Monk Epic Fist... is it REALLY that good?

[Nordenwatch]

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

Adamantite Club - 67% haste = 14.970059880239521 delay

Epic Fist - 67% haste = 9.580838323353294

It does not matter how fast or slow the weapon is.

The delay reduction factor is the same, it does not matter what the delay of the weapon is.

10 delay weapon - 0% haste = 10 delay = 60 swings per minute
10 delay weapon - 100% haste = 5 delay = 120 swings per minute

20 delay weapon - 0% haste = 20 delay = 30 swings per minute
20 delay weapon - 100% haste = 10 delay = 60 swings per minute

Only the ratio of the weapon matters but as has been stated the damage bonus does increase the DPS on slower weapons because it is being applied more often.

Yeah the delay reduction is the same, but higher delay weps generally have higher damage and a better ratio for being slower. For example: 15/25 (ac) or 17/28 (sos) is a .6 ratio and a .607 ratio respectively, while the epic fist is a .56 ratio. (9/16) And since the delay itself is larger, the reduction of time between swings is larger per haste percentage point. 1% of haste for a 9/16 wep is 0.08 delay off, while for a AC its 0.125 delay off.

While damage bonus is being applied more often, does it offset the difference in damage bonus that exists between a higher delay wep and a lower delay wep? I'm not entirely sure what dmg bonus fists have but I assume its fairly low cause the delay is so low.