625 | 68 | 2 |
| -7200 | 257,812 | 66 | 2 |
| -7300 | 250,000 | 64 | 2 |
| -7400 | 242,187 | 62 | 2 |
| -7500 | 234,375 | 60 | 2 |
| -7600 | 226,562 | 58 | 2 |
| -7700 | 218,750 | 56 | 2 |
| -7800 | 210,937 | 54 | 2 |
| -7900 | 203,125 | 52 | 2 |
| -8000 | 195,312 | 50 | 2 |
| -8100 | 187,500 | 48 | 2 |
| -8200 | 183,593 | 47 | 1 |
| -8300 | 179,687 | 46 | 1 |
| -8400 | 175,781 | 45 | 1 |
| -8500 | 171,875 | 44 | 1 |
| -8600 | 167,968 | 43 | 1 |
| -8700 | 164,062 | 42 | 1 |
| -8800 | 160,156 | 41 | 1 |
| -8900 | 156,250 | 40 | 1 |
| -9000 | 152,343 | 39 | 1 |
| -9100 | 148,437 | 38 | 1 |
| -9200 | 144,531 | 37 | 1 |
| -9300 | 140,625 | 36 | 1 |
| -9400 | 136,718 | 35 | 1 |
| -9500 | 132,812 | 34 | 1 |
| -9600 | 128,906 | 33 | 1 |
| -9700 | 125,000 | 32 | 1 |
| -9800 | 121,093 | 31 | 1 |
| -9900 | 117,187 | 30 | 1 |
| -10000 | 113,281 | 29 | 1 |
| -10100 | 109,375 | 28 | 1 |
| -10200 | 105,468 | 27 | 1 |
| -10300 | 101,562 | 26 | 1 |
| -10400 | 97,656 | 25 | 1 |
| -10500 | 93,750 | 24 | 1 |
| -10600 | 89,843 | 23 | 1 |
| -10700 | 85,937 | 22 | 1 |
| -10800 | 82,031 | 21 | 1 |
| -10900 | 78,125 | 20 | 1 |
| -11000 | 74,218 | 19 | 1 |
| -11100 | 70,312 | 18 | 1 |
| -11200 | 66,406 | 17 | 1 |
| -11300 | 62,500 | 16 | 1 |
| -11400 | 58,593 | 15 | 1 |
| -11500 | 58,593 | 15 | 0 |
| -11600 | 54,687 | 14 | 1 |
| -11700 | 54,687 | 14 | 0 |
| -11800 | 50,781 | 13 | 1 |
| -11900 | 50,781 | 13 | 0 |
| -12000 | 46,875 | 12 | 1 |
| -12100 | 46,875 | 12 | 0 |
| -12200 | 42,968 | 11 | 1 |
| -12300 | 42,968 | 11 | 0 |
| -12400 | 39,062 | 10 | 1 |
| -12500 | 39,062 | 10 | 0 |
| -12600 | 35,156 | 9 | 1 |
| -12700 | 35,156 | 9 | 0 |
| -12800 | 31,250 | 8 | 1 |
BlockAvoid being punished, but allows the opponent to begin pressure.
... > 214P
Only normally punishable off a close-range 2D. However, you immediately surrender to the opponent's pressure, not only does this remove Jack-O's momentum, but she may need to handle dangerous pressure imminently. This is one of the least-dangerous options, but with no particular potential for reward.
This is also the simplest way to be safe from problematic reversals, like Leo's Eisensturm
GuardAllStartup9Recovery33Advantage-28 or Ramlethal's Mortobato
GuardAllStartup7+2Recovery51Advantage-38 [-38] {-43}.