At 60 the offhand swings 75% as much as the main hand. I spent half an hour on Bloodmaw parsing and that was the only thing I gleaned from it. Low 50’s I’d say 60% swing ratio is probably fairly close, if not 65%.
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In general whenever it is close, the tie for me goes to 2h. My best DW and 2h setups on paper are within about 3% but in practice best vs best parsed the 2h is about 10% better. I wish it wasn’t the case…DW is certainly fun. Also, with a ranger often rooting and bowing a bit becomes part of your play. Or casting a spell or two. In either case bow damage is bonused from the MH weapon, yet delay isn’t affected by the MH. While casting and DW’ing you will swing as soon as you are done casting, even fast spells are tough to cast without it impacting your dps. It’s a reason these days I might consider an argent protector over a woodsman. With that I think Firestrike is viable to use when mana isn’t an issue (ie 7 min spawn camping).
Really the best thing is just compare with your own parse. Or without a program, see on average how much hp you end a fight with using each setup (or how much you damage the npc until rooting is needed). Most people will do this a couple times and then make a blanket assessment. Folks like bcbrown will end up with far more notes and the ability to draw objective conclusions for their own needs. Or at least it will help make the time go by which is 99% of EQ anyways
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