which weapon is better

[Fluxson]

<DIV>im currently a level 43 bruiser, i bought 2 pristine imbued augmented leather cestii 10 str 10 agi 32 health 36 power 28.8 rating 2.0 speed and they work great, but i also recently got a archon great flail from that instance in runnyeye, which is a fabled 2h crushing, 54.4 rating 12 str 8 agi 15 wis 12 int it has a huge max damage listed on the weapon like 155ish, but it hits really really slow 3.8 seconds or so.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>i was wondering which of these two would be best overall to wield dps wise with the cestii i hit often for 100-180 dmg but with the flail im hitting slowly but for 500-700 dmg.</DIV>

[Heeroot]

<P>The best solution is just install a parser and test them out yourself TBH. Depending on your haste, aa, etc it can vary a good bit, hence there isnt any clearcut winner.</P> <P> </P> <P>ACT is best imo: <A href="http://home.maine.rr.com/eqaditu/ACT/" target=_blank>http://home.maine.rr.com/eqaditu/ACT/</A></P> <P> </P> <P> </P><p>Message Edited by Heeroot on <span class=date_text>05-31-2006</span> <span class=time_text>10:39 PM</span>

[Kram337]

<P>Yea what they said. I always parse out new weapons dps before I take them out in the field. I typically hit the freeport docks and start up a fight with the lvl 25 epic x3. Since he's got 100k hitpoints my auto attack doesn't kill him in any kind of hurry. And at lvl 58 he doesn't ever really land a hit on me either. </P> <P>If you haven't the time for a parser or aren't that concerned I'll give you an example of what I found with DW vs 2H</P> <P>For the 2h I used Hammer of Silence a 57 DR <BR>For DW I used two of the pristne clubs with a 37 DR<BR>(I did this when I was lvl 55 btw)</P> <P>The DW 37 DR won with around 140-150 dps (These also proc a 350ish DD but it doesn't go off much, 5% I think and only accounts for a few % of my dps)<BR>Hammer of S with 57 DR got around 130-140<BR><BR>Now at lvl 58 I can hit 170 dps with those pristine dual weild weapons. I haven't again parsed the 2h cause I simply don't use it. It looks like a giant meat tenderizer and I don't really like it. So I have to wait to 62 before I can bust out the 2h I've got in the bank.</P> <P>This is some ghetto math here but the way I think you could do it, add the DR's from the dual wield weapons and take off 20% and that's about the DR of the weapons combined. Now which you have in primary and secondary slot probably makes a difference but if they're the same weapon this seems to be accurate.</P> <P><BR> </P>

[Plague Mast]

<DIV>I very seldomly see a 2 hander that is worth using.  Of course I usually have imbued cestus, cestii or fighting batons.  When doing my comparisons, I don't bother parsing.  I add up the stats (str, sta, agi, and then maybe wis if too close to call), power and health, and damage ratings of my dual weilds.  Then I compare to the stats of 2 handers.  95% of the time, you give too much away to use a 2 hander.  The same is even more true for classes using sheilds.  I sometimes meet plate tanks that say they never use shields and it kind of makes me cringe.  Usually, a one hander and shield will do a little less dps than a 2 hander, but offer up a lot of protection, and usually, better stats.</DIV>