Damage and Increase

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Damage noun - Something that causes loss or pain.

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Increase is an antonym for damage in use topic.

Nearby Words: damaged, damaging, damageable

Increase noun - Something added (as by growth).

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Damage is an antonym for increase in decline topic.

average	average damage	average increase
moderate	moderate damage	moderate increase
considerable	considerable damage	considerable increase
visible	visible damage	visible increase
Other adjectives: actual, massive, large, big, huge, little, permanent, major, minor, less, minimal, further, extra, significant, ridiculous, immense, greater, random, double, resulting, overall.

value	damage value	increase value
reputation	damage reputation	increase reputation
area	damage area	increase area
amount	damage amount	increase amount
Other words: time, health, bar, points, stats.

The Death Wish difficulty can be seen as this, as the only way it makes cops harder to fight is to significantly increase their health and damage and increase the spawn rates of specials.

Source: Video Game / PAYDAY 2
Multiplayer in Mass Effect 3 uses a similar system, in that the items that increase power damage, recharge times, and total shield power all use the armour slot - so characters based off of power combos or sheer damage will have to make a trade-off when it comes to powers, weapons, and Hit Points.

Source: Armor and Magic Don't Mix
Since damage is based on (STR + ATK - enemy DEF), this generally means a 5-6x increase in damage.

Source: Game Breaker / Role Playing

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