Argent Protector or Herbalists Spade for ranger 2h

[Zuranthium]

Originally Posted by Toxigen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

remember buddy velious was beat in kunark gear and nobody was swapping weapons for more damage

So what? That has nothing to do with what is objectively better play. Warriors and Rangers who don't weapon swap would be considered low tier players if EQ was an actual competitive game.

For everything outside of shitty zerg raiding, maximizing your character's DPS is highly relevant. Trying to beat raid content with as small of a force as possible, or single-group content, or duo/solo - in all of these instances the difference of weapon swapping or not can easily change if you win or lose, or how much you will be able to farm in a given period of time.

And actually it can still matter for shitty zerg raiding, because a Warrior is building more aggro when they weapon swap and the extra DPS from all the Warriors/Rangers on the raid changes how fast the kill happens, and that could make a difference for being able to move onto another raid target before another guild.