Monk epic with Primary item ?

[Hamedore]

Hey guys, just being curious : can epic monks use their epic fist while carrying primary and secondary items ? (or primary slot needs to be empty ?).
It sucks to have an empty primary slot !
Thanks !

[Zemus]

Monk epic fist alone has a 9/16 ratio. Not bad if you consider the 1h primary damage bonus. If you wear a weapon you use the weapon and not the fist. You can still use the click (celestial tranquility) and obviously it is still your hand slot item.

[Legidias]

Monk epic changes your H2H ratio if primary / secondary is empty. If you fill either of those slots with a weapon, your ratio changes to that weapon. If you fill one, and leave other empty, the filled = weapon, empty = epic ratio.

[Hamedore]

Other question : why do most people say Epic / SoS combo is better DPS than Adamantite Club / SoS for a level 60 ?
If I'm not mistaken, epic ratio is 0,56 (9/16) whereas Adamantite club ratio is 0,60 (15/25).
Thanks !

[GinnasP99]

Applying main hand damage bonus more frequently is good. Also, the club has a stun proc iirc, which might not be what you want in a lot of situations.

The club also looks really stupid (imo)

[Nitholias01]

at 58+ your fist with epic is 20/16, addy club would be 26/25. seconday doesnt get dmg bonus so SoS has a great ratio for offhand. a lot monks will use SoS til proc then switch to addy club in offhand for the stun for solo or groups

[Oleris]

https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...d.php?t=110823

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwL...it?usp=sharing

Monk DPS calculator from 2013. No velius stuff, but gives you an idea.

[d3r14k]

Originally Posted by GinnasP99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The club also looks really stupid (imo)

/agree

FashionQuest > RatioQuest

[Legidias]

AC overrated. Jade mace does basically same DPS (higher DPS at 59+)

[Synthlol]

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

Other question : why do most people say Epic / SoS combo is better DPS than Adamantite Club / SoS for a level 60 ?
If I'm not mistaken, epic ratio is 0,56 (9/16) whereas Adamantite club ratio is 0,60 (15/25).
Thanks !

In EQ, players' mainhand swings have a flat damage bonus applied to each swing. This bonus increases as player level increases, and faster weapons apply this flat bonus more frequently. At level 60, this bonus is fairly significant and can cause a really fast weapon to outdamage a slow weapon with a better ratio (in the mainhand slot).