Are there any tools to simulate/gauge DPS?

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

So then how does it work? You have the same two weapons, but keeping the faster one in primary is the best way? Or is it keeping the best Dps-ratio weapon in primary the best way to go?

It depends. A fine steel dagger won't beat out much of anything worth looting even though it's one of the fastest weapons available.

The following is heavily influenced by damage tables, attack buffs, and mob AC, but it's an easy way to look at the weapons for comparison: multiply the weapon damage by two then add the damage bonus. Divide that number by the delay for a ratio appropriate to the primary. For the secondary, multiply the damage by two but do not add the damage bonus.

My mind has drawn a blank on weapons in classic, so I'll use fine steel as an example at level 50 (8 damage bonus).

Scimitar: 5 dmg, 24 delay. Ratio in primary: 0.75. Ratio in secondary: 0.42

Longsword: 6 dmg, 28 delay. Primary: 0.71. Secondary: 0.43

Fine steel dagger: 3 dmg 19 delay. Primary: 0.74. Secondary: 0.32.

The longsword has the better dmg/delay ratio, so it's the best weapon for offhand. However, even though the fine steel dagger is much faster, its pitiful ratio means that the slower scimitar is better in the primary and secondary.

In truth, low level characters would benefit more from a damage bonus, but since the damage bonus doesn't even shot up until 28, this is the easiest method that doesn't demand very involved equations.