60 monk with 158 str, 144dex, 34% worn haste, 1099 attack and no other buffs (did not use epic click of the like). I solo'd Bloodmaw exactly to 50% from full with both Tstaff and epic/SoM. I stripped away buffs, epic click, and did not kick to remove those variables altogether.
Tstaff: 376 seconds to hit 50%; 2hb dps 68.7dps with 1.9dps proc (total 70.6dps)
Epic/SoM: 452 seconds to hit 50%; combined 60.5dps (40.7 punch 19.8 blunt)
Trzzle had 255 str, epic attack and avatar attack and Tstaff performed 5.3% better
I had 158 str with zero buffs and Tstaff performed 12% better
How can you extrapolate this vs high ac mobs? Well in my case damage bonus was a much more important part of total damage done. I also had lower proportional attack compared to my target's ac (both of these are dynamics seen vs raid mobs and higher level mobs) and the result was the 2hander thanks to triple attack and a better dmg bonus leaning performed significantly better than the same combo does when you're looking at 255 str and higher attack. Point is, as of right now that common logic of DW vs harder mobs has indeed been flipped on it's head.
Of note I ran these parses a few times and what I can say is that dual wield consistently settled on average quite fast, generally within the first minute. It was predictable. For 2hand it was all over the place but always settled right around 68.7dps over time. Some fights I would spend the first minute above or closer to 100 before it then settled down to average. Other times I would spend the first 2 minutes hovering lower than average before creeping up.
This is important to note because we as humans are rife with observational bias and selective memory loss. We tend to have those bad run of luck which we focus on and then ignore the good runs of luck. We may or may not get disappointed with brief stretches of bad luck and ASSUME inferiority when no such inferiority exists. For every bad run there's a counterbalancing great run. Over time and the longer the fight, averages always manage to find their center.
Takeaway:
With high proportional attack vs mob ac was present; 2hand was only 5.3% better. When you strip away that extra attack (much like fighting a higher level and high ac mob), as I predicted the 2hander proportionally did better. In my case I consistently and repeatedly clocked Tstaff at 12% better with lower attack.
2handers are officially neato!
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