StratleThot wrote on Sep 17
th, 2018 at 10:03am:
As of early U38, I was getting 10-11k on pally 15/5 split in Raider/Mist sets with no SA using Calamitys and scimmys.
Moving to Avenger set was a little better DPS, but by then, why run pally at all? (thus the move to full blown tempest after a decade of pally)
Pure pally thf in Raider was not much better (falchion/Sanctity).
I would be interested to know your numbers and if you could get viable SA in there.
Thanks in advance!
Below gearing may help...or hurt?
(I used LoH(13) for self/party heals. virtually no Pos SP at all, thus no cocoon)
(Tier4 Bond substituted Ring of Prowess)
(Probably should not have given up executioner helm, but I was looking for DS to compensate)
Aasimir, 15/5 Pal/Rng Iron Thot
Armour Coat of the Traveler
Gogs Symphonic Lenses
Helm Sojourner's Cowl (Q4CON / IDS+9)
Neck Ward-inscribed pendant
Trink Bloodrage Chism
Cloak Mantle of Fury
Belt Slavers (Q4DEX, shelter, seeker, tendon slice)
Ring Slavers (17WIS, Q4CHA, accuracy, heal)
Glove Crumbling Gloves
Boots Softsole Slippers
Ring Ring of Power (Q4STR/alacrity)
Bracer Fallen Hero
That is interesting, thanks. 10-11k is what a full dps set up did on a quaterstaff pure 20 rogue build on u38 lama. This leads me think that by going full dps, a 15/5 paladin would be around 12k~ using calamity x2.
I go for full dps set ups to gauge the full maximum output for all classes. This reduces variance between player build preference and personal gearing decisions. Actual in game builds are around 5-10 seconds different due to gearing and ap concessions for survival.
The gear layouts are all adherent + silent, improved deception, full dps ap and feats expenditure, maxed blitz, and only tenser as a non-class/twists buff. Most of the tests are done using the arborea feat on first life characters.
I will run a 15/5 tempest and a pure to see the gap between the two. If I have time i will try a 15/5 kensei, but I have at least 2 swash splits and 4~ versions of them to test as well. That should complete the dps testing for all the major melee builds, not looking at any EK, warpriest, etc splits.
So far the ranking for each class tested by me are as follows :
1st place : BARB 2wf, calamity, FB tier 5 + cap/KTA. 20k~ dps.
2nd place : TEMPEST, calamity, strength based. 19k~ dps.
3rd place : ASSASSIN, pain x2, Dex based. 17k~ dps.
4th place : MONK, dex based, 14k~ dps.
5th place : FIGHTER, pure 20 twf str based calamity. 13k~ dps.
6th place : Acrobat, 20 rogue dex based, gulthas staff, 11k~ dps.
I tested an animal split and that came in at slightly ahead of the fighter. I also tested a swf calamity kensei using buckler + bard 3 lv split, it did about 12.8k~ dps. Which makes me think swash splits should come in at around 11-12k~ dps.