weapon delay what to do

[piro]

<p>should i go longer delay weapon or shorter ive tryed both ways but not sure how to tell if one is beter than the other. </p><p>Also ive read several post saying to use the off stance rather than def stance why is this ? </p>

[Kerion]

<p>If you are not sure, use ACT to parse your damage with a slow weapon and a fast weapon (both the same rating). That's the best way to get a quantifiable answer.</p><p>I use my defensive stance if I am in a level appropriate group and tanking, but when soloing, or tanking with a bunch of my guildies mentored down, I use my offensive stance. The reason to use the offensive stance is that you cause a lot more threat (so much more it overcomes the extra threat from the defensive stance) because of how much extra damage you do.</p>

[piro]

<p>gotcha i will check with the act program. lol i have it but didnt even think of using it for that <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>thanks for the response</p>

[AziBam]

<p><cite>Kerion wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>If you are not sure, use ACT to parse your damage with a slow weapon and a fast weapon (both the same rating). That's the best way to get a quantifiable answer.</p><p>I use my defensive stance if I am in a level appropriate group and tanking, but when soloing, or tanking with a bunch of my guildies mentored down, I use my offensive stance. The reason to use the offensive stance is that you cause a lot more threat (so much more it overcomes the extra threat from the defensive stance) because of how much extra damage you do.</p></blockquote><p>Now...when you say defensive stance....what exactly are you referring to??  <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>The negatives outweigh the positives far too often for it to be used much IMHO.  Only on the hardest hitting mobs will I switch to defensive stance.  I'm basically just in T2 armor btw.  Not raid geared (with a few exceptions like myth and shield).</p>

[Kerion]

<p><cite>Azian@Everfrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Kerion wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>If you are not sure, use ACT to parse your damage with a slow weapon and a fast weapon (both the same rating). That's the best way to get a quantifiable answer.</p><p>I use my defensive stance if I am in a level appropriate group and tanking, but when soloing, or tanking with a bunch of my guildies mentored down, I use my offensive stance. The reason to use the offensive stance is that you cause a lot more threat (so much more it overcomes the extra threat from the defensive stance) because of how much extra damage you do.</p></blockquote><p>Now...when you say defensive stance....what exactly are you referring to??  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" /></p><p>The negatives outweigh the positives far too often for it to be used much IMHO.  Only on the hardest hitting mobs will I switch to defensive stance.  I'm basically just in T2 armor btw.  Not raid geared (with a few exceptions like myth and shield).</p></blockquote><p>By defensive stance and offensive stance I meant Lucan's Pact and Dark Blade, respectively.</p>

[AziBam]

<p><cite>Kerion wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Azian@Everfrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Kerion wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>If you are not sure, use ACT to parse your damage with a slow weapon and a fast weapon (both the same rating). That's the best way to get a quantifiable answer.</p><p>I use my defensive stance if I am in a level appropriate group and tanking, but when soloing, or tanking with a bunch of my guildies mentored down, I use my offensive stance. The reason to use the offensive stance is that you cause a lot more threat (so much more it overcomes the extra threat from the defensive stance) because of how much extra damage you do.</p></blockquote><p>Now...when you say defensive stance....what exactly are you referring to??  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" /></p><p>The negatives outweigh the positives far too often for it to be used much IMHO.  Only on the hardest hitting mobs will I switch to defensive stance.  I'm basically just in T2 armor btw.  Not raid geared (with a few exceptions like myth and shield).</p></blockquote><p>By defensive stance and offensive stance I meant Lucan's Pact and Dark Blade, respectively.</p></blockquote><p>Lol, yes I understand that.  I was joking.</p><p>I still avoid it like the plague unless it's forced on me by unusual circumstances.</p>

[Uggli]

<p>Yeah, there is very little reason to be using defensive stance.  You lose a ton of threat and DPS, and only gain a little avoidance.    The only time I ever use defensive stance is when I only have one leather healer, and the mob is known to crit/hit hard.   Otherwise it really hurts you more than helps.</p>