Best *purchasable* weapon(s) for an epic'd Monk?

[jpetrick]

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

everywhere i see people say epic first + 1hb dual wield outdps 2hb (such as tstaff), and tstaff is only good for solo/tank because of riposte and aggro proc

my question is, if epic dual wield outdps tstaff why would i use tstaff to solo? i know i take less damage with 2hb but i also deal much less dmg, throwing in the random chance of riposte happening (is it even frequent enough to make up for the dps difference?) - seem like epic dual wield soloing is probably more efficient?

so does tstaff come down to aggro element only? it is only good when you need to tank in a group?

Those people don’t know how to weaponswap properly or are just ignorant. Follow the advice of my first post.
You will do more damage weaponswapping a runed fighter staff or tranquil staff at 60 than you will with epic & a staff of shielding.
This gap will widen farther when damage bonuses on 2 handed weapons increase and triple attack is added.