Tank Spec Commando's Using Rifle?

[Martin Tander]

If SL is like PL (like Elly, haven't been able to play), DPS is overrated. DPS in PL is against air and does not take enemy armor into account. Weapons with high base damage almost always outperform weapons with low base damage but maybe higher DPS, once you subtract enemy armor from the base damage.

Base damage (and again like Elly indirectly said, higher skill damage) > DPS all day, every day...if SL follows the same mechanics. Unless said DPS weapon has some kind of debuff/buff bonus.

I saved your comparison, one sec..

Edit:

I knew this would be handy

Hmm....so let's pretend in BS that an enemy has 120 armor.


When equipped on my dual spec build with a 1 dodge, 9 armor ring, Royal Sewer BFH has 183-213 dmg (198 avg), the Gurgox has 214-299 (251 avg)


(Effective damage = Avg weapon damage - enemy armor)


Gurg Hammer effective damage = 251-120 = 131
Royal Sewer BFH effective damage = 198-120 = 78


Gurg Hammer true effective DPS = Effective dmg/weap speed = 131/1.4 = 93.6
Royal Sewer BFH true effective DPS = 78/1.0 = 78


So even with slow-as-dirt speed, Gurg Hammer beats the Royal Sewer BFH. I know the Sewer has some procs though, I forget which.


Royal Sewer BFH = higher dodge, h/s, armor
Gurg = higher hit, crit, more "true" DPS

Btw u wrong about gurg hammer bro u just check skill dmg when u have ff(fortified is better or just bellow) set and u see ur gurgy does 260 dmg when ff sword does 300) hammer is good for elf or bird not a bear cuz most likely u use skills not just attack