whitewolf

trying to get some input for pure dps, i currently run at 40% crit and 8% DA. trying to see where you are focusing. i use the sword from anaphalaxis so a decent dmg spread but nothing uber has come my way yet.

Doomjudge

hard to say .. I'm personally focusing getting my double attack up but haven't got any real situations to test it ..

shadowgeist

I'm trying to bump up double attack as much as possible also.
I run with around 40 crit 10 DA and it seems to be working out fine for dps'ing.
The difference between 40 crit and 45 is not much. but 10% to 15% makes a big difference.

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Deule

Yeah I focus more on DA. Self buffed I am running like 39% crit and 12% DA...so when I get my spot in the mage group it puts me like 49% crit and 48% DA...something like that, anyhow they are close and that seems to work well for DPS for me. The thing I like about DA is more often than not 2 attacks > 1 crit...not only that but you can crit off of DA's.

Dekeon

Don't forget that melee crit adds to your CAs and Double attack does not. Depending on the speed of your weapon and you which buttons you spam first melee crit > double attack. I am attempting to make a chart on where it balances out, but I am a lazy bugger so might be a while.

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Dekeon

Well I did some stuff by looking at ACT I use the dogwood staff for dps and DA is better that melee crit for the auto attack with it.

But the stuff that has melee crit has so much more health and power on it that it's hard to give up as the dps difference between the 2 is only about 20%. And when you take into account that 1 melee crit also gives you about the equiv of 50 CA damage as well for our limited combat arts. That 20% gets alot closer to equal.

Personally I think I will go by a loot by loot method. 2 double attack and crap stats is not as good as 2 melee crit and good stats.

We are OT's even when we are dpsing. If you get agro and die like a bitch when you should be maxing HP and mit so you can survive the BEASTLY damage that VP dishes out. You might just find yourself sitting for somebody that can survive.

My 2 coppers worth.

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Dogmae

Yeah the key is to balance everything. Especially in VP, you just cant afford to be wearing a set of leather DPS gear no matter how good it is.

Currently I have way too much STA, but that should drop some with new gear that I can swap around. As for DA vs Crits, I would say they are pretty close for us given similar stats on the 2 pieces, would most likely give the edge to crits though.

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Dekeon

Nothing quite like the plessure of have DA proc and missing with both in VP.

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Vinladia

Personally for myself I would take DA over Crit if the gear is similar in all other stats. And I would do this whether I am tanking or dps.

My thought around this is that DA gives a chance at an additional melee hit, which allows for all of our procs, self casted, group or raid to proc again. There have been several times when I have seen DA hit and crit on both swings as well as both times proc our self buffed nuke/lifetap.

What I run at:
Tanking 32% Crit - 8% DA
DPS 36% Crit - 12% DA

Just my 2 cents

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Dekeon

A succesfull DA does not cause any other procs. The only thing is that it can possibly crit.

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