Add to that the fact that if you sing Psalm instead any un-engaged mobs are
also taking the 8dmg per attack round. So with Psalm you are effectively
doing a TON more dmg (added benefit: If you managed not to get them aggro
to you the psalm should keep them locked on whoever they're attacking since
they 'think' they're taking the dmg from the person they're hitting).
Something to think about...
----- Original Message -----
From: <kim@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [eqbards] L46 weapon effectiveness.
> From: <kim@...>
>
> David found an error in my logfile (I'd cut it at the wrong
> place and accidently included some Wakizashi data). It
> explains the dual wield discrepency, and the somewhat large
> difference in proc rate. Here's the corrected comparison:
>
> With the Yak in my primary hand at 87 str, 119 dex, I got:
>
> Ykesha (8/24) in primary
> 9223 damage
> 508 hits (56.0%)
> 399 misses (44.0%)
> 20 procs unresisted
> 22 procs resisted
> avg dam/hit = 18.2
> melee damage = 4.24 dam/sec (including misses)
> melee damage = 7.56 dam/sec (hits only)
> melee damage + procs = 4.93 dam/sec (including misses)
> proc rate = 1 per 51.8 sec (1 per 44.0 sec adjusted for Celerity)
> = 1 per 21.6 swings
>
> With the Yak in my primary hand at 161 str, 131 dex, I got:
>
> Ykesha (8/24) in primary
> 6370 damage
> 331 hits (57.2%)
> 248 misses (42.8%)
> 11 procs unresisted
> 13 procs resisted
> avg dam/hit = 19.2
> melee damage = 4.58 dam/sec (including misses)
> melee damage = 8.02 dam/sec (hits only)
> melee damage + procs = 5.18 dam/sec (including misses)
> proc rate = 1 per 57.9 sec (1 per 46.3 sec adjusted for Warsong)
> = 1 per 24.1 swings
>
> The difference is large enough to likely be statistically
> significant (5% increase in avg damage/hit). OTOH, we're
> talking about +74 str here, nearly doubling my strength. And
> the data for the secondary weapon remains the same - no
> increase due to str.
>
> To put it in perspective, getting all these str buffs
> increased my melee damage by 0.23 points/sec, or only
> 0.7 points/mob attack round. If I'd played Psalm instead and
> the mob landed an average of 1 hit per round, that'd be an
> increase of 8 points/mob attack round. Heck, Bellow would've
> been 20 points/mob attack round if not resisted. It's not as
> bad if you're grouped (other melee classes hit for more damage
> so the same % increase translates into a larger points/sec
> figure), but Chant is still off my list.
>
> I'll have to do some more tests on the Allizewsaur to get a
> better sample size.
>
> --
> John H. Kim
> kim@...
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