Monk Epic Fist... is it REALLY that good?

[Treats]

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

from eq dpm calculator and borne out by personal experience. also, ripostes should be considered, because they happen. nobody is good enough to not get riposted, so why pretend they don't happen when you're theorizing.

eq dpm is probably not a perfect match with p1999's weapon damage algorithms, but the t staff still comes out a full 300dpm or 5dps ahead of fist/sos. Even if they got it slightly wrong, you are looking at setups that are at least equivalent. For my money, I will take the +stun and better defensive setup.

Ripostes are a low factor in measuring damage per second. When you are fighting a mob from behind he cannot block/dodge/riposte/etc (this is why you fight from behind when you can.)

EQ DPM does NOT use the correct damage bonus, those numbers are faulty. It probably also has a formula for Triple Attack.

Epic Fist/SoS is better than the Tranquil Staff, if you have proof otherwise post your logs from P99.