[Schortt]

Pre-50, even after all the damage caps are off, a tstaff will still parse slightly better but yes, the price is all about post-50 and the proc. If you're twinking a monk and can't afford a tstaff right away it's no big deal, but if you can you might as well get one cause it's the best droppable 2HB available once you're out of damage cap land and really something even epic monks should keep handy for the proc. IFS or better yet a Peacebringer are both good stand-ins until you can afford/use one.