> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kimes, Dean W. [SMTP:Dean_Kimes@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 4:54 PM
> To: 'eqbards@onelist.com'
> Subject: RE: Dual Wield (Was:Re: [eqbards] pvp bard song
> suggestions)
>
> From: "Kimes, Dean W." <Dean_Kimes@...>
>
> Lowering deviation from average however, does increase predictability
> which
> means less dying. The faster weapon means you'll die less from mobs you
> have easily killed before, while with a higher damage weapon you'll
> sometimes easily beat a white con andthen get thoroughly trounced by the
> same white con the very next time. Fast weapons are the best defense
> against clumpy random number generation. Missing 5 times in a row with my
> Dirk is meaningless in a fight where I have to hit 100 times anyway.
> Missing 5 straight times with a delay 45 weapon is equivalent to 10 plus
> straght misses and will cause death. Of course 5 straight hits are as
> advantageous as the misses are disad., but its the lack of predictability
> that kills. Can I take this blue dangerous? Only if I don't get bad
> luck,
> whereas with the faster wepon you generally know what you can handle and
> can't after trying it once.
>
> Kitasi the speed demon
>
>

One thing you may want to do, that I haven't done yet. Get one of
the log parsing programs. They show damage/time, as well as %hit, and
several other stats.. Try several different combinations of weapons, and
find which seems to be the best total damage/time

Bien -- Karana