monk ratios, primary and offhand choices

[bcbrown]

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

I am saying 1h is not always worse than 2h.

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

My point has always been 1h is not always outclassed by by 2h.

For what it's worth, I think you've supported this point quite well. You've convinced me that while leveling through the 50s it's worth parsing both 1h and 2h to see how they compare.

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

As it stands - https://youtu.be/tVkVNorTzIQ this video shows Epic Fist + SoS beating IFS DPS-wise without fistweaving at level 52. DPS was matched with fistweaving.

However, you keep saying stuff like "DPS was matched with fistweaving" that is clearly untrue. There was a 3% difference in DPS between 2h fistweaving and dual weaving in your video -- 31.5 vs 30.67. Your evidence suggests that 2h with fistweaving has higher DPS than dual wielding.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

For what it's worth, I think you've supported this point quite well. You've convinced me that while leveling through the 50s it's worth parsing both 1h and 2h to see how they compare.

Agreed!

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

However, you keep saying stuff like "DPS was matched with fistweaving" that is clearly untrue. There was a 3% difference in DPS between 2h fistweaving and dual weaving in your video -- 31.5 vs 30.67. Your evidence suggests that 2h with fistweaving has higher DPS than dual wielding.

It was close enough. I don't think people are getting confused when I say DPS was matched when there is less than a 1 DPS difference. I posted the results, and people can see which number is slightly higher if they really want to draw that conclusion. With less than a 1 DPS difference I'd just go for whichever weapon is more fun for you.

And remember, not everybody fistweaves. Epic + SoS beat IFS by 500 damage without fistweaving at level 52. There are players like Toxigen who refuse to do it. They will want to know which weapon set is better without fistweaving.