harharharhar wrote on Dec 2
nd, 2015 at 7:41pm:
T1 Thunderforged: 3.5W, +9
T2 Thunderforged: 4.5W, +11
Spelltouched: 2W, +6
So actually 5Foot made a number of errors in his calculations. For one thing, it's not 3.75 damage. It's 3-5 from enchantment, 2.25-3.75 from Ws which is actually 5.25-8.375 damage difference. Moreover, this is BASE damage, not proc damage, which is actually quite a bit more important than proc damage, since it can be critted, and Overwhelmingly critted, and Sniper Shot critted, etc. Even moreover, his calcualtions are for a perfectly rolled Cormyrian shuriken, which virtually no one has ever had the mats for. Even moreover, it's only against trash, and not bosses where level drain is useless.
I counted 5 for the enhancement difference and 3.75 for the [W] in my calculation. You can multiply it by 1.2 full time and by 1.4 for one throw every six seconds or whatever, it's still not going to come out ahead.
harharharhar wrote on Dec 2
nd, 2015 at 7:41pm:
Also, against mobs which you cannot crit, the augment level drain is acctually better, since you don't have to crit, just roll a 20.
Also, level drain is on crit, but only 33% chance to drain. So, if you crit on 19-20, like my builds in FoTW, it's a 6.6% to land a level drain, versus 5% chance with a Ruby of Endless Night.
[citation needed]
You think that critical effects do not go off if the critical is negated by fortification?
Also, 6.6% vs 5%....hmm, which one is more?
Also also, you of all people should know that your own build uses 12 ranger levels and heavy DWS and therefore crits on an 18. Other builds can crit on a 17 or even 16.
harharharhar wrote on Dec 2
nd, 2015 at 7:41pm:
5Foot is mistaken. Do not use a lvl 24 Cormyrian shuriken past level 24. If you don't have an absolutely perfect one with level drain, dont use one past level 20, and even then only on trash, if you have one with level drain.
Nope, if you got em, use em. You'll still want to carry TF though.