monk ratios, primary and offhand choices

[Raralith]

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

We can use the linked post above to check TStaff's potential damage output:

46 weapon damage from the 2h in the linked post above divided by 29 weapon damage from TStaff is 1.58. The 221 max damage from the weapon example in the linked post above divided by 1.58 is 139.87.

(9 + 139.87) / 2 = 74.4 x 0.5 = 37.2 + 29 damage bonus = 66.2 damage

66.2 damage x 30 hits = 1986 damage compared to 2072 damage at least from FoN + Gharns. That damage value is a bit lower due to gharns having a slightly better ratio. I am also assuming a 50% dual wield chance, for the 2072 number, but it sounds like Monks have a higher dual wield chance than 50%. That would further increase the 2072 damage if true.

As you can see, you don't need a 1h weapon with a delay of 12 to out DPS a TStaff.

Assuming the numbers check out, a 2hb tstaff is 1,986 damage vs. Tunare + Vulak weapons are 2,072 damage ignoring procs on both ends and stats you gain. A 50k 2hb from KC vs two incredibly hard to obtain BIS does 4.3% more damage? I'm assuming that doesn't even factor in 2HB weaving? As a new monk player, unless I'm the 1%, I'm basically keeping my 2HB for the vast majority of fights because it'll be more DPS? That just sounds incredibly odd.