Archery Def vs Archery Cor - Is it really that big of a damage difference?

[Zewks]

Looking at Mids, the numbers for the damage between the 2 ATs is pretty significant.  Almost double numerically in some cases.

 

Yet, I still see many players saying that the damage for archery on a Defender isnt that much less. Is this just false perception? I mean, here are a couple examples from mids:

 

Defender: Aimed Shot - 46.99 Lethal damage

Corruptor: Aimed Shot -  83.42 Lethal damage

 

Defender: Explosive Arrow - 14.1 smashing + 28.19 Lethal = 42.29 damage

Corruptor: Explosive Arrow - 12.51 smashing + 62.56 Lethal = 75.07 damage

 

If these numbers are accurate, Im not sure how anyone could claim that the damage felt pretty close to each other.

 

 

[Doomguide2005]

     I'm unable to look at Mids or in game currently but my understanding is the in game numbers include Scourge.  And likewise I don't know if or how it calculates for team size Vigilance damage bonus (Defender).  AFAIK with some variations by set the only real significant damage difference between a Defender vs Corruptor is going to occur with Kinetics with a saturated Fulcrum Shift owing to the Corruptor's higher damage cap.  500% vs 400%

 

Edit:  with Mids you also have to be careful with what's toggled on in the display including powers with procs etc., 

Edited May 21, 2022 by Doomguide2005
Typos and clarity

[VertigoIguana]

Mids has Scourge turned on by default I believe, so everything is showing as a crit.