I've never played a melee in EQ before now, and am at the point now where holes in my knowledge base are starting to become costly.
1. What is the equivalent dps between 1h and 2h weapons? For example, say I have a 2h weapon that has 1:1 ratio (10 dmg, 10 delay, for example). Is the equivalent two 1h weapons that are both 1:2 ratios (5 dmg, 10 delay)? This makes the most logical sense and is probably quite obvious, but it is a pretty important question nonetheless.
2. If you have the choice between equivalent 1h and 2h weapons, what is the better choice to use? My assumption is that the 2h would be the best, because of the fact that you will not dual wield every single time. So, for example, assuming misses are the same rate for 1h and 2h, you hit for 10 (or 20/30 from double/tripple attack) every time with a 2h, but will sometimes hit for 5 (or 10/15) with two 1hs when dual wield fails. I've also heard 2h weapons generate less agro, giving 2h weapons another advantage (from a non-tank point of view) over 1h weapons (this begs the question of why to use 1hs as a dps melee, but this isn't something I really want an answer to).
3. When does dual wield go off, or rather, when do you swing with your offhand? It seems that the most logical way for it to work would be for both weaposn to swing whenever their timer is up, i.e. a 1h weapon in your MH with delay 10 will swing every 10 (milliseconds?), while a 1h in your offhand with delay 15 will swing every 15. However, I think it's quite clear that it doesn't work this way, as, if this were true, you could potentially never quad (or 5/6 attack), as weapons with delays that have no common multiples would never hit at the same time. Plus, as I have seen from experience, dual wield only skills up when I swing my mainhand, implying that you can only swing with your offhand when you swing with your mainhand. Taking this further, I draw the conclusion that it works in one of two ways: 1) your offhand delay means nothing, and you will always swing with your OH when you swing with your MH, assuming dual wield doesn't fail, or 2) you swing with your OH when you swing with your MH if dual wield goes off, only if your timer on your OH is up. As an example of 2), MH has a delay of 5, OH has a delay of 6. Your first attack gives the chance to swing your OH, the second doesn't (since the delay on the OH isn't up), and on the third you get a chance to swing the OH again. It then keeps alternating in rounds where you swing and doesn't swing your offhand, until 30 delay has gone by, when you will swing with your OH twice in a row, at which point the cycle will repeat.
I believe 2) to be the way it works, and, as such, I assume it is a complete waste to have an OH with a delay lower than your MH.
4. Are procs based on a percentage per hit, or a percentage per unit time (i.e. WoW)? Meaning, if I have a combat proc on all my equipment, would I want to have fast delay weapons so my procs will go off more often, or does it not matter?
Thanks!
1. What is the equivalent dps between 1h and 2h weapons? For example, say I have a 2h weapon that has 1:1 ratio (10 dmg, 10 delay, for example). Is the equivalent two 1h weapons that are both 1:2 ratios (5 dmg, 10 delay)? This makes the most logical sense and is probably quite obvious, but it is a pretty important question nonetheless.
2. If you have the choice between equivalent 1h and 2h weapons, what is the better choice to use? My assumption is that the 2h would be the best, because of the fact that you will not dual wield every single time. So, for example, assuming misses are the same rate for 1h and 2h, you hit for 10 (or 20/30 from double/tripple attack) every time with a 2h, but will sometimes hit for 5 (or 10/15) with two 1hs when dual wield fails. I've also heard 2h weapons generate less agro, giving 2h weapons another advantage (from a non-tank point of view) over 1h weapons (this begs the question of why to use 1hs as a dps melee, but this isn't something I really want an answer to).
3. When does dual wield go off, or rather, when do you swing with your offhand? It seems that the most logical way for it to work would be for both weaposn to swing whenever their timer is up, i.e. a 1h weapon in your MH with delay 10 will swing every 10 (milliseconds?), while a 1h in your offhand with delay 15 will swing every 15. However, I think it's quite clear that it doesn't work this way, as, if this were true, you could potentially never quad (or 5/6 attack), as weapons with delays that have no common multiples would never hit at the same time. Plus, as I have seen from experience, dual wield only skills up when I swing my mainhand, implying that you can only swing with your offhand when you swing with your mainhand. Taking this further, I draw the conclusion that it works in one of two ways: 1) your offhand delay means nothing, and you will always swing with your OH when you swing with your MH, assuming dual wield doesn't fail, or 2) you swing with your OH when you swing with your MH if dual wield goes off, only if your timer on your OH is up. As an example of 2), MH has a delay of 5, OH has a delay of 6. Your first attack gives the chance to swing your OH, the second doesn't (since the delay on the OH isn't up), and on the third you get a chance to swing the OH again. It then keeps alternating in rounds where you swing and doesn't swing your offhand, until 30 delay has gone by, when you will swing with your OH twice in a row, at which point the cycle will repeat.
I believe 2) to be the way it works, and, as such, I assume it is a complete waste to have an OH with a delay lower than your MH.
4. Are procs based on a percentage per hit, or a percentage per unit time (i.e. WoW)? Meaning, if I have a combat proc on all my equipment, would I want to have fast delay weapons so my procs will go off more often, or does it not matter?
Thanks!
