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Gareorn · 09-04-2007, 04:29 PM

RollerDog wrote:

The range for bow A is 400. 66% of 400 is 264. 264 + 200 (base of range) = 464 (he was close)
The range for Bow B is 500. 72% of 500 is 360. 360 +100 is 460 (he was close)
462 was picked because any value below that will yield a crit less than max hit value so the crit becomes max + 1.

I did my calulations in my head, so I did some rounding to make it easier. Also, I didn't state that this is assuming that chances to hit are linear in nature (equal chance to hit any number between the spread). If the chances to hit are on a curve then all the calculations are worthless and may explain why people seem to get more DPS from bows with larger spreads.

I'm not saying which bows are better. I just think that people need to try out different bows and see for themselves which works best for them. I used the Grizz for the longest time, even though most people deemed it unworthy for raid use, and it gave me some pretty good DPS. I tried using the RC and, even though it had a high end crit of 1K more than the Grizz according to my parses, my DPS was actually about the same with the two bows. I think that was only because of the normalization of ammo (lvl 60 ammo is more efficient with a lvl 58 bow than it is with a lvl 65 bow)... There is a whole thread on this issue alone.

Edit: http://www.purple-hat.net/WeaponComparer.xls might help with figuring calculations.

09-04-2007, 04:29 PM	#30
Gareorn Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,144	RollerDog wrote: The range for bow A is 400. 66% of 400 is 264. 264 + 200 (base of range) = 464 (he was close) The range for Bow B is 500. 72% of 500 is 360. 360 +100 is 460 (he was close) 462 was picked because any value below that will yield a crit less than max hit value so the crit becomes max + 1. I did my calulations in my head, so I did some rounding to make it easier. Also, I didn't state that this is assuming that chances to hit are linear in nature (equal chance to hit any number between the spread). If the chances to hit are on a curve then all the calculations are worthless and may explain why people seem to get more DPS from bows with larger spreads. I'm not saying which bows are better. I just think that people need to try out different bows and see for themselves which works best for them. I used the Grizz for the longest time, even though most people deemed it unworthy for raid use, and it gave me some pretty good DPS. I tried using the RC and, even though it had a high end crit of 1K more than the Grizz according to my parses, my DPS was actually about the same with the two bows. I think that was only because of the normalization of ammo (lvl 60 ammo is more efficient with a lvl 58 bow than it is with a lvl 65 bow)... There is a whole thread on this issue alone. Edit: http://www.purple-hat.net/WeaponComparer.xls might help with figuring calculations. __________________ Leader of the vast right-wing conspiricy... Hiding from the world's smartest woman in a bunker under a Hooter's restaurant.