How does the BR 'cap' in OW actually work

[Jeheil]

Can anyone explain the BR 1.5x thing, i get the intent but not the actual maths (due to me being derp most likely)

 

Is it you cannot join a battle and essentially increase the battle rating for one side by 150%, to enter it must be less than that ? or is it 50% ?

 

So by example, I am in a 200 versus 300 BR fight (lets say a mission or a one on one), I am the 200.

 

So in this case the BR is already 1 to 1.5.

 

• Does this mean no others can joint the battle ? (already 'BR capped')
• Does this mean others can join the battle as long as they dont tip the BR beyond 1 to 3.0 (additional 150%), so another 300 BR
• Does this mean others can join the battle as long as they dont tip it beyond 2.25 (additional 50%), so another 150BR

 

Please if possible, state if 'you KNOW' it works this way versus you THINK it works this way...and lets avoid QQ about the change, thats another topic

[Catastrophy]

I THINK others can join as long as no side tips the balance over the 1.5x BR. So I THINK someone could join your side, then another the other side etc. I am UNSURE if having already met the 1.5x BR as displayed in your example actually closes off the battle.

 

I KNOW that even if I knew about how it works, it'd take me a long time to figure out if I can join or not so I'd be probably an easy target in the OW while trying to calculate all the stuff.

[Babble]

So by example, I am in a 200 versus 300 BR fight (lets say a mission or a one on one), I am the 200.

 

So in this case the BR is already 1 to 1.5.

 

• Does this mean no others can joint the battle ? (already 'BR capped')
• Does this mean others can join the battle as long as they dont tip the BR beyond 1 to 3.0 (additional 150%), so another 300 BR
• Does this mean others can join the battle as long as they dont tip it beyond 2.25 (additional 50%), so another 150BR

 

Please if possible, state if 'you KNOW' it works this way versus you THINK it works this way...and lets avoid QQ about the change, thats another topic

 

So in your 200 vs 300 BR battle the battle is not capped.  

 

Currently no one could join to help your enemy because 300 is 1.5 times your BR, but

 

An Essex(200)  and a snow(50) could join to help you because 300 x 1.5 is 450 which is the enemy BR cap.

 

 

Now what is currently unclear is once they join and the battle is now 450 vs 300 in your favor can the enemy have a constitution(300) and a Merc (70) join to help him.    And so on and so on.  Snow balling into a massive battle.

 

That might be cool but IMO  not placing silly BR restrictions on open world fighting is a far better tact.

[Hethwill, the Red Duke]

During the two minutes ships can join as long as the 1:1.5 is not broken. After 2 minutes it closes. So theoretically you can join to balance during that time frame.

[The Spud]

But if I have read it correctly if lets say a 10 ship Conni fleet tags a single enemy 3rd rate, and the 10 conni's are close enough to the tag they get dragged in. So you can still have a 10 vs 1 fight, but nobody can enter the battle on the conni side but they can on the 3rd rate side, but you can't exceed the BR difference of 1.5.

[Hethwill, the Red Duke]

Yes, they can enter to help the 3rd rate during the 2 minutes timer.