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=== The Math of Warfare Link Bonuses ===

~~Now on to the numbers! If you've never dealt with them before, at first, that 2% Command~~ Bonus looks really crappy, but hang on that's just the base value. The base value is heavily modified by skills, ships, and implants. All gang modules rely on the Specialist skill for which it is named to determine its actual bonus, then that number has several percentage based variables applied to further increase it. I'll use a '''Siege Warfare Link - Shield Harmonizing(2%)''' module for this example.

==== Specialist Skill Bonus ====

Siege Warfare Specialist states that it gives a "100% bonus to effectiveness of siege warfare link modules per level". The module requires level 1 of this specialist skill to fit it at all, and with that level 1 the module only provides the 2% Command Bonus. At level 2 the skill would give 200% of that base 2% effect, making for and actual 4% Command Bonus. ~~You can easily see what follows~~: Actual Command Bonus = Base Command Bonus * Level of Specialist skill. ~~So my shield module here it's got a 2% base Command Bonus, and I have~~ Siege Warfare Specialist 5~~, so I get 2~~% * 5 = ~~'''10~~% ~~Command Bonus'''~~. ~~Ok, 10% is a lot better than 2%, right? Yes, but we're far from finished~~.

Two advanced leadership skills (known as "specialist" skills) significantly impact the bonuses provided by any Warfare Link. The first is the level of training for the related link itself (e.g., Siege Warfare Specialist). The other related skill is Warfare Link Specialist. Throughout this section, the Siege (shield) bonuses using a T2 Warfare Link and all Level V skills are calculated for illustrative purposes. To determine the actual bonuses of any one pilot, substitute the appropriate bonuses for themodule used and his skills into the formulas provided here.

The Siege Warfare Specialist states that it gives a "100% bonus to effectiveness of siege warfare link modules per level". The module requires level 1 of this specialist skill to fit it at all, and with that level 1 the module only provides the -2.5% Command Bonus. At level 2 the skill would give 200% of that base 2.5% effect, making for and actual -4% Command Bonus. The actual formula is obvious:

Actual Command Bonus = Base Command Bonus * Level of Specialist skill.

A pilot with Siege Warfare Specialist V would therefore provide an actual Command Bonus of:

Bonus = -2.5% * 5 = -12.5%

Remember that siege bonuses are negative. Other specialist skill bonuses will be positive.

==== Warfare Link Specialist Skill Bonus ====

Carrying on from that 10%, you can then add the Warfare Link Specialist skill. This skill gives an additional 10% per level to the modules effect. Unfortunately this is not added directly, but a percent of the current Command Bonus. If I have Warfare Link Specialist 5 That a 50% increase, or Actual Command Bonus = (Base Command Bonus * Level of Specialist Skill) * Percent of Warfare Link Specialist. e.g. (2% * 5) * 1.5 = '''15%'''. Now we're getting somewhere.

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 === The Math of Warfare Link Bonuses  ===
-Now on to the numbers! If you've never dealt with them before, at first, that 2% Command Bonus looks really crappy, but hang on that's just the base value. The base value is heavily modified by skills, ships, and implants. All gang modules rely on the Specialist skill for which it is named to determine its actual bonus, then that number has several percentage based variables applied to further increase it. I'll use a '''Siege Warfare Link - Shield Harmonizing(2%)''' module for this example.
+==== Specialist Skill Bonus ====
-Siege Warfare Specialist states that it gives a "100% bonus to effectiveness of siege warfare link modules per level". The module requires level 1 of this specialist skill to fit it at all, and with that level 1 the module only provides the 2% Command Bonus. At level 2 the skill would give 200% of that base 2% effect, making for and actual 4% Command Bonus. You can easily see what follows: Actual Command Bonus = Base Command Bonus * Level of Specialist skill. So my shield module here it's got a 2% base Command Bonus, and I have Siege Warfare Specialist 5, so I get 2% * 5 = '''10% Command Bonus'''. Ok, 10% is a lot better than 2%, right? Yes, but we're far from finished.
+Two advanced leadership skills (known as "specialist" skills) significantly impact the bonuses provided by any Warfare Link.  The first is the level of training for the related link itself (e.g., Siege Warfare Specialist). The other related skill is Warfare Link Specialist.  Throughout this section, the Siege (shield) bonuses using a T2 Warfare Link and all Level V skills are calculated for illustrative purposes.  To determine the actual bonuses of any one pilot, substitute the appropriate bonuses for themodule used and his skills into the formulas provided here.
+The Siege Warfare Specialist states that it gives a "100% bonus to effectiveness of siege warfare link modules per level". The module requires level 1 of this specialist skill to fit it at all, and with that level 1 the module only provides the -2.5% Command Bonus. At level 2 the skill would give 200% of that base 2.5% effect, making for and actual -4% Command Bonus. The actual formula is obvious:
+Actual Command Bonus = Base Command Bonus * Level of Specialist skill.
+A pilot with Siege Warfare Specialist V would therefore provide an actual Command Bonus of:
+Bonus = -2.5% * 5 = -12.5%
+Remember that siege bonuses are negative. Other specialist skill bonuses will be positive.
+==== Warfare Link Specialist Skill Bonus ====
 Carrying on from that 10%, you can then add the Warfare Link Specialist skill. This skill gives an additional 10% per level to the modules effect. Unfortunately this is not added directly, but a percent of the current Command Bonus. If I have Warfare Link Specialist 5 That a 50% increase, or Actual Command Bonus = (Base Command Bonus * Level of Specialist Skill) * Percent of Warfare Link Specialist. e.g. (2% * 5) * 1.5 = '''15%'''. Now we're getting somewhere.