You are definitely correct, in a group there are more swings thereby
negating the problem of variation from average. The larger the group, the
less variability long delay weapons can introduce if used by multiple
people. That means you lose less predictability in a large group and so can
more readily take advantage of the harder hitting slower weapons.
Kitasi
-----Original Message-----
From: James Schuldes [mailto:
jgs@...]
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 3:08 PM
To: '
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Subject: RE: Dual Wield (Was:Re: [eqbards] pvp bard song suggestions)
From: James Schuldes <
jgs@...>
Ok, I buy into this but in the 'real world' errr 'cuse me in Norrath when
you are in a party and u got a healer - I think it would be good to have
some hvy dmg blades be swinging as well as some lighter but fast ones. Does
having more ppl swing the weps make a diffierence?
Sylly
p.s. plus it does look impressive to see your pallie pal lean back and heft
that BIBS or your evil SK cousin whacking away with that dark reaver -
-----Original Message-----
From: Kimes, Dean W. [mailto:
Dean_Kimes@...]
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 3:54 PM
To: '
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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
-----Original Message-----
From: CMai [mailto:
CMai@...]
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 2:49 PM
To: '
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Subject: RE: Dual Wield (Was:Re: [eqbards] pvp bard song
suggestions)
From: CMai <
CMai@...>
<snip>
I still maintain JM was in error here. More chances to hit
only lowers deviation from the average - that is, you're
more
likely to get average results. Sometimes that is a good
thing, but it is not advantageous as a general rule. A
higher
deviation just means you're further away from the average -
you're more likely to do worse than average, but you're just
as more likely to do *better* than average.
--
John H. Kim
kim@...
<snip>
I agreed with John here. The higher dmg weapon is better
than the faster
weapon when the dmg ratio are the same. I used to used a
Demon claw and a
Silver war axe. That was fast. But now that I have the
crystalline blade
and the black enamel mace I find the later weapons a lot
more efficient. I
have no scientific facts except that with the Crys blade and
mace the MOBs
seems to hate me a lot more than when I was fighting with
Claw and axe.
Same mob at same lvl.
Your Friendly Rogue and Bard
Hammerpaw and Syren Wind
Bad Apple, The Rathe
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