Trying to think of a slightly different build for my assassin and need help with numbers for DPS

[Salat]

<DIV>Ok, I been trying to find a way to squeeze more dps out.  And I am wondering, how much of a difference it would make if I started losing a little str to gain more melee crit chance.  I use GDoH in main hand, and using adamtine dagger for just its stats to attributes.  But I have other off hand wapons I could put there like Qeynos Cutluss that has a higher max damage.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Now, I realize with GDoH I need haste.  I have cloak of fire with 25% haste on it.  And I just need Talendor for the neck/wrist item 22% haste.  Granted I can only use one of them.  I have the Rallos Zek cloak, that has that proc on it.  So, not sure which cloak will be better once I kill Talendor to get  that item for DPS.  That proc or the 3% more haste.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Now, you can get neck adornments made that give 2% haste or melee crit chance.  Both are legendary adornments, and the haste adornments actually stack.  You can put the haste neck adornment on the DT access reward, and then requip it on your wrist with that adornment for haste, or melee crit.  The hand of glory final reward is a decent ear ring that has melee crit chance 1% on it.  One of the named werewolfs in loping plains give a leather tunic reward that is treasured, with ok stats but also has melee crit chance 1% on it.  So I could go with melee crit chance of 6% with like -10 str and 22 haste with a Rallos cloak proc.  Or go 6% crit chance 25 haste with cloak of flames.  Or just make the neck adornments haste, and have 2% melee crit chance but an addtionally 4 haste to either combo of cloak of flames or DT access reward.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>At first I thought 1% to 2% of melee crit is just a waste.  And it isnt something I am really going to notice soloing or grouping, cause well that part of the game is no real challenge, besides trying to solo names I shoudnt be, or like Nizara or Castle Mistmoore with a mediocre group.  But on raids, I am wondering if it would add up over the longer fights?  How much damage would I lose or gain with GDoH criting slightly more but at a slightly less haste?  And is that proc on Rallos cloak more damage over raiidng then 3% haste of Cloak of Flames?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Now, I suck at crunching numbers.  I have ACT oarser, newest version.  But when raiding, it really bogs down my system running ACT, EQ2 with /log on, and also Ventrillo.  I have to be in Vent, and I have to play EQ2 so I cant really do the parser.  And I really suck, once again, at crunching numbers.  Then I have to take into account which group buffs I had on me, which differs for me on raids, even if the same zone, different week. Was hoping maybe someone else has either done the math, or maybe is also curious that has the time and EQ2 maths skills to figure it out.</DIV>

[Obsi]

<P>I am on the same path. I will try to get as many +crit i can get.</P> <P>13,9 from KoS AA</P> <P>2%+1% mark (1 from adornment)</P> <P>2% cloak (for testing purpose only atm  cause it gives also 25 haste but i have 23 on wrist too and cant remove the wrist or i loose 1% crit adornment- the item being neck and wrist its the only one i can adorn with +1% crit)</P> <P>1% on one earring </P> <P>2% on other earring (league)</P> <P>2% on a wrist (league)</P> <P>1% on wrist (adornment)</P> <P> </P> <P> So i end with 24,9% chance to crit ... i am gonna parse a week or two and then we will see. </P> <P>First thing is compared to other assassins that dont aim at crit buff for their items i loose something like 50 str on average (80 if u get those 30ish jewelery).</P> <P>From my first tests it looks like ... guess what ...  it doesnt work. But i will run it over 2 weeks to make sure.</P> <P> </P> <P> PS : was told of a dual that add +2% crit chance but couldnt get it. Also found a bp, a helmet and some boots with +1% but the stats loss is too big to make em usable.</P><p>Message Edited by Obside on <span class=date_text>12-20-2006</span> <span class=time_text>03:01 AM</span>

[khufure]

I decided the 2x2% haste is not worth it compared to 2x10%dps.  Jury still out on crit %.  I'm poor or I'd run a week of raids on both.<div></div>

[Skratttt]

<DIV>10% dps for us is good when in a group with no dps buffs</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I got a neck item/neck wrist/and neck waist item i can adorn with dps i</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ok lets say we got a 2k dps pie at the moment...and say im over the 100 dps mark (which normally am since i get grouped with inq in group most of time)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>After that it becomes a 2.5% buffx3 = 7.5% auto atack dps boost...auto atack is arround 25% of my dps(500 ish ) so its a 1.87 overal dps(now at 537dps) improovement for 3 dps buff slots..now my dps should go up to 2037</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Same pie but now we add 1% mele crits in same slot</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If you buff those 3 slots with 1% crit its .88 increase in dmg per point for GDoH and.78 from DoN so arround a 2.5% increase in auto atack dmg (512 dps now)....BUT also arround 60% of the rest of your dmg also benefits at a .66 rate so you get a 1.98% increase from your combat arts (excluding mark poison procs ect and bow atacks whenever you use) so in theory your CA dps is now 1224...total dps 2036 ......lol so atm as it stands 10% dps FTW..... much cheaper ...but in certain situations will be much less usefull than 1% crit...honestly it should be 2% crit for fabled adornments lol</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Im sleepy...someone correct me <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV>

[Kimira]

Dps doesen't scale up much right now even with self buffed dps+acrylia ring. 25% solo melee crits ftw with rallos zek cloak <div></div>