monk ratios, primary and offhand choices

[DeathsSilkyMist]

I'll keep things as simple as possible to show why Troxx is confused, and is taking what I said out of context.

Troxx likes to use the concept of variance in data as a method to discredit all data. Whenever data is provided, he will claim variance has made it unusable in some manner. This variance could be in the parse itself, like a parse was lucky or too short. This variance could be in mob variety, where you must parse 100 mobs before he will recognize a pattern.

He will basically keep asking you to get more data, and then claim it isn't good enough once you've collected the data. He uses this tactic because eventually you get to a point where you cannot collect enough data to satisfy his constantly moving goalposts. At that point he can pretend to be the victor, and move on. This is due to his ego not allowing him to admit he was wrong.

If you take a look at this post: https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...&postcount=402 you will see that I got the same DPS results from a 3 minute parse as I did with two sets of 10 minute parses across two different mobs. The chances of this happening purely by luck is small. This means the average DPS from my data is probably correct for both weapon sets. That is the context for the quote below, where I was looking at the normal distribution average. The "effect" I was referring to can be found here https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...&postcount=409 :

For the vast majority of mobs, I doubt you will see this effect in any significant way, as my data is comparing a level 5 and a level 50. AoW is one exception to the rule for sure, which everybody has always agreed.

However, it is also possible that you can get a lucky or unlucky parse in any single fight. I was talking about this earlier in the thread:

It is true. If you fight 2 mobs, you'll probably get 1 below average fight, and 1 above average fight with 2h. This averages out to the middle. This is why you always pick whichever weapons have the better average when killing a lot of mobs.

When you are fighting 1 mob that spawns every 7 days, you don't want to get the below average fight. Unless your guild wipes and is able to try again, you won't get a second fight to average it out.

That is why I provided the second set of parses, to ensure that my 3 minute parse wasn't significantly different from the average.

Troxx doesn't seem to realize that two things can be true at once. You can recognize that the normal distribution of DPS between Weapon A and Weapon B is similar. You can also recognize that you will get individual fights that are above or below the average with either weapon. If Weapon A does 30 DPS, and weapon B does 30 DPS, you want to pick the weapon that is less likely to get an unlucky parse. That is all I was saying earlier.

Now, back to the conversation:

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

I've given data showing Troxx is wrong about Corudoth. It is a valid parse target:

https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...&postcount=402

I explained to him why he is seeing these results from Corudoth:

https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...&postcount=409

If Troxx wants to provide parses of different mobs using the same 1h and 2h setup that puts my conclusion into question, I would love to see it!