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Originally Posted by Goregasmic
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Is it also taken into account that for a single encounter lasting only a few minutes, a potential miss streak on a slow 2 hander could hurt more than 1handers that would average better over a shorter period? If you're lucky the 2hander could also pay off but if people are going to be risk averse to that point on those raid mobs then they might want to not risk it with a swingy 2hander.
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Correct. 2h weapons are more swingy, where some fights are going to be well below average, and some fights are going to be well above average. After killing a few hundred XP mobs, the 2h weapon averages back out to the midpoint. This means when killing hundreds of XP mobs, you just want to pick whichever weapons give you the best average.
On high AC targets a good set of 1h weapons are going to be more consistent, and thus closer to the midpoint during any individual fight. In a scenario where losing the fight means you lose the kill to another guild, consistency is what you want.
High AC targets make the swingy nature of 2h weapons worse as well. This is because you are less likely to get a max hit, which would normally smooth out a previous miss or low damage hit.