Unarmed or Fist Weapons or 2h Staff

[vorek]

<p>I know this has been rehashed over and over, but I am looking for some current ideas.</p><p>*I have been gone for a year. My bruiser is 65 with 38 AAs.</p><p>I am currently fighting unarmed (no weapons) with 4/8/8/8 in STR line for the 96% chance to double and the big DPS boost.</p><p>Every skill is AD 1 or better, most are AD 3 or M1 and I have no trouble soloing blue ^^^ ( non-named) and white ^. I can take high yellows with no arrows with no issue either. (By no issue, I mean I lose less than 40% health without a mend)...All this while in AD3 OFFENSIVE stance. I am sure I can do even ^^^ in defensive.</p><p>My question is: Should I get a fabled 2H and switch to WIS (I think) or maybe 2 lego/fabled fists and go INT.</p><p>(I do not have a DPS parser installed to check that way, plus it is cost prohibitive to get fabled of the types I am not gonna use!)</p>

[Madmoon]

I think you have to see a DW DR over 56 and a 2H well into the 90s before it compares, though DPS rates are hard to gauge since a STR build is excellent against a single target whereas a WIS is more AoE.  Now, those are the DRs you need to see equal DPS to unarmed.  Imagine the DR/stat/proc combo you will need to get a return on your investment!  If you spend 15 plat to get a 95 DR bo that gives 20 STR and 20 AGI, is that worth the nominal increase in DPS?  Now, since you can't adorn your bare fists - except with the encrusted blood of your fallen foes - wielding weapons might allow you to fill in gaps that you could not otherwise.  Still, if I were returning, I might look to other areas - Adept3 and Master CAs, better armor, etc. - to spend my money first.