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Originally Posted by Fatty
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I'm having some difficulties determining which weapon for which hand for a 20ish monk. I've read and read, and keep in mind I am beyond bad in math.
From what I've been able to find out, you want the fastest weapon in the main hand and the best ratio in the offhand.
In addition, I found that to find the DPS of a weapon, you divide delay by damage.
I have a Wu's Trance Stick 7/18
I have a Knuckle Duster 14/28
By the math I have determined that the DPS is:
Wu's = .388
Knuckle = .5
So the Knuckle Duster is the more damaging weapon.
Next, I found out that to calculate "best ratio" by taking the weapon's damage and dividing it by the weapon's delay.
By the math I have determined the following:
Wu's = 2.57
Knuckle = 2
I don't know if the higher number or lower number is the "best ratio". I don't even know if the formula above is correct since I seem to have found some conflicting information on the web.
Basically, I need to know if a higher or lower number is better for "best ratio" and if the formulas are correct. Thanks for the help
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Well, let's just be clear here...
Your first equation is:
Damage / Delay
Your second equation is:
Delay / Damage
Trying to say that the first calculation and the second calculation represent different things is just kind of a misunderstanding here. If a "Good" result of the first equation is a higher number, than by virtue of the fact that the second equation is simply the first one flipped, then a "Good" result for the second equation
must be a lower number.
Realistically though the second equation is just a weird way of looking at your damage/delay ratio.
The first equation is the only equation that matters.
In EverQuest, it's generally accepted that your best ratio weapon goes into your offhand. Your mainhand should either be a weapon of equal ratio that's faster, or a lower ratio that's faster (by virtue of the fact that your best ratio should
always be in your offhand).
The faster / lower ratio mainhand is to allow the float "Damage Bonus" stat you get as you level up on your main-hand is applied as many times as possible.
In your case, Wu's Trance Stick should be in your mainhand because
the ratio is worse than the knuckle duster AND it's faster. When you get a weapon with a better ratio than the knuckle duster, you should then move the knuckle duster to your main hand and use the better ratio weapon in your offhand.
I'm sure there are caveats to this rule, but as a general rule of thumb it's pretty easy to follow: best ratio in offhand, preferably faster lower ratio weapon in main-hand.
The only time I could imagine not following that rule is if the higher ratio weapon is also substantially faster than the other, you'd be gaining more DPS that way I believe.