Shaman meleeing 1-50: 1hand/shield or 2hand?

[Phenyo]

1hp till damage cap is lifted 20+

[Triiz]

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

1hp till damage cap is lifted 20+

Shaman damage cap isn't lifted at 20+ anymore.


These are the weapon damage caps that Demonstar55 said Live had, and Haynar thanked Demonstar55 for his input when he patched them. I'm not 100% sure all of them are exactly the same, but I know a monk can't get max damage from an IFS until 30+ and a 60 caster with a Rod of Annihilation is treated as if the weapon is 40/40.

Level <10
Caster - 6
Priest - 9
All Else -10

Level 10-19
Caster - 10
Priest - 12
All Else -14

Level 20-29
Caster - 12
Priest - 20
All Else -30

Level 30-39
Caster - 18
Priest - 26
All Else -60

Level 40+
Caster - 40
Priest - 80
All Else -200

[samkds]

I would do, if your budget permits.

1-10 Jade Mace
20-30 PWC
30+ GFG

[loramin]

This is a trick question: in practice there is very little difference in DPS/leveling rate between Shaman melee weapons.

I'm not saying there's no difference ... I'm just saying you'll spend more time thinking about the decision than you will save from picking the "correct" weapon.

[Frug]

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

Shaman damage cap isn't lifted at 20+ anymore.


These are the weapon damage caps that Demonstar55 said Live had, and Haynar thanked Demonstar55 for his input when he patched them. I'm not 100% sure all of them are exactly the same, but I know a monk can't get max damage from an IFS until 30+ and a 60 caster with a Rod of Annihilation is treated as if the weapon is 40/40.

Even the wiki isn't right. My 25 monk with a staff of battle has an alleged "30" damage cap, but he hits for more than 60 pretty frequently. He's hit into 100+, though not often.

Granted, he hits for 60 more often than anything else, but that's hardly the "cap". I don't think at 25 he gets any innate bonuses, right?