2 blades with different delays?

[sokil]

<p>I have a blade that has 1.7sec delay and one that has 1.0sec delay (I duel weild). Does this mean they will both melee at 1.7 or the one blade will be almost twice as fast as the other one? What is the significance in relation to damage? I am DPS speced and never tank. Swash tree is reach and potency, Rouge tree is str and agi.</p><p> Blade one: Living stone blade</p><p>Blade Two: Right hand of the high priestess</p><p>Thanks in advance. </p>

[Rippitt]

Yes it will hit at different speeds, and yes it will be extremely detrimental to your DPS. Also consider you are using mis-matched AND low delay weapons, which is even worse. <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> Combinations you can get by with are like 2.0/4.0, 2.0/3.0, 3.0/4.0, but always try to match them up. <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Deaudlus]

<cite>Rippitt@Guk wrote:</cite><blockquote>Yes it will hit at different speeds, and yes it will be extremely detrimental to your DPS. Also consider you are using mis-matched AND low delay weapons, which is even worse. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img mce_tsrc=" />" /> Combinations you can get by with are like 2.0/4.0, 2.0/3.0, 3.0/4.0, but always try to match them up. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img mce_tsrc=" />" /></blockquote>Are 2 weapons on the same delay ok?  Or does "Always try to match them up" mean that the 2/4, 2/3 are ok, but 2 of the same is the best way to go?  I have been considering a set of the lvl 72 master crafter kurki's.  4.0 delay, nice stats and nice damage range.  I recently switched back to dual wield.

[Hamervelder]

<cite>Deaudlus wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Rippitt@Guk wrote:</cite><blockquote>Yes it will hit at different speeds, and yes it will be extremely detrimental to your DPS. Also consider you are using mis-matched AND low delay weapons, which is even worse. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img mce_tsrc=" />" /> Combinations you can get by with are like 2.0/4.0, 2.0/3.0, 3.0/4.0, but always try to match them up. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img mce_tsrc=" />" /></blockquote>Are 2 weapons on the same delay ok?  Or does "Always try to match them up" mean that the 2/4, 2/3 are ok, but 2 of the same is the best way to go?  I have been considering a set of the lvl 72 master crafter kurki's.  4.0 delay, nice stats and nice damage range.  I recently switched back to dual wield.</blockquote>I'm looking at the T8 Kukri as well.  I'll probably still fence w/ Atelos, but dude, that weapon is looking nice.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Cmdo Colin]

<cite>Rippitt@Guk wrote:</cite><blockquote>Combinations you can get by with are like 2.0/4.0, 2.0/3.0, 3.0/4.0, but always try to match them up.</blockquote><p>Err... what.... Okay I'm terminally slow... what does that mean... </p><p>Are you saying for the "2.0/4.0" I can have a weapon with a delay of 2 in my primary and a delay of 4 in my off hand?</p><p>I *thought* there was an additional delay on off hand weapons?  Have I got this wrong? Is that why my dps has been pathetic since the duel wield changes =P</p>

[Ookami-san]

When dual weilding, there are increased delays on BOTH primary and secondary weapons.

[JackalOpe]

<p>ideally when d/w you want both weps to be the same speed so that you can time CAs between auto attacks (and never lose auto attack hits, or not force them to be queue'd for .7s while you cast/recover from a CA).  </p><p>there are also a few combo's (as ripp mentioned) that will sync up every other hit or two - this will allow you to do better timing so you lose less in the way of auto attack dps.  you can not auto attack if you have a CA firing off (either 1.0s or .8s if you have sailwind).</p><p>if you are a CA-smasher none of this matter really... but if trying to maximize dps with d/w you do want the same speed in both hands.</p>