Cap

               ==Game update 61==

*Many stats now provide additional benefits to other stats!  See below for details:
**Having parry skill over the level cap now gives a bonus to uncontested parry and uncontested riposte.
**Having defense skill over the level cap now gives a bonus to uncontested dodge.
**Having haste over the cap now gives a bonus to flurry.
**Having weapon skill over the cap now increases your minimum damage amount making it closer to the maximum amount.
**Having weapon skill over the cap now gives a bonus to riposte damage.
**Having spell and combat art skills over cap now increases the minimum damage of those spells and combat arts making it closer to the maximum amount.
**DPS is now a rating that translates into the actual increase to your melee damage with no cap. Mouse over the DPS stat in your persona window to see the actual percent increase to your damage.
**Having spell casting speed over the cap now gives you a slight bonus to double cast spells.
**Multi Attack is now a rating rather than a straight percent chance for additional attacks.  Mouse over the Multi Attack stat in your persona window to see how many extra attacks you get, and your chance for an additional attack on top of those.

===Overcap Stat Conversions===
On 7/28/2012, designer Xelgad posted the following clarification to the conversion rates for the "overcap" stats:

'''Parry Skill to Extra Parry Chance:'''
*+200: 0.5%
*+400: 1%
*+600: 1.5%
*+800: 2%
*+1000: 2.5%

'''Parry Skill to Extra Riposte Chance:'''
*+200: 0.5%
*+400: 1%
*+600: 1.5%
*+800: 2%
*+1000: 2.5%

'''Defense Skill to Extra Dodge Chance:'''
*+200: 1%
*+400: 2%
*+600: 3%
*+800: 4%
*+1000: 5%

'''Weapon and Spell Skills Increase to Minimum Damage Amount:'''
*+100: 2%
*+200: 4%
*+300: 6%
*+400: 8%
*+500: 10%
*+600: 12%
*+700: 14%
*+800: 16%
*+900: 18%
*+1000:20%

'''Focus Skill Enabling Casting While Moving:'''
*+100: 5% Movement Speed
*+200: 10%
*+300: 15%
*+400: 20%
*+500: 25%
*+600: 30%
*+700: 35%
*+800: 40%
*+900: 45%
*+1000:50%