Quick note on Riposte and what weapons you have equiped

[narcoleptic_l]

<DIV>I've seen this board litered with posts/replies with the general idea that  one weapon type is better than another due to DW mechanics etc. I beg to differ with this.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>From what I've seen, the amount of damage you do on a riposte has NOTHING to do with what weapon you have equiped (1h dual, 2h, fists, etc), and has everything to do with your lvl/skill, the mob's defense/mitigation.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>as an example, in the 24-26 lvl range, I normally see riposte damage doing on average of 70-90 points, regardless of the weapon I have equiped. even with a pair of fist wraps this is the case.</DIV>

[LadySyl]

I agree, riposte damage is not affected by your weapon type. However, that does ~not~ mean that all weapons are equal. Two hander weapons will still average (assuming equal quality) more dps because of less lost combat time while using specials- It is much easier to time specials in between a weapon with 3 second delay then 1.3

[Superjoint]

<DIV>I believe most of the discussion on DW versus 1H riposte is about the amount of damage you RECIEVE as a result of the weapon you use.  For example, you "attack" much more often with dual wielded weapons than you would with a one-handed weapon, therefore the chance of one of your attacks being riposted is much greater when dual wielding weapons.  I haven't seen too many arguments about damage of riposte with each weapon type.</DIV>

[Sauron]

<DIV>noob question - whats riposte?</DIV>

[Jezekie]

<blockquote><hr>Sauronrx wrote:<DIV>noob question - whats riposte?</DIV><hr></blockquote>It's similare to a counter attack, sometimes when you or the an NPC gets hit, they may Riposte an attack and immediately strike back at you for increased damage. In real life terms it's an attack made immediately after a parry of the opponent's attack, but in game terms Parry nor Block is a requirement for a Riposte. Riposte has it's own chance of happening, possibly based on your Parry skill.Exsample.YOU try to burn a toxic water skater with Burning Lunge, but a toxic water skater ripostes.a toxic water skater hits YOU for 86 points of piercing damage.