2 wu's trance sticks vs wu's quivering staff

mk227 · #1 09-30-2013, 11:38 PM

I know this question has been asked a bunch, but I still can't understand that monk damage chart someone posted. I have a lvl 10 monk right now and am not sure if I'm supposed to be dual wielding the trance sticks or just stick with wu's quivering until i get an upgrade later down the road? or hold onto both?

Yaolin · #2 10-01-2013, 11:25 AM

Wu's Quivering always

jijii · #3 10-03-2013, 12:33 AM

Trance sticks to look cool.

Quivering staff to BE cool.

gotrocks · #4 10-03-2013, 06:17 AM

dont listen to either of these guys.

trance sticks till 20, then use quivering and be happy. dmg cap comes off at 20 so until then using quivering is worthless, except to keep your 2hb skill up

Loke · #5 10-03-2013, 04:53 PM

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dont listen to either of these guys.

trance sticks till 20, then use quivering and be happy. dmg cap comes off at 20 so until then using quivering is worthless, except to keep your 2hb skill up

This. It isn't even a matter of opinion. Anyone who says otherwise is wrong.

koros · #6 10-07-2013, 02:20 PM

Except, due to no damage bonus and very low duel wield chance, I'm pretty sure the WQS will still outdamage it. I'd have to run the math but 75% sure it wins.

Loke · #7 10-07-2013, 02:37 PM

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Except, due to no damage bonus and very low duel wield chance, I'm pretty sure the WQS will still outdamage it. I'd have to run the math but 75% sure it wins.

I would be interested in seeing this math. Having spent more time playing / parsing a monk than almost anyone on this server, I'm more than 75% sure you're wrong.

koros · #8 10-07-2013, 05:30 PM

Quick off the cuff calculations...

WQS capped as an approximately 14 damage weapon = 14/29

(14 * 2)/29 = .965

(7*2)/18 = .777 + ((19 + 100) / 500)(.777) = .9619 at level 19

So.... There you go, and duel wield is even lower % at lower levels.

That's assuming I'm correct in assuming duel wield is 100 at level 19.

dancingclown22 · #9 10-08-2013, 12:04 PM

As someone who 100% soloed my monk from 1-46 in the past month, fighting nearly identical mobs in the appropriate level ranges, with only a Wu's Quivering staff and 2 Trance sticks, all numbers and charts aside, Quivering staff is more damage. Sure it's nice when the trance sticks proc like crazy (which isn't even until lvl 35), so i'll switch them in every now and then to just have a change of pace, but on average quivering staff is definitely better.

Loke · #10 10-08-2013, 12:37 PM

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As someone who 100% soloed my monk from 1-46 in the past month, fighting nearly identical mobs in the appropriate level ranges, with only a Wu's Quivering staff and 2 Trance sticks, all numbers and charts aside, Quivering staff is more damage. Sure it's nice when the trance sticks proc like crazy (which isn't even until lvl 35), so i'll switch them in every now and then to just have a change of pace, but on average quivering staff is definitely better.

We're talking about a L10 monk here. Way different pre and post dmg cap. I plan on parsing this once I find some time.