hehe we're agreeing with each other ;) I said that for us it's a personal
choice ;) Either keep Y'kesha's for the higher dmg or go with Waki's for
slightly less dmg but much lower taunt factor.

hehe we're saying the same thing ;)

~ L

> Kevin, I don't know about Rangers as I'd never play one ;) My post is
> regarding bards, and nowhere does it mention any other melee classes. I am
> fully aware of the capabilities of the other melee classes with double
> attack, riposte, etc., and if you think I meant general weapon damage

across

> all classes...well, this is a bard forum. I will always believe that is in
> *MY* best interest to not use Yaks because most of my time is spent on

large

> raids where I want as little attention to myself as possible. I have seen
> log analyes but have not performed any tests myself. I have seen both
> weapons compared endlessly with this person or that person comparing logs
> and analyzing with different formulas. I've seen tests where the yak beat
> out the wak, and I've seen tests where Waks beat out Yak with procs.
>
> Basically, I think it comes down to a trade off situation for us bards. At
> the lower levels of proccing (37-45) I loved my Ykeshas because most of my
> time was spent in guk or Sol B. After 46 when you start hitting the planes
> and go on FG/Phinigel raids regularly I think they become a liability. But
> hey - it's just my opinion, and I believe a Yak "vastly" outdamaging a wak
> in the hands of a bard can be considered exaggeration most of the time (in
> longer fights).
>
> Sartori D'Elsiraad <Legion>
> 50th Bard of Veeshan
>