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The +2 isn't for every die you roll, it's for each additional set of damage dice rolled, as worded in the feat. The distinction is key, otherwise you get massive damage bonuses like your players are insisting.
Whether it's a Dagger or a Huge-sized Greatsword, the damage bonus from Devastating Strike is the same.
Using Vital Strike? You get +2.
Using Improved? You get +4.
Using Greater? You get +6.
And nothing more after that.
So I have one Issue in my campaign and this has been a Debate. All the party members agree that Devastating strike does in fact dishout massive Damage. After reading the Feat (Whenever you use Vital Strike, Improved Vital Strike, or Greater Vital Strike, you gain a +2 bonus on each extra weapon damage dice roll those feats grant (+6 maximum). This bonus damage is multiplied on a critical hit.) To me It sounds like you only get a +6 bonus damage and that is it. But the Party members say that Its actually +2 per extra die rolled for Vital Strike, Then +4 for Improved Vital Strike and Last but not least +6 for Greater. So my Issue is If its +6 per die of bonus dmg then a Large Greatsword that deals 4d6 + bonus. If it does Devastating Strike then Its going to be 16d6 with the Bonus 6 damage per die equaling out to 72 Bonus Damage.
So How does Devastating Strike Work, I really want to know because that would mean that Monsters can do the Exact same thing. Please help
The players are making Devastating Strike actually devastating. But the feat isn't that good: only adds +2, +4, or +6 sadly. Not so devastating sadly.
Makes me wonder why they phrased like that. Why not just say that it's bonus damage? As a static number, it would automatically be multiplied through on z critical hit.
It's pretty devastating if you take Mythic Vital Strike.