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Old 12-20-2012, 01:09 PM
Droog007 Droog007 is offline
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Originally Posted by falkun [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
And this is because STR caps at 255, while ATK can be stacked ad infinitum. Then you realize how stupidly easy STR is to stack to cap, and ATK becomes the stat you are swapping STR gear out for. That and possibly resist gear. It only gets easier with Velious gear.
I disagree. I was well under 255 STR at the time I am referring to (Kunark era, doing only some classic raid content). Many people claimed that ATK was ATK, wether it came from worn/buffed STR, or Avatar, or Vengeance II, or whatever. I don't believe that is true. The ATK rating you see go up when you add STR is a composite and the math is much more complicated than that.

Not saying that STR is meaningless - but the way it adds to your damage output is inferior to "pure" ATK rating mods.