Lowbie Warrior Aggro + Proc Weapons

[Cerate]

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

It's not about the damage a swing does, more the damage it could have done. Iirc a swing does 2(?)x dmg + damage bonus in hate.

Damage bonus is determined by your level (about (level-25)/3 ). This is why at high levels fast weapons are often such good choices; dmg/delay is fairly consistent across weapons but damage bonus/delay favours speed.

This is correct, but it's just (DMG + Bonus), no 2x. The 1H bonus at level 50 for melee classes is 8. Offhand gets no bonus.

Addressing adjes' example:
Bladed Thulian Claws (5/19)
5+8=13 per swing
Assuming a haste cap of 74%:
60/((19/(1.74))/10)=55 swings per minute
13*55=715 hate per minute

Jambiya (7/26)
7+8=15 per swing
60/((26/(1.74))/10)=40 swings per minute
15*40=600 hate per minute

Claws are better in the main hand.

[Hazek]

Here's what I know from my intuition and experience:

Attacking the mob first, especially a couple times before you pull will generate lots of agro. Do this with every mob if you can.

Weapons with good ratios will generate lots of agro.

A 2h will out perform 1h's with "equal ratios" because double attacks are more significant. Including bigger crit potential. Misses also "count", but maybe not as much as hits.

Procs or spells will snap agro 95% of the time and maintain it most of the time afterwards.

So if you want to have agro most of the time, get a good 2h like Axe of the Slayers, Dwarven axe from TR in CB (a decent underrated weapon), Langseax of the wolves, Bone bladed claymore (50p, great ratio but -8 agi), etc. And attack the mob a couple times before anyone else. Otherwise you can buy some crappy ratio 1h's like shards or whatever and not have agro most of the time until it procs because most people will simply out damage you, and thus, out agro you.

Also the damage bonus at level 31 is 2, which you also get with a 2h that will be hitting for 40-60's to begin with. Something to consider.