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Message ID: 10763
Date: Tue Nov 30 20:04:02 GMT 1999
Author: Ryan Honeyman
Subject: RE: Great post on item balancing (Long)


> You have an extra SWA rotting away in the bank? <cough> Have you gotten
> too many blows to the head that you have forgotten? Or is it because you
> don't have that nice head piece you wanted so badly a couple months ago
> <grins> to protect your noggin?

hehe. Yeah I still owe you something for that, hmmm. I gave
my last one away =( But I'll get one from Sog or drag myself
into the throne room for another. Can you send me a list of
some other things you were looking for privately?

> I'd sure like to try that axe and see if it's better than my St-o-Wr. Esp
> dual wielded with the Staff instead of my Dirk.

Is it better than SWA, hmm..

Silvery War Axe, 6/22
Staff of Writhing, 9/33 proc 48 dmg.

(floor(6 * (37/10)) + 1) every (22/10) seconds = 10.45 dmg/sec
(floor(9 * (37/10)) + 1) every (33/10) seconds = 10.30 dmg/sec (+ proc)

The ratio is ever so slightly better, plus I think the staff
looks silly on a bard. But that said, the proc aint bad at all.
I use one for practice only, now that I'm 200 1hb I really don't
need to practice with it anymore, since 1hb is not the most
powerful weapon class we can use for the time being. But for the
final decision, I dunno - axe for looks? staff for slight dmg
increase, pending the proc goes off enough? Maybe axe for casters
to interrupt them more? I dunno.

> There's a Tier'Dal Rapier thing that bards can wield but mine is rotting in
> the bank.

My tainted teir'dal rapier (5/19, dex2 agi5 dis-5) is collecting dust
too.

Harmonic.