Why does removing the SSA on the last fire field in POI negate the dmg?

Question

Is it a mechanic or something with the damage calculation?

field 01: 300 fire damage + 12.5 physical damage = 312.5 total damage
field 02: 300 fire damage + 25 physical damage = 325 total damage
field 03: 300 fire damage + 50 physical damage = 350 total damage
field 04: 300 fire damage + 100 physical damage = 400 total damage
field 05: 300 fire damage + 200 physical damage = 500 total damage
field 06: 300 fire damage + 400 physical damage = 700 total damage
field 07: 300 fire damage + 800 physical damage = 1,100 total damage
field 08: 300 fire damage + 1,600 physical damage = 1,900 total damage
field 09: 300 fire damage + 3,200 physical damage = 3,500 total damage
field 10: 300 fire damage + 6,400 physical damage = 6,700 total damage
field 11: 300 fire damage + 12,800 physical damage = 13,100 total damage


so why does REMOVING the physical protection (SSA) result in only 300 dmg taken?

Answer 1

Removing the SSA (Stone Skin Amulet) on the last fire field in POI (Pits of Inferno) negates the damage because the amulet has an internal delay before being consumed.

How Does It Work?

1. SSA absorbs damage from any source up to a certain limit before breaking.

2. When you step on the last Fire Field, the SSA is still active, but if you remove it at the right moment, it doesn’t get consumed.

3. The game does not reapply the damage after the SSA is removed, so you don’t take the final hit.

Why Does This Happen?

• The game processes damage based on the equipment you have at the moment of the hit.

• SSA has a short protection delay before breaking.

• If you remove it before this delay ends, the damage is negated instead of being transferred to your HP.

This technique is used to save SSA when crossing the Fire Fields in POI, ensuring that it doesn’t break unnecessarily.

Tip: Practice your timing to remove it at the right moment and avoid the final damage!

Comments

the technique isnt used to avoid the SSA breaking, it is used to avoid being hit by the last damage field entirely.

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In fact, the two points are connected. The primary purpose of the technique is to prevent damage from the last fire field, but the reason this happens is because of how the SSA works. The amulet has a slight delay before it is consumed, and by removing it at the right time, the damage is simply not applied. This, in turn, also prevents the SSA from breaking at that moment. So while the focus may prevent the damage, the net result is that the amulet remains intact.