monk q: 1-hs or 2-hs for duoing?

[Rayge]

Hey all, I'd like some input on monk weapons. I'm an iksar monk, currently lv. 24, duoing with my pal (a 24 shm). I've come into some plat, and i'm looking at upgrading my weapons. Here's what I've been using:

sap of piety, fighting baton
adamantite bo stick

and if I were to upgrade I would go to either of these:

2 trance sticks
Wu's Quivering Staff

At first I ofc wanted a set of trance sticks, but I was told that once I get riposte and such, I'll duo way better with the quivering staff. Any advice or information would be appreciated. thanks!

[Rejuvenation]

Quivering staff will be much more bang for your buck than 2 trance sticks.

[Mardur]

Wu's Quivering Staff Advantages: Higher DPS, less ripostes from mobs, better ripostes from yourself, less damage from DSes.

2x Trance Stick Advantages: Much better aggro.

[Rayge]

Originally Posted by Rejuvenation [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Quivering staff will be much more bang for your buck than 2 trance sticks.

I would tend to agree, but setting the price difference aside, I'd like to know if there's going to be a noticeable difference between the 1-h and 2-h options.

Originally Posted by Mardur [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Wu's Quivering Staff Advantages: Higher DPS, less ripostes from mobs, better ripostes from yourself, less damage from DSes.

2x Trance Stick Advantages: Much better aggro.

that makes teh Q staff sound pretty good.

[Mardur]

What's the price difference between 1 Quivering Staff and 2 Trance Sticks?

[Rayge]

Originally Posted by Mardur [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What's the price difference between 1 Quivering Staff and 2 Trance Sticks?

My rough estimate puts 2 trance sticks at around 4kpp total, with a single qstaff at between 1.5k-2kpp total.

[Comapavik]

What lvl does trance stick proc? Until then it isn't really much of an upgrade. You will see instant results from the q staff.

[Mardur]

Weird, on Tunare Quivering Staffs were like 2x the price of Trance Sticks. Maybe the rarity is a bit off here. Quivering Staff was definitely rarer than Trance Sticks.

Originally Posted by Comapavik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What lvl does trance stick proc? Until then it isn't really much of an upgrade. You will see instant results from the q staff.

Good point, procs at 35.

[garyogburn]

Ive been hunting in CoM since my shaman has gotten into the 50s, and ive been lucky enough to come across a quivering staff and 1 wu stick. my monk is 26, and it seems the 2hb does alot more dps at this point.

Later when damage bonuses are taken into account, i think the sticks might come out ahead because of the procs and quick ratio.

[Rayge]

Originally Posted by Mardur [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Weird, on Tunare Quivering Staffs were like 2x the price of Trance Sticks. Maybe the rarity is a bit off here. Quivering Staff was definitely rarer than Trance Sticks.

I was surprised when I asked around also. from what I gather, 1-h monk is more popular than 2-h, and demand drove the price of teh trance sticks up. Plus there are lots of 2-hb options that are competitive with Qstaffs, where trance sticks are basically 'the' cheap pre raid 1-hb as far as I can tell.

Originally Posted by Comapavik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What lvl does trance stick proc? Until then it isn't really much of an upgrade. You will see instant results from the q staff.

trance sticks proc at 35, which also is the level I will get riposte at iirc, so both weapons will see a boost at 35.