Cap

               ==Skill Cap==
*Skill Cap = 5 * Level
**'''Example:''' A level 70 player has a skill cap of 350, which means that anything higher is considered over the cap.  As of GU61 Skills over their cap grant new bonuses.

# Example1: A level 70 player has a skill cap of (5*70) or 350.
# Example2: A level 80 player has a skill cap of (5*80) or 400.
# Example3: A level 90 player has a skill cap of (5*90) or 450.
# Example4: A level 95 player has a skill cap of (5*95) or 475

There is no hard cap for Crushing, Slashing, Piercing, or Ranged. These skills are contested against the target's defense and parry. The attacker needs 100 more points in their skill than the defender has in their opposing skill to receive the max amount of accuracy or avoidance based on combat skills. A Ranger would need 600 Ranged Skill to receive max benefit against a target with 500 Defense.
 
As of GU 61, having weapon skill over the cap now increases your minimum damage amount making it closer to the maximum amount.

As of sometime prior to GU66, the skill caps are not 6.5 per level, but 5 per level. I (Dedith) have tested this out on multiple characters as well.  Post on SOE's forums can be found [https://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/index.php?threads/help-with-skill-caps-pls.534711/ here].

{| class="wikitable" style="color:black; background-color:#f0f0ff;"
|Offensive Skill (Over Base) - Variance Reduction Percentage - ToV Update
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| +100 - 2%
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| +1000 - 20%
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| +2500 - 30%
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| +5000 - 40%
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| base = Level x 5; eg. 475 at Level 95
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|Variance Reduction increases the damage of the "lowest possible" on an ability or auto-attack. The low end is boosted while the high end remains the same. 
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