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Originally Posted by godbox
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can you explain the reasoning for that. like I said I got mixed messages some people said ratio, although i didnt understand why speed is as important in offhand and others said high dmg
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Some people think that offhands only have a chance to attack when the mainhand attacks. So those people try to use fast mainhands and high-damage offhands, thinking that they will get more chances for their offhand to hit hard.
They don't understand how dualwield works though. Dualwield causes your offhand to swing independently of your mainhand, whenever you have autoattack on. Because of this, the best ratio possible should be used in offhand so that you can get the best damage over time whenever dualwield does work (again, it works or doesn't work on it's own, based off the offhand weapon's delay) to cause offhand swings.
No damage bonus on offhand, so faster offhands don't do more damage just because they are fast. When you have the choice, as a rogue, I'd go with the slowest weapon possible that has the best ratio for your offhand. Faster weapons contribute to push, which generally annoys me because it makes me have to reposition for BS more often but can be nice when it interrupts spellcasters, but slower weapons cause you to take less damage from damage shields and when you are being faced by the mob they cause you to get riposted somewhat less also.
SCD has the best ratio in a droppable I believe, apart from edge of the nightwalker which is the same ratio with better stats but at 6-7x the price.