Your abysmal rate of max hits indicates Mr Turtle has extraordinarily high ac. That, along with level, is a but one component of the equation. I get a much higher percentage of max hits hunting dark blues deep in the bowels of seb than you got on Mr Turtle. This mob is well known to be an anomaly that doesn’t follow the rules.
Mr Turtle is a great target for comparing weapon setup vs weapon setup dps for sure. He is not an ideal target for parsing the functional difference 20 str will net you. Looking at it in reverse, he also would not be a good target for parsing the benefits of higher scaling armor class values on a tank in defensive parses. Your results ain’t gonna translate to how well 100-300 ac will help you tanking high level dark blue mobs or Avatar of War. The level gap is too large.
Go find a dark blue con mob. The closer you can get to your level without making the completion of the parse/test super annoying or time consuming the better.
Whatever the results of your test, it will be a much more valid point to use as a starting point for then discussing the relative value of a little bit more total mana vs higher permanent damage output and better weight carrying capacity on a low strength race.
I applaud your effort man. I do. Re-doing your test on an appropriate target will take a fraction of the time you are spending typing replies in this thread.
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