Name of item with issue: Battle Manuals (Most, if not all of them)
Type of Issue: Item's description.
Describe the issue: I want to suggest re-writing the descriptions of battle manuals to more accurately portray the correct bonus that they give out and help avoid confusion.
> I believe majority of all the confusion comes from the use of 1 particular word:
"...Increases the rate of experience gained by n%..." as seen in Battle Manual X3
That is mainly because 'increase by' as a phrase often refers to addition on top of a base amount. (a + n)
Example:
5 Apples increased by 3 = 8
5 Apples increased by +300% = 20
So when you say "Increases the rate of experience gained by 300%", people interpret it as:
"x + (300% of x)"
> What I believe we should instead use is:
"...Increases the rate of experience gained to n%..." as seen in HE Battle Manual Plus
Here, 'increase to' as a phrase often refers to addition resulting in a new amount. (a + b = is now n)
Example:
5 Apples increased to 8 = 8
5 Apples increased to +300% = 15
This is much closer to the items' actual effects, like with BMX3 where 300% is seen as a final result, but the actual bonus to exp is +200%
> As an additional measure for clarity, you could always state the actual bonus at the bottom of the description.
Examples of the proposed new description:
Battle Manual X3
This well written, detailed manual explains Extremely Efficient battle methods.
Class: Stat Boost
Weight: 1
Increases the rate of experience gained to 300% for 30 minutes.
HE Battle Manual
This well written, detailed manual explains high efficiency battle methods.
Class: Stat Boost
Weight: 1
Increases the rate of experience gained to 200% for 15 minutes.